Tag: Egypt’s Coptic Christians
Egypt’s Coptic Christians elect new pope
THE colorful but solemn ceremony at the Cairo cathedral of the troubled minority reflected none of the tensions outside. It was the end of a complicated process that began when the church's charismatic leader for four decades, Pope Shenouda III, died in March at the age of 88.
10,000 young Egyptians gather in desert to worship the Lord
INCREASED persecution, the election of a Muslim Brotherhood president, the death of the Coptic Orthodox Church pope and thousands fleeing their homeland in fear of an uncertain future.
‘Israel only Middle East country safe for Christians’
ISRAEL is the only country in the Middle East that is safe for Christians, Israel's ambassador to the United States Michael Oren wrote in an op-ed column for the Wall Street Journal on Friday.