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Coptic diocese says group attacked Christian homes in Egypt
- Sep 1, 2018
A group of Muslims attacked several Christian homes in a village in Upper Egypt, injuring three people, officials with a Coptic Christian diocese said on Friday.

By Associated Press
Egypt prosecutors order ex-monk detained over abbot death
- Aug 12, 2018
Prosecutors on Saturday ordered a recently defrocked monk to be detained for four days pending an investigation into his alleged involvement in the death of the abbot of a prominent monastery in the desert northwest of Cairo.

By Associated Press
Pope condemns ‘complicit silence’ in suffering of Middle East Christians
- Jul 7, 2018
“Indifference kills,” Pope Francis said during an ecumenical prayer for peace in the Middle East with 19 religious leaders in the Italian town of Bari.

By Claire Giangravè

Coptic Christians beheaded in Libya returned to Egypt for burial
- May 16, 2018
After the bodies of 20 Coptic Christians killed by the Islamic State in Libya were returned to Egypt, the head of the Coptic church in Great Britain said their deaths “provided an opportunity for a deep and genuine unity among the Christian church worldwide.”

By Charles Collins
Coptic Christian congregation finds new home after being hosted by Catholic parish
- Feb 19, 2018
A Coptic community in Pennsylvania has a new home, after being hosted by a local Catholic Church.

By Chris Dunn
Egypt issues suspended sentence to 19 over church attack
- Jan 31, 2018
An Egyptian court has sentenced 19 Muslim defendants to a one-year suspended sentence for attacking an unlicensed church south of Cairo.

By Associated Press

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