Date of source: الاثنين, أيلول (سبتمبر) 7, 2020
The Coptic Orthodox Church announced that a new issue of the magazine al-Kirāza will only be published electronically due to the Coronavirus.
Date of source: الأربعاء, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 7, 2020
Since the death of Pope Shinūda III, several film and television production studies have expressed their excitement to produce works portraying the life of the most famous pope in the history of the Coptic Orthodox Church, and several actors have expressed their desire to play the role of the pope...
Date of source: الأربعاء, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 7, 2020
Over the last two decades, the Coptic Orthodox Church has expressed its opposition to several films and television shows, both domestic and international, resulting in the cancellation of some of these works and censorship of others. The reasons for the church’s disapproval vary.
Date of source: الأحد, أيلول (سبتمبر) 6, 2020
The Coptic Orthodox Church continues to ordain new monks and nuns in different Coptic monasteries. The most recent ordination was of 17 nuns among the students from the Monastery of Prince Tāwadrūs the Levantine and the Monastery of the Archangel Michael [Mīkhāʾīl] in Qāmūlā, western Luxor.
Date of source: السبت, آب (اغسطس) 29, 2020
In light of the restrictions preventing gatherings, the spread of the Coronavirus has resulted in the cancellation of religious celebrations and festivals [mawlid], including seven major Islamic ones and nine well-known Christian ones.
Date of source: الأحد, آب (اغسطس) 9, 2020
The Media Center of the Coptic Orthodox Church announced the launch of an official Facebook page under the name of “The Coptic Media Center”.
Date of source: الاثنين, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 2, 2020
The Coptic Orthodox Church has released a book and documentary titled “The Holy Family’s Journey in Egypt”. It was produced at the Saint George (Mār Jirjis) Convent in Cairo’s historic Coptic quarter and has been released in six languages.
Date of source: الخميس, آب (اغسطس) 6, 2020
Orthodox Copts on Friday evening begin the fast of the Virgin Mary [Dormition fast] for 15 days. It is among the second tier fasts that allow the consumption of fish.
Date of source: الخميس, آيار (مايو) 7, 2020
The Catholic, Evangelical and Episcopal churches of Egypt have announced that they have joined with al-Azhar and the Vatican to pray on Thursday May 14, for humanity to be relieved from the novel coronavirus pandemic, at the invitation of the Higher Committee for Human Fraternity.
Date of source: الاثنين, أيلول (سبتمبر) 7, 2020
Bishop Aghāthūn, bishop of Maghāghah and al-‘Adwah of the Coptic Orthodox in the Minya governorate, demanded that the President of the Bar Association, Rajāʾī ‘Aṭiyya, publicly apologise for his article published on his personal Facebook page. Entitled “Between Jesus (peace be upon him) and the...