St. Mark's Cathedral, Alexandria, Egypt
The widow of a man who was killed during the deadly Palm Sunday terrorist attacks in Egypt on Palm Sunday has publicly forgiven the perpetrators of the bombing.
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After the senseless slaughter of dozens of peaceful Christian protestors in Cairo last weekend, President Barack Obama is causing outrage among the world's Christian community by calling upon that country's battered minority to show restraint.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Egypt's foreign ministry has recalled its Vatican ambassador for "consultation" after Pope Benedict's address to the diplomatic corps in which he called upon Muslim countries to do more to protect Christian minorities.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Egypt's top Muslim imam has publically criticized Pope Benedict's call for world leaders to defend Christians, saying it represents "unacceptable interference in Egypt's affairs."
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Leaders of the Coptic Christian community in the U.S. say that while the Obama Administration focuses on reaching out to Muslims, it has been turning a deaf ear to the pleas of the Arab Christian minority in Egypt.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Six Coptic Christians were killed on Jan. 6 in a drive-by shooting that occurred outside a church in southern Egypt.
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