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Coptic Christians Eager to Start Lives in U.S., But Still Call Egypt ‘Home’

"I left my house and my family. It was hard for me, but I was thinking of my kids," she said recently after Sunday...

Two Christians Murdered in Egypt for Refusing to Pay Jizya to Muslims

In an interview on Al Nahar TV Channel on September 12, Ahmed Fawzi, secretary for the Egyptian Social Democratic Party, said the two murdered...

‘Egypt Emergency Fund’ to Aid Persecuted Christians

 In recent weeks, international news outlets and human rights groups have reported Christians have been beaten, threatened and even killed, forcing millions of Christians,...

Islamists Turn Samalout Church into Mosque

 The militants then wrote “Mosque of Martyrs” and “There is no god but Allah” on the walls of the church after they held prayers....

Across Egypt, Piles of Ash Where Church Pews Once Stood

Minya's streets are now lined with burned-out hulks. Church interiors have been reduced to ash. The once-cheerful turquoise exterior of a Christian orphanage is now streaked...

Pope Francis to Drive a 1984 Renault 4 Car..

"I think the pope will drive it a bit himself inside the Vatican," the Holy See's deputy spokesman, Father Ciro Benedettini, said on Thursday.After...

Witness to a Syrian Execution: “I Saw a Scene of Utter Cruelty”

As the fighting rages in its third year, increasing numbers of atrocities are committed by soldiers and fighters from forces loyal to the regime...

Mount Sinai Monastery Latest Victim of Egypt’s Upheavals

 St Catherine's monastery was built by order of the Emperor Justinian I, who reigned from 527 to 565, on the site beneath Mount Sinai...

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