Post by Pacelli on Mar 17, 2019 8:11:09 GMT -5
Over the last few days, the media has been covering the terrible mass murder in New Zealand. Isn’t it amazing, though, that when Catholics and Orthodx were killed in mass murder attacks in Egypt last year and other attacks in recent years, it got no major press attention or endless statements by government officials around the world.
These recent attacks in Egypt involved the mass murder of Catholics or Orthodox while on pilgrimages or in their Churches. There was no national news coverage that went on and on for days. There was so little coverage about these terrible mass murders, that I wonder how many people are even aware of these events.
These recent attacks in Egypt involved the mass murder of Catholics or Orthodox while on pilgrimages or in their Churches. There was no national news coverage that went on and on for days. There was so little coverage about these terrible mass murders, that I wonder how many people are even aware of these events.
Egypt's Coptic Catholic Church is cancelling this year's Christmas celebrations at its churches in solidarity with the Coptic Orthodox Church over the bombing of one of its churches earlier this week.
According to Church spokesperson Father Rafic Greiche, mass will still be held on Christmas eve at Catholic churches.
The Cairo bombing at the Coptic Orthodox Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, the seat of the Egyptian pope and the country's main church, killed 25 people and injured more than 40 others.
The blast shattered windows and scattered pews through the interior of the church, scorching its marble pillars.
On Wednesday, the Islamic State militant group claimed responsibility for the bombing while vowing more attacks.
Egypt's Coptic Catholic Church celebrates Christmas on 25 December as per the Gregorian calender, while the Coptic Orthodox Church celebrates Christmas on 7 January as per the Julian calender.
Meanwhile, Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi ordered the renovation of St. Peter and St. Paul Church to be completed before the Coptic Orthodox Christmas on 7 January.
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of a highway project on Thursday, Sisi said that the Armed Forces Engineering Authority would carry out the project.
Authority chief Kamel al-Wazir said the church would be restored to its original condition within 15 days.
Sunday's attack was the deadliest act of violence committed against on the country's Coptic Christian community since a 2011 suicide bombing killed more than 20 worshippers outside a church in the coastal city of Alexandria. SOURCE
According to Church spokesperson Father Rafic Greiche, mass will still be held on Christmas eve at Catholic churches.
The Cairo bombing at the Coptic Orthodox Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, the seat of the Egyptian pope and the country's main church, killed 25 people and injured more than 40 others.
The blast shattered windows and scattered pews through the interior of the church, scorching its marble pillars.
On Wednesday, the Islamic State militant group claimed responsibility for the bombing while vowing more attacks.
Egypt's Coptic Catholic Church celebrates Christmas on 25 December as per the Gregorian calender, while the Coptic Orthodox Church celebrates Christmas on 7 January as per the Julian calender.
Meanwhile, Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi ordered the renovation of St. Peter and St. Paul Church to be completed before the Coptic Orthodox Christmas on 7 January.
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of a highway project on Thursday, Sisi said that the Armed Forces Engineering Authority would carry out the project.
Authority chief Kamel al-Wazir said the church would be restored to its original condition within 15 days.
Sunday's attack was the deadliest act of violence committed against on the country's Coptic Christian community since a 2011 suicide bombing killed more than 20 worshippers outside a church in the coastal city of Alexandria. SOURCE