Thursday 15 February marked the first celebration by the Coptic Orthodox Church of the Feast of Modern-Day Martyrs, an annual feast declared last year by the Holy Synod. The date commemorates the martyrdom of 20 Copts and one Ghanaian who were beheaded for their Christian faith by Daesh in Sirte, Libya, in 2015. It is … Continue reading Church commemorating modern-day martyrs consecrated in Minya