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New archaeological findings in northern Sudan have revealed further details of one of medieval Africa’s largest churches, providing striking evidence of the scale and sophistication of the [...]

The Syriac Catholic Archbishop of Homs says Christians face shrinking opportunities, growing pressure to leave and an increasingly Islamic public sphere under Syria’s new government.  In [...]

By Christian Post – Egyptian authorities arrested a Coptic Christian engineer at his home in Alexandria, Egypt, and accused him of speaking against Islam after he objected online to the [...]

By Dr. Toros Korkmaz – Syriac Press (AINA) – Before 1914, non-Muslims made up roughly 30 percent of the population of what became modern Turkey. Today, the Armenian, Greek, Assyrian, [...]

By BBC – More than 60 people have been killed in a series of attacks on Christians in Ethiopia’s Oromia region, according to the country’s Orthodox Church. One resident, whose [...]

Two statements carrying a combined 138 organisational signatures have condemned an Egyptian court’s conviction of Lina Attalah, editor-in-chief of Mada Masr, and its order to close one of the [...]

By Morning Star News – Christian Daily International – Authorities in Egypt arrested a Coptic Christian this month for Facebook posts criticizing forced Islamic education of [...]

By OrthodoxiaNewsAgency – Former Archbishop of Sinai Damianos has issued a new statement accusing Greek officials of exerting pressure on the current Archbishop, Simeon, and the monastic [...]

By Rana Mamdouh — Mada Masr Following the announcement by the head of St. Catherine’s Monastery of his intention to conclude an agreement with the Egyptian government concerning the Monastery and [...]

Gunmen opened fire during a funeral in a historic Christian village; King Abdullah vows severe retaliation as authorities pursue the attackers. At least seven people were killed and 34 wounded on [...]