Date of source: السبت, أيلول (سبتمبر) 17, 2005 to الجمعة, أيلول (سبتمبر) 23, 2005
Sawsan Ibrāhīm ‘Abd al-Sayyid [daughter of late Father Ibrāhīm ‘Abd al-Sayyid] responds to Rose al-Yousuf’s interview with Bishop Mousa.
Date of source: الجمعة, أيلول (سبتمبر) 16, 2005
A Coptic group calling themselves the Coptic reform group [Editor: Not found on the Internet. No official title for this group] are challenging the church and working to unseat some Church leaders. Coptic thinkers and leaders of the Church respond.
Date of source: الأربعاء, أيلول (سبتمبر) 14, 2005
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark has repeatedly made it clear that Christianity’s stance on divorce is unchangeable.
Date of source: السبت, آب (اغسطس) 13, 2005 to الجمعة, آب (اغسطس) 19, 2005
Pope Shenouda has instructed the Committee of Parishes, headed by Bishop Boula, to make new financial regulations to increase the salaries of clergymen, after complaints about financial hardship.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آب (اغسطس) 16, 2005
The primary civil court of Northern Cairo has overturned the complaint filed by Sabr ī Sayf Youn ān, against Pope Shenouda, the Cairo Governor and the Chief of Rawd al-Faraj ward. The complaint had demanded the removal of the buildings recently constructed at the church, which is named after the...
Date of source: الاثنين, آب (اغسطس) 15, 2005
Father Filop āt īr of the Virgin and Mar Marqus Church has said in an interview that the decision to suspend him from service was due to pressure from the security forces after he announced his opposition to President Mub ārak.
Date of source: الاثنين, آب (اغسطس) 15, 2005
A small newspaper advertisment, published by Max Michel, head of the Muqattam Church, declaring support for President Mub ārak, has caused a row over the eagerness of religious institutions to support the President.
Date of source: الخميس, آب (اغسطس) 11, 2005
In this interview, Bishop Max Michel expresses his opinion on a number of issues, including the extent to which the United States intends to infiltrate the Coptic Church
Date of source: السبت, آب (اغسطس) 13, 2005
On July 13, Pope Shenouda III, the Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark, called for a meeting of Archbishops to agree on the decision to issue a statement demanding that President Husnī Mubārak run in the forthcoming presidential elections.
Date of source: الخميس, آب (اغسطس) 4, 2005
According to Orthodox doctrine, marriage is a holy connection, not only between the couple, but also between the two families: for example, the husband’s brothers and sisters become his wife’s brothers and sisters, and vice versa. As a result, the church can not accept the marriage of a widow to...