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On Tuesday, the Coptic Orthodox church in Egypt is getting ready to organize a huge ceremony to revive the Holy Family’s Path in Egypt, which marks also the feast of the entry of Christ into the land of Egypt (24th of Pashons).  Foundation for Culture & Development” hosted by The Holy Virgin...
Father Ibrām Imīl, papal deputy in Alexandria, said that Pope Tawāḍrūs II has concluded his visit to Alexandria following Palm Sunday mass at the Virgin Mary Cathedral in Bashāʾir al-Khayr 3 in the al-Qabārī district in the western part of the Alexandria governorate.
The Orthodox Copts commemorated the return of the remnants of the 20 Coptic martyrs who were killed by members of ISIS in Libya in 2015. Prayers for the martyrs were held at home to limit the spread of Coronavirus. 
In an attempt to appease the tense atmosphere in the village of Banī Hassan al-Ashrāf, al-Minya governorate, a 'urfī (informal) conciliatory session was held in coordination with security agencies to settle sectarian unrest between two Coptic and Muslim families. [Teresa Kamāl and 'Alā' Sarhān,...
Nine Coptic families in Egyptian Rafah started packing up and leaving to the city of al-‘Arīsh following recent threats a few days ago as some members of those families said they are relocating to ‘Arīsh after the governor approved to send them there, where there are no dwelling places available.
The Attorney General of Minya police station, under the supervision of counselor Aḥmad al-Fūlī, attorney general of the southern district prosecution, decided to extend the detention of 19 accused of the Muslims of Dimshāw Hāshim village in Minya governorate for 15 days. They are accused of rioting...
A statement issued by the Catholic Diocese of Minya, stated that there are no criminal suspicion in the deaths of 11 Copts who drowned in Rās Gharīb, the Red Sea. The statement pointed out that the victims were part of a trip organized by the church to Coptic monasteries in the Red Sea governorate
The Coptic Orthodox Church has stated that the first phase of the renovation of the churches that were destroyed in the aftermath of the dispersal of Rab’ah and Nahdah sit ins on August 14, 2013, was completed in five governorates. 
The diocese of al- Minya and Abu Qurqās organized a ceremony on the occasion of the second anniversary of Pope Shinūda’s death.
All Egyptian churches congratulated Mursī for winning the state’s top post as Coptic movements and citizens urged him to fulfill his promises, including the establishment of a state of citizenship. Bishop Marqus of Shubrā al-Khaymā, the chairman of the Coptic Orthodox Holy Synod’s Information...

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