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Date of source: Friday, April 12, 2024
Pope Tawāḍrūs received Monsignor Eric de Moulin Beaufort, Archbishop of Reims, and his accompanying delegation, at the Papal Residence in Cairo on Friday (April 12), during their visit to Egypt on a religious pilgrimage. The delegation of the bishops of the Catholic Church consisted of Monsignor...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 9, 2024
The Coptic Orthodox Cathedral and the churches of Alexandria commemorated the martyrdom of eight Christians who died during a bombing attempt at the cathedral. This took place on Palm Sunday in 2017, and Pope Tawāḍrūs was in the vicinity when these bombings occurred.
Date of source: Saturday, April 6, 2024
On behalf of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Anbā Yūlīōs (Julius), General Bishop of the churches of Old Cairo, Manyal and Fam al-Khalīj, warned of an individual posing as a fake priest under the name of Father Dāniyāl. This man communicates with women via telephone conversations, offering them a job...
Date of source: Thursday, March 7, 2024
On March 7, 2024, the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church, led by Pope Tawāḍrūs, and attended by 110 of the current 133 members, held its general meeting at the LOGOS Center of the Papal Residence in St. Bīshūy Monastery, Wādī al-Naṭrūn, Egypt.
Date of source: Friday, March 15, 2024
The Coptic Orthodox Church commenced the Great Lent on March 11, which will continue until Easter 2024.
Date of source: Saturday, March 9, 2024
Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church thanked President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī for his congratulations to the Egyptian people on the occasion of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramaḍān and the Great Lent.
Date of source: Monday, February 19, 2024
Egyptian Copts and the diaspora are preparing for this year’s three-day Nineveh fast, commencing on February 26, fifteen days ahead of the Lent. The fast is observed in honor of the Prophet Yūnān (Jonah), who remained inside the belly of a whale for three days.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 14, 2024
The Samāllūṭ archdiocese in the Upper Egyptian governorate of al-Minyā commemorated the 9th anniversary of the ‘Martyrs of the Homeland and Faith’ this week. These individuals were killed in Libya in 2015, between February 9 to 16.
Date of source: Monday, February 5, 2024
Today (February 5), the Coptic Orthodox Church commemorates several significant events, foremost among them being the anniversary of the martyrdom of Saint Abū Fām al-Jindī al-Ūsīmī.
Date of source: Monday, February 5, 2024
A spokesperson from the Coptic Orthodox Church announced that donations for relief materials for the people of Gaza can be received through the Bishopric of Public, Ecumenical and Social Services (BLESS).
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