Showing posts with label Coptic Christians. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Coptic Christians. Show all posts
Friday, February 10, 2023

Bishop Must Testify in Divorce Case with Millions of Dollars at Stake

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L.M. v. M.A. , (NY County Sup. Ct., Feb. 6, 2023), is a decision by a New York state trial court refusing to quash a subpoena that orders a ...
Friday, May 06, 2022

Church Cannot Remove Cremated Remains Over Objections Of Families

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In  Church of the Holy Spirit of Wayland v. Heinrich , (MA App., May 5, 2022), a Massachusetts state appellate court held that a church whic...
Thursday, February 10, 2022

First Coptic Christian Picked As Head Of Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court

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  AP reports  that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has appointed Boulos Fahmy, a Coptic Christian, as Chief Judge of Egypt's hig...
Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Egypt Passes Church Construction Law

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Egypt's Parliament yesterday approved a new law governing the building and renovation of Christian churches. 10% of Egypt's populati...
Friday, November 27, 2015

Two Popes Impact Delicate International Decisions

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Pope Francis yesterday spoke in Narobi, Kenya to a group of  United Nations officials ( full text of speech) urging action at two upcoming ...
Tuesday, January 07, 2014

Egyptian President Visits Coptic Pope To Extend Greetings For Orthodox Christmas, Celebrated Today

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Today, Orthodox Christians, including the Coptic Christian community in Egypt, celebrate Christmas. (As explained by Al Ahram , the differen...
Wednesday, December 11, 2013

House Hearing Focuses On Human Rights Concerns of Copts In Egypt.

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Yesterday two subcommittees of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee held a joint hearing on Human Rights Abuses in Egypt. Taking place o...