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Pope says modern martyrs intercede for peace, Christian unity
- Catholic News Service, Church in the Middle East
- Feb 1, 2019
The martyrs of different Christian churches throughout the Middle East are together in heaven, interceding for peace in the region and enjoying the unity for which all Christians on earth must strive, Pope Francis said.
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Pope Francis sends Christmas greetings to Coptic Christians
- Catholic News Agency, Church in Africa
- Jan 7, 2019
Pope Francis sent Christmas and New Year’s greetings to Coptic Christians and all Egyptians upon the inauguration of a major Coptic cathedral, jointly opened with a larger mosque at the same complex.
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Christians in Egypt prepare to bury dead a day after attack
- Associated Press, Church in Africa
- Nov 3, 2018
Coptic Christians in the Egyptian town of Minya prepared to bury their dead on Saturday, a day after militants ambushed three buses carrying Christian pilgrims on their way to a remote desert monastery, killing seven and wounding 19.
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Officials say attack on Christian pilgrims in Egypt kills at least 7
- Associated Press, Church in Africa
- Nov 2, 2018
Islamic militants on Friday ambushed two buses carrying Christian pilgrims on their way to a remote desert monastery south of the Egyptian capital of Cairo, killing seven.
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Autopsy on Egyptian monk shows signs of poisoning
- Associated Press, Church in Africa
- Sep 27, 2018
An autopsy on a Coptic Orthodox monk who had until recently belonged to a monastery northwest of Cairo where the abbot was killed showed clear signs of poisoning, Egyptian security and medical officials said on Thursday.
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Egyptian monk found dead in desert monastery
- Associated Press, Church in Africa
- Sep 26, 2018
Egypt’s Coptic church said Wednesday that prosecutors are investigating the death of a monk who had until recently served in a monastery northwest of Cairo where the abbot was killed in July.
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