Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria

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Church Bombings Aim At Egypt’s Unity

The two church bombings that killed dozens in Egypt this month targeted unity among Muslims and Christians in the most...

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Christians Mark Easter At Jerusalem Site of Jesus’s Resurrection

Thousands of Christians marked Jesus's resurrection on Easter Sunday at the Jerusalem site where they believe the...

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Security Tight As Egypt Copts Hold Easter Mass

Egyptian Coptic Christians observed Easter Mass under tight security on Saturday with the ancient minority still...

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Egypt Copts Ready For Easter Mass Despite Attacks

Egyptian Copts will celebrate Easter mass on Saturday, marking one of Christianity's most joyous occasions just days...

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Egypt Says Alexandria Church Suicide Bomber Identified

Egypt's interior ministry said on Wednesday it had identified the suicide bomber behind a deadly attack at the weekend...

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Egypt Church Curtails Easter Celebrations After Bombings

Egypt's Coptic Church announced on Wednesday that it would cut back Easter celebrations to a simple mass after twin...

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Egypt Buries Bomb Victims

Mourners crowded into a monastery for the ceremony Funerals have been held in Egypt for victims of Sunday's suicide...

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Egypt Under Emergency Rule After Church Attacks

Hundreds gathered Monday to mourn 45 Egyptian Christians killed in jihadist bombings just a week before Easter, after...

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Pope Still Plans Egypt Visit Despite Bombings

Pope Francis will visit Egypt as planned this month despite the weekend bombings of two Coptic Christian churches that...

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Egypt Set For Emergency Rule After Church Attacks

Egypt prepared to impose a state of emergency Monday after jihadist bombings killed dozens at two churches in the...

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Islamic State Group Claims Responsibility For Twin Church Bombings In Egypt

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has declared a state of emergency after two deadly bombings Sunday, the first at...

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Egypt Declares State of Emergency After Deadly Church Attacks

Egypt's President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has announced a three-month state of emergency after attacks on two Coptic...

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Egypt In State of Emergency After Attacks On Coptic Churches

Egypt in state of emergency after attacks on Coptic churches Egypt's president has announced a three-month state of...

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Pope Condemns Egypt Church Blast, Appeals For End To Terror

Pope Francis have condemned the blast that killed at least 21 people and injured 50 Pope Francis, who is due to visit...

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Alexandria Church Bombing Death Toll Rises To 11

At least 11 people were killed in an Alexandria church bombing on Sunday, hours after a blast killed 25 worshippers in...

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Who Are Egypt’s Coptic Christians?

Egypt's Copts, targets of an apparent church bombing north of Cairo on Sunday, are the Middle East's largest Christian...

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At Least 15 Dead In Egypt Church Bombing

A bomb blast at a church north of Cairo killed at least 15 people and wounded dozens who had gathered for Palm Sunday...

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Muslim, Christian Clerics Convene Co-Existence Meeting

Top Muslim and Christian clerics from the Middle East gathered in Cairo on Tuesday for a two-day conference on...

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Egypt’s Coptic Christians Flee Sinai After Deadly Attacks

Dozens of Coptic Christian families in Egypt have fled North Sinai province after a number of killings in recent weeks...