Date of source: Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Minya's Criminal Court, on Tuesday, sentenced the assistant governor, Muhammad Shehāta Hassanain who was charged of instigating violence and illegal protests. Minya Prosecution accused Hassanain of executing the Muslim Brotherhood's plan of targeting state institutions and disrupting public order...
Date of source: Thursday, May 26, 2016
In a statement released by the Coptic Orthodox Bishopric of Minya, Bishop Makarius announced on Thursday that Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark, is closely following the incident of a Coptic Christian senior woman that had been stripped of her clothes against the backdrop...
Date of source: Thursday, January 1, 2015
During my visit to my daughter Petra in Kenya in November 2014 I also visited two Catholic priests with great missions for humanity.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Ambassador Talawā in Minya: Funds to finance projects for poor rural women
Ambassador Mirvat Talāwā president of the National Council for Women said during her visit to the province of Minya, that the Country is placing great interest and focus on Upper Egypt, an area that has long suffered from...
Date of source: Sunday, February 7, 2016
The Bani Mazār Court will deliver the verdict in the trial of four Coptic Christian students charged with contempt of religion on 25 February.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Unique study visit to Qufada, Maghagha, Minya where we will meet a local orfi judge who leads reconcilliation sessions and a local priest active in supporting the poor. On the road we will visit some beautiful locations.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 15, 2015
In a preliminary verdict, an Egyptian Court in the Central of Cairo has issued the death penalty of eight convicts for being members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood Organization, as well as life sentences for 77 further defendants. Thispreliminary Verdicts can be appealed in accordance to Egyptian...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Initiative for Egyptian Personal Rights calls on the President to codify requirements for churches and religious buildings
The Initiative for Egyptian Personal Rights said that tensions and sectarian attacks, witnessed in the Minyā Governorate in recent days have hindered the practice of...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 27, 2015
For the second year, Copts of Al-Mīnyā pray in a burned down church
For the second year in a row, Copts of Al-Minyā governorate in Upper Egypt conducted Epiphany prayers in Bishop Mūsā Church, which was attacked in 2013 during the pro-Mursī riots. The renovation process is still taking place but...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 21, 2014
A man named ‘lantern’ finds a buried treasure, and with the money builds a church and extends a priesthood. If only all tales of Coptic Orthodox churches were so adventurous. (Some are.)
The village of Qufādah, home of the Virgin Mary and St. Abaskhiroun Church, is about a 30-45 minute drive from...