Date of source: Wednesday, April 29, 2020
The Libyan authorities dealt a painful blow to terrorist Islamist organizations supported by Turkey and Qatar in Libya after arresting Muḥammad Muḥammad al-Sayyid, otherwise known as Abū Khālid or Muḥammad al-Sinbakhtī. He is considered the most important element in planning to blow up churches in...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 28, 2018
On August 13, 2018, a group of interns from CAWU went on a day trip to Maghāgha, Dayr al-Garnūs, and Banī Mazār, with the aim of becoming acquainted with Coptic culture and daily life in the area. Although the trip took on a somewhat improvised nature (our original plan of visiting the village of...
Date of source: Monday, July 3, 2017
Copts in the governorates of Minya [Minyā] and Beni Suef [Banī Swayf], Upper Egypt, celebrated the 40th day after the death of the Coptic victims killed in an attack while they were on their way to visit St. Samuel the Confessor Monastery last May.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Pope Tawādrūs II, Pope of Alexandria, and Patriarch of the Holy See of St. Mark, confirmed that Egypt is completed by its Muslims and Christians, adding that the airstrikes launched by the Army on the terrorists’ camp in Libya have avenged the victims.
Date of source: Saturday, May 27, 2017
King Ḥamd bin Khalīfa al-Thānī has sent his condolences to His Holiness, Pope Tawādrūs II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the Holy See of St. Mark, in which he expressed his deepest condolences to the victims of the armed terrorist attack that targeted a bus carrying a number of Christians in...
Date of source: Friday, May 26, 2017
Pope Tawādrūs II, Pope of Alexandria, and Patriarch of the Holy See of St. Mark, has commented on the terrorist attack that took place in Minya, describing it “a despicable act of terrorism devoid of humanity”. “The incident is tragic and painful in a way that words cannot describe.”
Date of source: Saturday, June 3, 2017
A group of Muslim girls went on Friday to St. Mary’s Church in Shubrā, Cairo, in an initiative under the title “Draw a Smile” to alleviate feelings of Copts after the terrorist attack that has recently occurred on the road to St. Samuel the Confessor Monastery, Minya. The initiative was welcomed...
Date of source: Friday, June 2, 2017
In its provocative publication, al-Naba’ Newsletter, the Islamic State (IS) renewed its threats to Copts in Egypt, saying that “targeting churches is a part of our plan of war.”
Date of source: Wednesday, June 14, 2017
Tawādrūs II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the Holy See of St. Mark, met with the ambassador to Sweden, Charlotta Sparre at the Papal Headquarter at the Cathedral of St. Mark in al-`Abassiyyah.
She offered condolences for the victims of the terrorist attack that targeted their bus heading to...
Date of source: Friday, June 2, 2017
Pope Tawadrūs II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the Holy See of St. Mark, will meet on Friday morning with the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church, for a semi-annual session, to conclude the meetings of the committees which have been convening since last Saturday. It will be the first...