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Date of source: Saturday, August 23, 2025
On a remarkable day in the history of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Alexandria, His Holiness Pope Tawāḍrūs al-Thānī (Tawadros II) consecrated the Church of the Martyr Mar Mīnā in Fleming, in a joyful spiritual atmosphere attended by bishops, priests, and the faithful.
Date of source: Friday, August 22, 2025
Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, General Secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), strongly condemned Israel’s announced large-scale assault on Gaza City.
He stated, "Striking a densely populated area already suffering from blockade and restrictions on humanitarian aid constitutes a grave violation...
Date of source: Thursday, August 14, 2025
The official account of the Jerusalem Association Church for Coptic Orthodox in al-Ẓāhir published a post saying:
"For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways" (Psalm 91:11).
Date of source: Saturday, August 9, 2025
This morning, Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II (Mār Ighnāṭiyūs Afrām al-Thānī), Patriarch of Antioch and All the East of the Syriac Orthodox Church, paid a fraternal visit to his brother, His Holiness Catholicos Aram I (al-Kāthūlīkūs Arām al-Awwal), Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia of the...
Date of source: Sunday, August 10, 2025
On August 7, the Coptic Orthodox Church began the Fast of the Virgin Mary, which lasts for 15 days to celebrate the Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary with millions of visitors from all over Egypt.
Date of source: Saturday, August 2, 2025
Monk Father Īrīnīʾūs al-Barmūsī, the Deputy Head of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Cyprus, as well as the other priests, has taken part in the parliamentary elections for the Senate for Egyptians living abroad, which took place today and yesterday.
Date of source: Sunday, July 27, 2025
The Coptic Orthodox Church is set to celebrate the birthday of Pope Shinūda III (Shenouda III), the 117th Pope of the Patriarchate of Alexandria, on August 3. Pope Shinūda III held one of the longest-serving papacies, occupying the papal chair from 1971 until 2012.
Date of source: Friday, July 18, 2025
Adīb Jūda Al-Ḥusaynī, the custodian of the key to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem and bearer of the seal of the Holy Tomb, mourned the death and injury of several innocents as a result of the attack on the Church of the Holy Family in Gaza.
Date of source: Thursday, July 17, 2025
The Higher Presidential Committee for Church Affairs in Palestine (HCC) confirmed that the repeated attacks on churches and religious institutions in the Gaza Strip represent a direct and serious threat to the Christian presence in the Holy Land, demanding an immediate halt to these violations.
Date of source: Saturday, July 12, 2025
Ambassador ʿAlāʾ Yūsuf, Egypt's Ambassador to France and its Permanent Delegate to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), confirmed that the World Heritage Committee of the organization has adopted a decision to remove the archaeological site of Abū Mīnā from...
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