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New Anglican Inter Faith Commission begins work with meeting in Cairo

Members of the Anglican Communion’s new Inter Faith Commission will gather for their first meeting next week, in Cairo, Egypt.

16 February 2018

"We want a local bishop" say Ethiopian Anglicans

The Bishop of Egypt, Mouneer Anis, is consulting with clergy in the Horn of Africa as he considers the appointment of a new area bishop.

31 January 2018

Eleven killed as Egyptian Copts targeted in fresh terror attacks

Eight Christians and a Muslim policeman have been killed in an Islamist terror attack on a church in the southern Cairo district of Helwan.

02 January 2018

Anglican conference centre opens in the heart of Cairo

The Diocese of Egypt has opened its new All Saints’ Garden Conference Centre in Zamalek, an island in the middle of the River Nile.

29 November 2017

Church bells ring out in solidarity with Muslim victims of North Sinai mosque bomb

Church bells rang out across Egypt on Saturday in solidarity with Muslims following a terror attack on the al-Rawda mosque in North Sinai.

27 November 2017

Coptic Pope opens new Anglican media centre

A new media centre for the Anglican Diocese of Egypt has been officially opened by Pope Tawadros II, leader of the Coptic Orthodox Church.

02 October 2017

Ecumenical meeting in Egypt of young people and pastors

Pastors and young people in Egypt have held an unprecedented meeting to exchange ideas. A spokesperson for the Diocese in Egypt said: “The day aimed for youth to speak about their honest opinion of the church and the liturgy in order to reduce the gap between the youth and the church.”

20 July 2017

Anglicans join global wave of solidarity after Palm Sunday Coptic bombings

Anglican leaders have added their voices to the global wave of solidarity that followed the deadly Palm Sunday attacks on Coptic churches.

11 April 2017

Egyptian Anglicans in peace building partnership with Bibliotheca Alexandrina

The Diocese of Egypt has announced a partnership with the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in art, science, culture, peace-building, dialogue and the combating of extremism.

20 January 2017

Egyptian Archbishop rebuts “lack of support” claims against Archbishop of Canterbury

Archbishop Mouneer Anis has issued a statement to refute allegations made in a blog post by an American priest.

31 December 2016