Date of source: الاثنين, تموز (يوليو) 3, 2006
The author sheds light on the life of Egyptian Orthodox nuns inside a convent and their
rebellion against the convent head, Archbishop Bīshūy, for his strict orders separating them
entirely from
the outside world.
Date of source: الجمعة, حزيران (يونيو) 30, 2006
The author deals with the splinter church of Max Michel, a self-proclaimed
patriarch of
Orthodox Christians in Egypt and the Middle East, in a step described as an attempt to seek
legitimacy.
Date of source: الخميس, حزيران (يونيو) 29, 2006
The author, who is the press advisor of Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria, reviews some of the Pope’s main characteristics.
Date of source: السبت, تموز (يوليو) 1, 2006 to الجمعة, تموز (يوليو) 7, 2006
The Coptic community wonders who will succeed Pope
Shenouda after illness strikes him?
Although regulations stipulating the transfer of church power will give
bishops, monks and priests the opportunity
to stand for elections, elections are now confined only to
general bishops.
Date of source: السبت, تموز (يوليو) 1, 2006 to الجمعة, تموز (يوليو) 7, 2006
The writer examines the different challenges in electing a successor for Pope Shenouda III of Egypt.
Date of source: السبت, تموز (يوليو) 1, 2006 to الجمعة, تموز (يوليو) 7, 2006
A
tense relationship exists between the
Pope and emigrant Christians because they used to oppose the systems of the
state and the president and they
do not submit to the Pope’s opinions.
Date of source: السبت, تموز (يوليو) 1, 2006 to الجمعة, تموز (يوليو) 7, 2006
The author discusses reports about the Pope’s recent
illness which has led to great anxiety
amongst Christians.
Date of source: السبت, تموز (يوليو) 1, 2006 to الجمعة, تموز (يوليو) 7, 2006
Yūsuf
Rāmiz, author of this article, expresses his concerns
about the future of the Coptic Orthodox Church: its
relationship as an institution with the State; the
stability of its internal authorities and what will become of
its domestic and foreign funds.
Date of source: الاثنين, تموز (يوليو) 3, 2006
Pope Shenouda has filed a lawsuit against the Minister of Education and the
Assiut Governor for
confiscating a school building linked to the church of Mār Girgis in Assiut.
Date of source: الأحد, حزيران (يونيو) 18, 2006
In a letter sent to the editor-in-chief of Rose al
-Yousuf, the inhabitants of
the provincial towm of Maghāgha, al-Mīnyā, asked Pope Shenouda
to set up a fact-finding
committee to investigate the activities of Bishop Aghathoun, whom they say provoked
clashes with a number of
Christian clergy.