Tag: Coptic Catholic Church
Our Lady in Eygpt
On April 2nd, 1968, two Muslim mechanics worked late into the evening at a garage across the street from St. Mary’s, a Coptic Orthodox Church in the poor community of Zeitoun. A few women were on the street at the time, but little else was happening. Some sudden movement on the Church’s dome caught the… Read More ›
Egyptian patriarch calls recent violence a ‘war’ on terrorism
Alexandria, Egypt, Aug 19, 2013 / 05:08 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The head of the Coptic Catholic Church has expressed solidarity with other Egyptians over the wave of violence that has struck the country, bluntly calling the events a struggle against terrorist forces. Patriarch Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak of Alexandria said that “out of love for our… Read More ›