Date of source: الأحد, تموز (يوليو) 16, 2000
The members of the New Testament group believe they represents the seed of the real Christian church that will revive the teachings of the Fathers. They consider the present church a dead church that deviated from the Christian faith. They believe that they are God´s agents on earth and that they...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, تموز (يوليو) 23, 2002
The author criticizes the fact that most Copts are unwilling to join political parties. He believes this is the peak of passivity. He urges them to join, in order to have a chance to participate in changing the general policies of Egypt, making use of the good chance given to them in the time of...
Date of source: الجمعة, تموز (يوليو) 7, 2000
[The title is a mistake of the editor. Ibrahim is not Coptic. The proposed title was: Egypt´s reputation endangered.] The arrest of Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim was preceded by an extremely negative Egyptian press. It seemed as if this functioned as a warning for worse to come. People close to...
Date of source: السبت, تموز (يوليو) 20, 2002
Pope Shenouda said that if an Orthodox husband or wife joined the Jehovah´s Witnesses, the couple could have an immediate divorce [if they wanted]. In addition, the church would give a permission to remarry to the partner who kept his/her Orthodox beliefs.
Date of source: الخميس, تموز (يوليو) 18, 2002
The author praises the statement the US Copts Association issued to declare that it supports Egypt in its stand on the Palestinian issue and proclaim its solidarity with the Palestinians. He says that the statement shows that emigrant Copts are of good stock and that their patriotism is out of the...
Date of source: الاثنين, تموز (يوليو) 8, 2002
Pope Shenouda III announced that he had deposed a monk, a deacon and a number of consecrated women and stripped them of their ecclesiastical ranks because they formed a group that deviated from the teachings of Christianity. They consider the pope an unbeliever and claimed that they are the true...
Date of source: الاثنين, تموز (يوليو) 15, 2002
The Copts Daily Digest reported that the website of the US Copts Association was hacked by a Muslim. The hacker reported he doesn´t like their website and wanted to scare them. The US Copts Association reported that they are frequently threatened on Muslim sites but were not able to produce more...
Date of source: السبت, حزيران (يونيو) 29, 2002 to الجمعة, تموز (يوليو) 5, 2002
Pope Shenouda consecrated Egyptian archpriest Miti´awes Al-Antoni as bishop Daniel Al-Antoni for Sidney, Australia. His consecration raised the number of Egyptian bishops serving Coptic churches abroad to 23. Bishop Daniel´s consecration was attended by the Australian ambassador to Egypt, which...
Date of source: الأربعاء, حزيران (يونيو) 12, 2002
Pope Shenouda has demanded that the World Council of Churches recognizes the views of the Orthodox Church, because of its large following. The council´s activities are currently controlled by Protestant churches.
Date of source: الاثنين, حزيران (يونيو) 10, 2002
The High Administrative Court gave its ruling that Al- Naba´a paper should be allowed to publish. Pope Shenouda raised a court case to stop publication and another accusing the paper´s editor-in-chief of using abusive language. Before the court issued its ruling, he said that he did not...