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  • Police: Man hits priest, barricades self in Florida church

    Police: Man hits priest, barricades self in Florida church

    • Feb 22, 2021

    A man struck a priest and barricaded himself inside a Florida church on Sunday before he was arrested by police, officials said.

    By Associated Press
  • Pope remembers Coptic Christians martyred by ISIS

    Pope remembers Coptic Christians martyred by ISIS

    • Feb 15, 2021

    On the sixth anniversary of the martyrdom of the 21 Coptic men by ISIS terrorist in a Libyan beach, Pope Francis released a heartfelt video praying for them.

    By Inés San Martín
  • Egyptian court acquits men accused of abusing Coptic woman

    Egyptian court acquits men accused of abusing Coptic woman

    • Dec 18, 2020

    An Egyptian criminal court acquitted three Muslim men accused of stripping naked an elderly Coptic Christian woman and parading her through the streets of a village in southern Egypt in 2016, the state’s official news agency reported.

    By Associated Press
  • Latest attack on Coptic Christians highlights religious violence in Egypt

    Latest attack on Coptic Christians highlights religious violence in Egypt

    • Oct 16, 2020

    On October 5, 2020, a mob of Islamic extremists attacked the homes of Coptic Christians in the Egyptian village of Dabous, located in the Upper Egypt region of Minya.

    By Crux Staff
  • For Coptic Church, changes, questions after priest ouster

    For Coptic Church, changes, questions after priest ouster

    • Oct 7, 2020

    The Coptic Church is struggling to deal with clerical sexual abuse.

    By Mariam Fam
  • COVID-19 pandemic increasing discrimination against Egypt’s Christians

    COVID-19 pandemic increasing discrimination against Egypt’s Christians

    • Sep 18, 2020

    Persecution is the reality of life in Egypt for Christians, and it is gotten worse over the past decade, according to a leading human rights group.

    By Crux Staff
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