Latest in Tag: cathedral Highlight
Latest in Tag: cathedral
Made in Germany, heard in Spain: The Leon cathedral organ connection
This Easter, the Leon cathedral will awe many mass-goers with its powerful organ. While DW’s Cristina Burack knows the cathedral well, discovering the organ was made by Klais Orgelbau in Bonn sparked a hunt for meaning.Some 1,600 km (994 miles) separate the city of Bonn in western Germany's Rhine valley from the Spanish city of …
Al-Sisi inaugurates largest mosque, cathedral in Egypt on Coptic Christmas Eve
Most of Egypt’s churches were built under role of Muslim states, says Grand Imam
Protests break out in front of Abbassiya Cathedral following deadly explosion
IED with 12kg of TNT caused explosion in Abbasiya Coptic Cathedral: state media
Victims include children and women, numbers expected to go up, say sources
In pictures: explosion hits Coptic Cathedral in Cairo
BREAKING: 25 dead, 49 injured in explosion inside Coptic Cathedral in Cairo
Panic at the scene, army forces deployed
Why Moscow’s most iconic church used to be a swimming pool
The Soviets blew up Moscow’s once majestic Cathedral of Christ the Savior. Now, its golden cupolas shine again in Moscow. Along the way, it was a site for prestigious communist projects – like a massive swimming pool.
Voters’ age lowered in new Patriarch Elections’ Regulations
Age limit had previously caused controversy amongst Coptic community
Main defendant handed life sentence in Al-Khosous sectarian clashes case
Two defendants were sentenced to 15 years in prison
Pope Tawadros II meets Moussa to discuss constitutional amendments
Church representative in the Constituent Assembly also in attendance; debate continues over amendments vs. new constitution
Pope visits Roman counterpart
Coptic Pope holds first Rome meeting in 40 years with Catholic counterpart
Government and military representatives attend Cathedral
Prime Minister Hesham Qandil and representatives of Defence Minister Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi met with Pope Tawadros II and wished him and the Coptic community a happy Easter
Islamists attack Beni Suef church
Protesters attack a church in Beni Suef after accusing the church of being complicit in the kidnapping of a Muslim girl last year
Seventh death in Al-Khosous
Criticism of government and police grows in the aftermath of sectarian violence in Al-Khosous and Abbaseya
Haddad’s statement not reflective of presidency: church official
Papal secretary says presidency is distancing itself from statements made by presidential advisor which blame funeral mourners for violence
Anti-sectarian march in Cairo
Protesters on Tuesday marched to the cathedral in protest at sectarian violence
“Please be nice!”
You can’t push a person to be peaceful and love others, but you can enforce the law
Morsy’s Christian Problem
The country was watching, half in horror and the other half probably in glee, as the police of the Islamist state of Egypt actively joined a mob in their attack on the cathedral
Calm falls after cathedral violence
Police maintain presence at the cathedral after a day and night of teargas and two deaths
State to investigate cathedral violence amidst public outcry
Coptic pope calls for calm and says the church is awaiting the outcome of investigations
Coptic Christmas
Merry Christmas!
Pope Tawadros II enthroned
Coptic Orthodox Church officially appoints new leader after eight months
Papal ceremony to be “religious” and not “celebratory”
The Church extends condolences to victims of train tragedy
Human Rights Centre requests new voter list for papal elections
Controversy ensues over election of new Coptic Pope