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Date of source: Sunday, February 6, 2022
On Tuesday, January 11, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities will hold a temporary archaeological exhibition at the Sharm al-Shaykh Museum under the title “The Journey of the Holy Family” for six months. Nine icons and three rare manuscripts are to be displayed for the first time on the occasion...
Date of source: Sunday, January 2, 2022
The Coptic Museum is considered one of the oldest and most important Egyptian museums, containing the largest collection of Coptic artifacts in the world. The museum was inaugurated in 1910 by Marcus Simaika Pasha [Marquṣ Sumayka], one of the most prominent Christian figures interested in the...
Date of source: Saturday, October 16, 2021
Copts have appealed to the Ministry of the Interior to quickly find solutions to the crisis at the Monastery of Saint Samuel the Confessor in Minya, in light of the continued prevention of entry to visitors by local security services. Security stopped a number of groups from entering yesterday and...
Date of source: Saturday, November 27, 2021
For hundreds of years, al-Minyā has been one of the most important stops of the Holy Family's journey from Asyūṭ to Sinai, which resided at Jabal al- Ṭayr (Mountain of the Birds) in Samāllūṭ, until a church named after the Virgin Mary was built on the banks of the Nile River.
Date of source: Thursday, October 28, 2021
The Diocese of Paris and Northern France is launching an initiative under the auspices of His Holiness Pope Tawāḍrūs and Bishop Marc, entitled “My Egyptian Coptic Heritage”, with the aim of educating future generations about their heritage.
Date of source: Sunday, September 5, 2021
The waters of the Nile flooded the lower floor of the Church of the Virgin Mary in Maadi [Maʿādī], due to the high water-level of the Nile. This led to the sinking of the basement, some rooms, and the walkway of the church, and it also threatened the structural integrity of the ancient church.
Date of source: Sunday, August 29, 2021
The activities of the first “Logos Forum” for the youth of the Coptic Orthodox Church ended this evening, under the supervision and the attendance of Pope Tawāḍrūs II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark, which is entitled "Enjoying the Roots 2021", with the participation of 200...
Date of source: Saturday, June 19, 2021
The Coptic Orthodox Church has decided to hold a weekly sermon in the English language in one of Hurghada's churches in the Red Sea governorate to promote tourism in coastal cities.
Date of source: Sunday, August 15, 2021
During the Mediterranean Conference in the Italian city “Santa Maria de Leuca”, Father Jonathan di Marco, director of the public sector for tourism at the Vatican, announced that the route of “the Holy Family’s Journey in Egypt” has been added to the map of religious touristic paths in Italy and...
Date of source: Monday, August 2, 2021
The Coptic Orthodox Church announced the inauguration of the Virgin Mary Monastery in Mount Asyūṭ (known as the Monastery of Durunka). The opening ceremony of the monastery’s archaeological cave after its restoration witness the presence of Bishop Yūʾanis, bishop of Asyut along with a number of...
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