Date of source: Sunday, February 22, 2026
The following paper presents a summary translation of a lecture delivered by Dr. Sāmiyah Qadrī Wanīs, Professor of Sociology and Women’s Studies at ʿAyn Shams University in Cairo, Egypt. The lecture was given at a “Journey of Learning” interfaith conference in Cairo held from June 23rd to 25th,...
Date of source: Friday, February 20, 2026
Prime Minister Moṣṭafa Madbūlī should take the bull by the horns and push the draft Personal Status Law for Christians to the House of Representatives in its new lineup to debate it publicly and endorse it if it is unanimously approved. This is a commendable action by the government, and I will...
Date of source: Sunday, February 15, 2026
The Monastery of Anbā Shinūda (known as the White Monastery) in the western mountains of the Sūhāg governorate released a statement announcing a new schedule for receiving visitors during Great Lent. The statement clarified that the monastery will only receive visitors on three days a week: Friday...
Date of source: Friday, February 13, 2026
His Holiness Pope Tawāḍrūs (Tawadros) II welcomed the Church delegation returning from a visit to the Vatican as a part of the Eastern Orthodox Family delegation at the invitation of the Vatican’s Department for the Promotion of Christian Unity.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Yesterday evening, His Holiness Pope Tawāḍrūs (Tawadros) II inaugurated a seminar on Coptic monasticism and convents of nuns in Egypt and abroad, which is being held over the course of 6 days at the headquarters of the Coptic Saint Mark Academy in the Logos Center at the Monastery of Saint Anba...
Date of source: Thursday, February 5, 2026
Copts are awaiting the Great Lent of 2026, with increasing online searches and social media posts seeking information about the start date, especially as the Coptic Orthodox Church prepares for this holy fast.
Date of source: Saturday, February 7, 2026
Dr. Māyā Mursī, Minister of Social Solidarity, in coordination with the Director of the Social Solidarity Directorate in al-Minyā Governorate, directed the disbursement of the necessary aid to the families of the victims of the collapse of an internal wall at one of the buildings of the historic...
Date of source: Friday, February 6, 2026
The public prosecution in Mallawī, al-Minyā governorate, southern Egypt, began examining the site of the collapse of a fence at the ancient Monastery of Saint Abū Fānā, which left four children killed and two others wounded.
Date of source: Friday, February 6, 2026
Four people died and two others were injured after a partial collapse of a newly constructed wall at the Abū Fānā Monastery in the Western Desert in the Mallawī district, south of al-Minyā governorate.
Date of source: Saturday, January 31, 2026
The Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt celebrates the memory of Pope Kyrillos (Cyril) IV, famously known as the "Father of Reform."