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January 5, 2017

Saint Mark's Coptic Cathedral in Cairo restored after December bombing

Members of the special police forces stand guard to secure the area around the Coptic Orthodox cathedral complex Dec. 11 after an explosion inside the complex in Cairo. St. Mark's Cathedral has since been restored.

CAIRO, Egypt – The Egyptian army corps of engineers has completed the restoration of Saint Mark's Coptic Cathedral in Cairo, where a terrorist attack last month left 27 dead.

Published in International
December 12, 2016

Egypt's Christians praying for peace after deadly attack in Cairo

A nun cries as she stands inside St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral Dec. 11 after an explosion inside the cathedral complex in Cairo. A bomb ripped through the complex, killing at least 25 people and wounding dozens, mostly women and children.

With 24 dead and as many as 21 of the 45 injured in hospital, victims of a suicide bomber at St. Mark’s Cathedral in Cairo, Egypt’s Christians are praying for the unity and peace of their nation, a Catholic pastor in Egypt’s Christian heartland told The Catholic Register.

Published in International
December 12, 2016

In call to Coptic Patriarch, Pope says they are united by blood of martyrdom

Egyptian security officials and investigators inspect the scene following a bombing inside Cairo's Coptic cathedral in Egypt December 11, 2016.

VATICAN CITY – The day after an explosion at the Coptic Orthodox cathedral in Cairo killed 25 people, mostly women and children, Pope Francis called the head of the Church to offer prayer, and to say they are united the blood of their martyrs.

Published in International
December 12, 2016

Pope Francis prays for Aleppo, victims of recent terrorist attacks

Pope Francis leads a prayer service at a statue of Mary overlooking the Spanish Steps in Rome Dec. 8, the feast of the Immaculate Conception.

VATICAN CITY – During the Angelus for the third Sunday of Advent, also called Gaudete Sunday, Pope Francis made a special appeal for prayers for the people of Aleppo and Syria, and for all those affected by the recent terrorist attacks which have taken place in places such as Turkey and Egypt.

Published in Vatican