Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 19, 2011
The Family Home initiative is officially underway, according to al-Misrī al-Yawm.
The paper reports that the Egypt Peace Society has convened its first conference related to the initiative, which aims to create a Muslim-Christian body to serve as a mouthpiece for both the Azhar and the Church.
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Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 19, 2011
Al-Dustūr quotes informed sources saying that a "sovereign party" has gained "confirmed information of the involvement of the Israeli Mossad in the [Two Saints Church] explosion in cooperation with Egyptian elements.”
The paper further says “Egyptian security authorities had spotted an Israeli...
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 19, 2011
Pope Shenouda has postponed his visit to the injured victims of the New Year's Day bombing of the Church of the Two Saints, says al-Wafd.
According to the report, the postponement is necessary because the injured are currently housed in five separate hospitals.
The paper adds that Pope Shenouda...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 19, 2010
The article at hand revolves around the death sentence against Hammām al-Kamūnī, who killed six Coptic worshippers coming out of a church last Christmas, on January 6, 2010. While the article criticizes the court’s slow examination, it welcomes the harsh sentence, which sets an example of how...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 18, 2011
The meeting of the Egyptian-European Council was the scene of a heated debate between the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee in the Shūrá Council and the Papal Nuncio in Cairo regarding Pope Benedict's recent statements regarding the protection of Middle Eastern Christians.
According to...
Date of source: الأحد, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 12, 2010
President Husnī Mubārak appointed 10 MPs to the new elected parliament, including 7 Copts.
The appointees included one woman, 'Amīnah Shafīq, member of National Council for Women (NCW).
Date of source: الثلاثاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 18, 2011
Religious weekly ‘Aqīdatī says in a page one report that it has learned from its sources in the Azhar that the preliminary makeup of the proposed "Family Home," which intends to serve as a joint mouthpiece for the Azhar and the church, includes few Azhar scholars.
Ninety percent of the proposed...
Date of source: الأحد, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 12, 2010
The Coptic Orthodox Church denied what was published in a private paper about Pope Shenouda retreating from public life in Monastery of Saint Bīshūy in Wādī al-Natrūn, objecting the non-release of Copts arrested for al-‘Umrāniyyah incident.
Bishop Yu’annis, General Bishop and Secretary of Pope,...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 18, 2011
Al-Wafd reports that Coptic Pope Shenouda has returned to Egypt following a visit to the United States for medical treatment.
The text said that the Pope was greeted upon his return to residence by large numbers of bishops, monks, and Coptic youth.
According to a church source, "The pope will not...
Date of source: الأحد, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 12, 2010
United Arab Emirates opened its first coptic archaeological site on its land for visitors. It is the monastery of Eastern Assyrian Church which dates back to the 7th century A.D., according to Emirates News Agency.