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Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great of Egypt (Shutterstock/File Photo)

September 16th, 2018 - 10:01 GMT

St Macarius in Egypt Closed to the Public Until Murder of Bishop Solved

The Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt announced on Saturday that the Saint Macarius Monastery at Wadi al-Natroun is temporarily closed for public visits until the situation inside improves following the killing of Bishop Epiphanius, the monastery head.

Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulcher (Wikimedia Commons)

September 5th, 2017 - 10:03 GMT

Jerusalem Church Leaders Condemn ‘Systematic Attempt to Weaken Christian Presence’

Syria's Assad: Anti-imperialist hero and alt-right idol. (AFP/File)

August 15th, 2017 - 11:31 GMT

The Charlottesville Attacker Loved Assad, but the Far Left Have Embraced the Syrian Tyrant, Too

Egyptians walk past a welcome banner bearing a portrait of Pope Francis a day ahead of his visit to the capital Cairo, on April 27, 2017. (AFP/Mohamed El-Shahed)

April 28th, 2017 - 05:00 GMT

Catholics less than one percent of Egyptians, but Pope Francis is on a mission of interfaith dialogue

A picture taken on April 16, 2017 shows a general view of the Monastery of St. Catherine in Egypt's south Sinai, where a policeman was killed and three others wounded on April 18, 2017. (AFP/Pedro Costa Gomes)

April 19th, 2017 - 07:00 GMT

One killed in Daesh attack near St. Catherine’s Monastery in Egypt

A Coptic church in Abdali is kept under watch as police and armed military vehicles surround the building. (File/Mo'taz Sulaiman)

April 18th, 2017 - 02:17 GMT

Military tanks and police on standby, as Christians celebrate Easter in Jordan

German Chancellor Angela Merkel. (AFP/File)

March 2nd, 2017 - 01:00 GMT

Merkel heads to Egypt to hash out immigration and Libyan unrest

Several Christian families have fled their homes in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula after receiving death threats. (AFP/File)

February 25th, 2017 - 10:00 GMT

Egyptian Christians flee Sinai following Daesh killing spree

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, believed to be the site of Jesus' tomb (Wikimedia Commons)

February 6th, 2017 - 11:00 GMT

Not just the Hajj: Egypt's Christians granted equal leave for Jerusalem pilgrimage

Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech during the 23rd World Energy Congress on October 10, 2016 in Istanbul. (AFP/Ozan Kose)

October 11th, 2016 - 03:23 GMT

Putin cancels Paris visit because Hollande will ‘only talk about Syria’

Jordanian Prince Ghazi Bin Mohamed and Pope Tawadros II, the head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, visit Bethany beyond the Jordan river. (AFP/Khalil Mazraawi)

September 7th, 2016 - 12:00 GMT

Middle East church leaders meet in Jordan to discuss unity, coexistence with Muslims

A Coptic church in Egypt. (AFP/File)

September 4th, 2016 - 10:00 GMT

Egyptian church construction law: Muslim MP submits first proposal for new church

Egyptian Coptic church. (AFP/File)

August 25th, 2016 - 03:00 GMT

Egyptian Coptic church, government come to agree on church building, restoration