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The Coptic Orthodox Church announced that Pope Tawāḍrūs II has adopted new measures to combat the Coronavirus after the sharp increase in cases and deaths among the church priests. 
Orthodox churches and Copts celebrate next Wednesday the beginning of the Nativity Fast which ends on Coptic Christmas Day, January 7, 2021. 
The Coptic Orthodox Church continues to issue warnings over people trying to steal donations from Copts under various pretenses.  The latest comes from the Diocese of Dayr Mawās and Diljā, which warned of the circulation of receipts stamped with a seal attributed to “Brothers of the Lord” in the...
The Coptic Orthodox Church has allowed the partial reopening of churches for masses, funerals, and weddings beginning Monday, August 3, given the continued drop in the number of coronavirus cases and deaths according to data from the Egyptian Health Ministry.
Is it allowed in Islam to not go to Friday prayer out of fear of coming in contact with people?
Dr. Munīr Ḥannā, bishop of the Anglican Episcopalian Church for Alexandria, held his first mass in Arabic at the All Saints’ Cathedral in Zamalek [al-Zamālik] after the government allowed churches to resume in person church services in light of the Coronavirus precautionary measures.  
Dr. Shawqī ʿAllām, Grand Mufti of Egypt, welcomed a high ranking American delegation led by John Barsa, head of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Jonathan Cohen, American ambassador to Cairo, and Samah Norquist, chief advisor for international religious freedom at...
In light of the restrictions preventing gatherings, the spread of the Coronavirus has resulted in the cancellation of religious celebrations and festivals [mawlid], including seven major Islamic ones and nine well-known Christian ones.
Amidst the security and precautionary measures, the village of Mīt Damsīs in Ajā celebrated the feast day of Saint George [Mār Jirjis] at the monastery named after him.  The monastery was careful to make visitors adhere to the precautionary measures inside the church and when visiting religious and...
An incident of bullying directed at an Egyptian doctor at al-Ismāʿīliyyah Fever Hospital (eastern Cairo) sparked a wave of criticism in Egypt against the bullies, especially after state institutions celebrated the efforts of doctors in combating the “Coronavirus” pandemic and cheered them on as “...

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