Egyptian Government to Restore Imbaba Church

The Egyptian government has organized the restoration of St. Mary's Church in Imbaba that suffered heavy damage from a recent Islamist attack. More here.

Coptic Orthodox Bishop Calls for End to Demonstrations

The Coptic Orthodox Church's Bishop Moussa, papal auxiliary for youth ministry, has called on demonstrators outside the Egyptian state media offices in Cairo to end their protests over weekend clashes in Giza that left 12 dead. More here.

23 Arrested Over Giza Church Burnings

Twenty-three people have been arrested in connection with the violence this past weekend in Giza, Egypt. More here.

Copts Protest Imbaba Burnings, Deaths

Hundreds have staged a sit-in at the Egyptian state media building in Cairo to protest the violence over the weekend in Giza that left 2 churches burned and 12 dead. More here.

Islamists Riot in Giza, Burn Church of St. Menas

Twelve are dead and more than 200 wounded in the district of Imbaba in Giza, Egypt, after violent protests by Muslim fundamentalists. During the violence the rioters partially burned the city's 6th century Church of St. Menas, where Coptic Orthodox priest's wife Camelia Shehata was supposedly being held hostage, and blocked Muslims and Copts trying to put out the fire from doing so. More here. Giza's Coptic Orthodox cathedral has announced three days of mourning for the victims of the unrest.