Associated Press Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022 5:29 p.m. | Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022 5:29 p.m. CAIRO — A fire ripped through a packed Coptic Orthodox church during morning services in Egypt’s capital on ...
At least 41 people, 15 children among them, were killed Sunday at the Martyr Abu Sefein Coptic Orthodox church in Cairo's working-class neighborhood of Imbaba in the Giza area. There were also ...
The Copts represent a living link to the region’s ancient history and its religious diversity, which is now under systematic threat.
To learn more about Coptic Cairo's rich history, check out neighborhood attractions like the Coptic Museum and the ninth-century Hanging Church, which are housed within an ancient Babylonian fortress.
the Coptic Orthodox Church of South Africa said. The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said it was in communication with the embassy in South Africa. AP writer Samy Magdy in Cairo contributed to this report.
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