At least 11 killed as Egyptian forces foil attack on a church south of Cairo
Two unidentified gunmen killed eleven people as they opened fire early Friday on a church south of Cairo, ahead of…
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Suicide bombers kill nine at Christian church in Pakistan
Two suicide bombers stormed a packed Christian church in southwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing at least nine…
Philippine churches to ring bells to protest drug killings
A Philippine Catholic leader said Sunday that church bells would be rung every night for three months across his…
Pope Francis condemns violence, urges tolerance during Cairo visit
Pope Francis urged tolerance and denounced demagogic, populism and violence committed in God's name on…
Church bombings aim at Egypt’s unity: Coptic Pope
The two church bombings that killed dozens in Egypt this month targeted unity among Muslims and Christians in the…
Emir Sabah receives Tawadros II in first papal visit to Kuwait
The Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, received Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Anba…
Egypt’s Pope Tawadros says Sisi’s visit after blasts huge show of solidarity
Millions of Copts are celebrating this Easter Sunday with sorrow due to the church bombings in Alexandria and Tanta…
Sisi: Egypt to do the utmost to catch culprits behind Palm Sunday attacks
Egypt will exert maximum effort to catch those involved in the Palm Sunday church bombings, President Abdel Fattah…
Seven suspected ISIS followers killed in Egypt: security forces
Egypt security forces have killed seven suspected Islamic State (ISIS) group sympathisers thought to be planning…
ISIS claims responsibility for two Egypt church bombings –agency
Islamic State was responsible for two church attacks in Egypt occurred earlier on Sunday that killed at least 36…
Two killed in suicide bombing outside Egypt’s Alexandria church
A suicide bomber killed Sunday at least two people and injured 21 in front of a church in Alexandria, Egypt’s…
At least 13 killed after Texas church bus crash
At least 13 people were killed, and two injured, when a Texas church bus carrying senior citizens collided head-on…
Al-Azhar, Vatican agree to combat extremism after Cairo seminar
Al-Azhar and the Vatican have agreed to work together to combat terrorism and extremism after a two-day seminar on…
Armed Forces renovates bombed Cairo church ahead of Coptic Christmas
The Egyptian army has completed the renovation of a church in central Cairo that was the scene of a bomb attack…
Queen to miss Christmas Day church service ‘due to cold’
The Queen will not attend church on Christmas Day because she is still suffering from a heavy cold, Buckingham…
Death toll in Cairo church bombing rises to 27
An Egyptian woman who was severely wounded in the Cairo church bombing on 11 December died of her injuries on…
Iraqis celebrate first Christmas near Mosul after Islamic State pushed out
Several hundred Iraqi Christians flocked on Saturday to a northern town recently retaken from Islamic State,…
Egypt to compensate families of Cairo church bombing victims
The Egyptian cabinet decided in a meeting on Saturday to issue compensations to the families of the victims of the…
Qatar slams attempts to link it to Egypt cathedral bombing
Qatar has condemned attempts to link it to a deadly church bombing in Egypt this weekend that left 25 people dead.…
World governments condemn church bombing in Egypt
The governments of several countries have expressed condolences to Egypt after a Sunday bomb attack targeting a…
Nigeria Uyo: Scores dead in church collapse
At least 60 bodies have been recovered from a church that collapsed in the south-eastern Nigerian city of Uyo. Some…
Charleston church gunman Dylann Roof ‘evil, evil, evil’
The man accused of murdering nine black people in a South Carolina church last year is "evil, evil, evil", a…
Egyptian Coptic Church delegation flies to Jerusalem to discuss renovation of monastery
A delegation from Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church is expected to arrive in Jerusalem on Tuesday to discuss the…
France’s Hollande meets religious leaders amid row over attacks security
President Francois Hollande displayed interfaith solidarity with France's religious leaders on Wednesday after two…
Egyptian Coptic Pope declares Cairo’s Virgin Mary Church 3rd papal headquarters
Egypt’s Coptic Pope Tawadros II declared on Saturday Virgin Mary Church in East Cairo's Zeiton district a new…
Informal reconciliation efforts welcome but law must be upheld first: Minya Bishop
The Church rejects informal assemblies as a way to resolve sectarian issues since they harm and abort , Bishop…
Court bans demolition of churches in Egypt
An Alexandria administrative court stopped on Monday an order to demolish a Church in Beheira governorate and…
Russian church: The fight in Syria is a ‘holy war’
Russia’s powerful Orthodox Church on Wednesday voiced support for Moscow’s decision to carry out air strikes in…
Charleston church shooter planned first to attack college: media
Friends of the white gunman who shot and killed nine black people inside an historic African-American church in…
Church in Ireland needs ‘Reality Check’ after Gay Marriage Vote
One of Ireland's most senior Catholic clerics has called for the Church to take a "reality check" following the…
Policeman and Four Injured in Alexandria Church Shooting
Policeman and four civilians were injured in a shooting at a church by unknown assailants in Alexandria on Sunday…
Coptic Orthodox Church Condemns Attack On Gaza
The Coptic Orthodox Church has condemned Israel’s air offensive against the Gaza Strip which has killed over a…
Funeral Held In Egypt’s Main Coptic Church For 7 Egyptians Killed In Libya
The funeral for the seven Egyptians who were found shot dead in Libya took place on Wednesday in the main Coptic…
Islamists, Coptic Church Exchange Threats Over Egypt’s New Constitution
The 50-member committee entrusted with amending Egypt's suspended 2012 constitution is struggling to reach…
Al-Warraq Church Official Says Police Absent During Attack
The administrative head of the attacked Al-Adra church told prosecutors on Tuesday that police conscripts supposed…
Three Killed In Cairo’s Church Wedding Attack
At least three people were killed and nine injured after unknown assailants opened fire on a wedding ceremony held…
Four Policemen Injured In Armed Attack At Port Said Church
Four police personnel were injured Saturday night in an armed attack by unknown assailants at the church of Abu…
Egypt Muslims Hold Friday Prayers At Church In Solidarity Demo
A group of Muslims held weekly Friday prayers in front of the Virgin Mary Church in Giza's Imbaba district to…
6 Arrested Amid Continued Clashes At Church In Aswan
An Aswat Masriya witness said on Friday that the police arrested six persons who threw petrol bombs and stones at…
Benedict XVI To Hold Final Papal Audience In Vatican
Crowds have begun gathering in St Peter's Square in the Vatican for the Pope's final general audience before his…