Date of source: الخميس, آيار (مايو) 25, 2006
Last
Friday, Bishop Yu’annis said the
first mass at the Virgin Mary Church in al-Rihāb. Meanwhile, Pope Shenouda
has decided to appoint
Fathers Fīlopātīr Ramzī, Boulus Majdī and Antonious Emile
to be in charge of the
spiritual service in the area until new priests are ordained.
Date of source: الأربعاء, آيار (مايو) 24, 2006
The ordination of a priest in
‘Udaysāt might open the door to a new wave of sectarianism. Hanī al-A‘sar
investigates the surrounding circumstances.
Date of source: الأحد, آيار (مايو) 28, 2006
Hānī Labīb criticizes Dr. Muhammad
‘Imāra’s recent
statement on the reasons behind sectarian sedition in Egypt. According to
Labīb, Dr.
‘Imāra blamed Pope Shenouda III for the tension between Muslims and Christians
in Egypt.
Date of source: الجمعة, آيار (مايو) 19, 2006
Pope Shenouda has forbidden Orthodox Copts from traveling to Jerusalem,
stressing that
those who violate the provisions of the Coptic Church will be severely punished.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آيار (مايو) 16, 2006
The author reviews on a full page three books by three different writers dealing with the Copts of Egypt and the history of their relations with Muslims.
Date of source: الجمعة, آيار (مايو) 12, 2006
The author reports the repeated postponement of
Pope
Shenouda’s meeting with the new members of the al-Majlis al-Millī due to the top Coptic
prelate’s
busy schedule.
Date of source: الجمعة, آيار (مايو) 19, 2006
The author
criticizes Pope Shenouda’s recent
contradictory decision regarding many important issues that concern Copts in
Egypt.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آيار (مايو) 16, 2006
The
Orthodox
Church refuses liberalism although it is the only way for Christians to be saved from religious
fanaticism. The
Orthodox churches sermons fail to call for tolerance, making Christians even more
isolated.
Date of source: الاثنين, آيار (مايو) 15, 2006
Money may push many to commit illegal acts. Here the author explains how many churches were robbed by certain people who managed to deceive Christian religious men, making use of the “religious bond”.
Date of source: الجمعة, آيار (مايو) 12, 2006
The author publishes the text of the reasons on which the Administrative Judiciary Court relied to give its controversial sentence compelling Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria to grant permit for a second marriage to a Copt who divorced his wife by a court ruling.