Date of source: الأحد, حزيران (يونيو) 11, 2006
Their Graces
Bishops Aghathoun and Yousuf from the Monastery of Anbā Boula
Awwal al-Sawwāh [The Monastery
of St. Paul the First Hermit] are to be ordained as bishops in Brazil
and Bolivia. The ordination, the author says,
highlights the significant role Pope Shenouda III plays in
serving...
Date of source: الأحد, حزيران (يونيو) 11, 2006
Student at the Evangelical Faculty of Theology, Michael
‘Ādil ‘Ajāybī,
sends a message entitled “Why fanaticism?” to Pope
Shenouda III of Alexandria, complaining about the refusal
of the Coptic Orthodox Church to allow the celebration of
the International Day of Prayer to take place at
the...
Date of source: الأحد, حزيران (يونيو) 11, 2006
An obituary of Father Matta al-Miskeen, the abbot of Anba Maqar Monastery in Wadi al-Natroun.
Date of source: السبت, حزيران (يونيو) 10, 2006 to الجمعة, حزيران (يونيو) 16, 2006
A review of the
death of Father Matta al-Maskīn, who led a mystical life at the desert and was an inspiration to many
young
monks, at the age of 87.
Date of source: الأحد, تموز (يوليو) 9, 2006
The Egyptian churches have agreed not to seek a ban on Dan Brown’s controversial movie but will instead launch anti-Da- Vinci-Code campaign.
Date of source: الخميس, حزيران (يونيو) 8, 2006
The author interviews two Christians, Dr.
Girgis Kāmil Yousif and Jamāl
As‘ad ‘Abd al-Malāk, on the phenomenon of
the banning of books inside the Orthodox
Church in Egypt.
Date of source: الأحد, حزيران (يونيو) 4, 2006
The author criticizes those who reject the defrocking
of priests and
affirms that a priest who has been proved guilty of committing a sin deserves to be punished.
Date of source: الاثنين, حزيران (يونيو) 5, 2006
The author affirms in his
article that the Copts are not an ethnic
minority that is separate from the rest of the Egyptian people, urging the
church to stop trying to play a
political role and to shoulder its responsibility of encouraging Copts to
participate in the nation’s
political process...
Date of source: الأربعاء, آيار (مايو) 31, 2006
The article reports that nearly two million Christians and Muslims are celebrating the Virgin Mary festival, which is held annually on Jabal al-Tayr Mountain in al-Minyā governorate, Upper Egypt, marking the anniversary of the Holy Family’s journey in Egypt and their visit to this part of the...
Date of source: السبت, حزيران (يونيو) 3, 2006 to الجمعة, حزيران (يونيو) 9, 2006
The Coptic author investigates the concept of adultery in Christianity and
whether the
church’s position on divorce is really protecting Christians from sliding into adultery, given
that there
are a reported 40,000 cases of Christian divorce in the Egyptian law courts.