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Archpriest Makārī Habīb, Secretary for Pope Tawadros, said that a committee will be formed by the Coptic Orthodox Holy Synod to consider the return of priests suspended in the era of the late Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III (Mājī Kamāl, al-Sabāh, Jan. 6, p. 7). Read original text in Arabic
Bishop Kyrillos of Naj’ Hammādī (Qena Governorate) said that the Church will commemorate the third anniversary for the Naj’ Hammādī massacre that left seven dead and others wounded during the Christmas celebration in 2010. The Coptic Orthodox Bishop thanked God for al-Kūmnī’s execution and the...
Additionally, the Church invited President Muhammad Mursī, Prime Minister Hishām Qandīl, and head of the Shūrá Council, Ahmad Fahmī to the mass (Rānyā Nabīl, al-Sabāh, Jan. 6, p. 9). Read original text in Arabic 
A new movie depicting Mary Magdalene and her relationship to Jesus Christ is expected to provoke controversy. The movie is called, “And He Became Human” and Serene ‘Abd al-Nūr (Lebanese actress) is acting in the role of Mary Magdalene. Mary Magdalene is an important female figure in the New...
Al-Sabāh newspaper reported about the “Shī’ite triangle in Egypt,” relating to figures who convert Sunnī Muslims to Shī’ites. Al-Hāshimī, al-Sabāgh, and al-Nafīs were referred to as the “Shī’ite conversion triangle” in Egypt. The advisor to Al-Azhar Shaykh al-Tayyīb stated that Al-Azhar is not...
Security measures were immediately implemented at Saint Mark's Cathedral, al-‘Abbāsīyyah district of Cairo, with the installation of CCTV cameras, alteration of entry procedures, and the shortening of opening hours. Furthermore, the Pope has not delivered his weekly sermon since President Morsi was...
In the last period, these threats become a nightmare for a lot of Christians in Egypt, especially after targeting a number of churches, kidnapping women, and killing priests, like Coptic Orthodox Father Mīnā ʿAbbūd Shārūbīm (Reviewer's note: the newspaper mistakenly wrote it as Shārūbīl), 39, in al...
A study conducted by Sulaymān Shafīq, a Coptic researcher, identified violations against Copts since President Muhammad Morsi (Mursī) became President. A number of  59 Copts killed (28 in Maspero incidents, six in Imbābah, 12 Manshīyat Nāsir, two Nazlat Rūman in al-Minya, one in Dahshūr and seven...
A number of al-Khusūs residents (unnamed by the newspaper) relates that clashes erupted on Apr. 5 at one of the narrow alleys in al-Khusūs, in front of a house owned by the family of Iskandar (Christian family). Iskandar’s house is opposite to an Islamic religious institution. Someone draw a...
The Church has categorically rejected claims that a large numbers of Copts are immigrating to Israel, or that it is Church policy to encourage migration there. This comes after news that some Egyptian Copts have migrated to Israel to escape religious persecution in Egypt. The Church rejects what it...

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