Coptic Bishop Found Dead with ‘Head Smashed’ in Egyptian Monastery
CAIRO (AP) – Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church says a bishop has been found dead inside a monastery in the desert northwest of Cairo.
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Egyptian Coptic Priest Murdered by Unknown Attacker
TEL AVIV — A Coptic clergyman was murdered north of Cairo Thursday by an anonymous assailant.
Egypt Islamic State Leader Vows to Escalate Attacks on Christians
The leader of the Islamic State affiliate in Egypt has vowed to escalate attacks against Christians, urging Muslims to steer clear of Christian gatherings and western embassies as they are targets of their group’s militants.
Critics Demand Egypt’s Al-Azhar University Reform Islamic Education Following Coptic Church Suicide Bombings
Public calls are on the rise in Egypt for Al-Azhar, the most important religious institution in Egypt and in the Sunni world, to intervene and reform Islamic education after twin terror attacks targeted Coptic Christian churches on Palm Sunday last week killed dozens of worshippers and a number of security personnel.
Egypt Calls Out Military, Police to Protect Churches Against Muslim Anti-Christian Violence Over Easter
Outside of Cairo’s St. Mark’s Cathedral, the seat of the Coptic Orthodox Pope, a dozen high-ranking police officers are stationed on all entrances, searching cars and scanning the area, as security measures are visibly beefed up outside churches before Easter prayers on Sunday.
Muslim Anti-Christian Incitement Rises in Crisis-Torn Egypt
For years, Egyptian Copt Michel Fahmy could hear a Muslim preacher invoking God’s wrath on Christians in sermons blared over loudspeakers from a mosque near his home.
Pope Francis Goes Forward with Egypt Trip, Despite Jihadist Bombings
Despite two separate ISIS bombing attacks on Christian churches in Egypt Sunday, the Vatican has confirmed that Pope Francis is moving forward with his plan to visit Cairo just three weeks from now.
Pressed in Iraq and Syria, Islamic State Lashes out in Egypt
The twin bombings of churches in Egypt suggest that Islamic State group jihadists are lashing out as they find themselves coming under increasing pressure in Iraq and Syria, analysts say.
Pope on Palm Sunday Decries Suffering from War, Terrorism Attacks in Egypt
Pope Francis on Sunday decried a deadly attack on a Coptic church in Egypt during Palm Sunday celebrations, just weeks before his planned visit to Cairo.
Egypt Mourns Slain Churchgoers as Blast Toll Rises
Grief-stricken mourners gathered in Cairo on Monday for the funeral of 24 people killed when a blast tore through a Coptic church, in the deadliest attack on Egypt’s Christian minority.
Egyptian Islamists Lash Out At Copts For Supporting Sisi During U.S. Visit
The support offered by the Coptic Church to Egyptian President Abdel Fatah Sisi ahead of his trip to the U.S. has been used by Islamists and other opposition groups to criticize the Egyptian leader.
Egyptian Christians Oppose Government’s ‘Shameful’ Church Building Bill
JAFFA, Israel – Egyptian Christians have rejected a government-sponsored reform bill purportedly meant to ease building restrictions on churches.
Egypt Hiding Real Number of Christians in the Country, Charges Coptic Leader
JAFFA, Israel – A Christian leader in Egypt has accused the government led by Abdel Fattah al Sissi of hiding the real number of Christians in the country out of fear that the community will demand some of the senior posts in government.
