Date of source: الأحد, كانون الثاني (يناير) 15, 2012
Dr. Andrea Zakī, the deputy head of the Coptic Evangelical Church, said that the Egyptian society is not yet ready to accept the candidacy of a Copt or a woman for presidency, although it is a good thing from a theoretical perspective.
"The church does not pay attention to some mysterious...
Date of source: الأحد, كانون الثاني (يناير) 15, 2012
Zakī, who is also director of the Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services (CEOSS), called on the Azhar to activate this paper, which he described as "the key to a modern state and window of hope for the future."
Dr. 'Imād Jād, deputy chairman of the al-Ahrām Center for Political...
Date of source: الأحد, كانون الثاني (يناير) 15, 2012
Pope Shenouda urged all Copts to observe good manners inside churches, adding during a weekly sermon on Wednesday (January 11) at the Saint Mark Cathedral that sometimes people forget they are inside a church and do things that not suitable in a holy place. [Yūsuf Rāmiz, al-Shurūq al-Jadīd, Jan. 15...
Date of source: السبت, كانون الثاني (يناير) 14, 2012
Coptic Orthodox Bishop Mūsá of Youth says there is no doubt the Azhar under Grand Shaykh Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyīb is now playing its ordinary national role in association with the Coptic Church under Pope Shenouda III.
The two sides, along with the government, represented by Dr. al-Janzūrī, as well as...
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 11, 2012
Under the slogan "A Patriotic Meeting to Restore Egyptian Spirit," Shaykh Tayyīb will preside over a meeting to be attended by Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III at the Azhar office on Wednesday (January 11).
The meeting, to be attended by a host of Azhar scholars, priests, intellectuals and...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 10, 2012
On the other hand, Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III said the keenness shown by Islamist groups to express feelings of endearment for Copts over the Christmas celebrations only affirm that there is still good prevailing in Egypt.
“All those calls of division and disruption of unity among...
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون الثاني (يناير) 9, 2012
Meanwhile, the Maspero Youth Union objected the excesses that took place during the Coptic Orthodox Christmas at Saint Mark Cathedral in the Cairo district of al-'Abbāssīyah, criticizing the reactions by the cathedral's security personnel against young Copts who objected to Pope Shenouda III's...
Date of source: الأحد, كانون الثاني (يناير) 8, 2012
In the presence of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) to the feast Mass, churches specified the subject of their sermons to talk about "monotheism" which raised controversy that the priests are trying to send a message to the MB and deny that Christians are polytheists. [Yūsuf Rāmiz, al-Shurūq al-Jadīd,...
Date of source: الأحد, كانون الثاني (يناير) 8, 2012
Prime Minister Dr. Kamāl al-Janzūrī visited Pope Shenouda on the festive day (January 7) in the afternoon to greet him over the Coptic Christmas.
For his part, Michael Louis Fitzgerald, the Vatican's Nuncio, greeted the pope and conveyed a congratulatory message to him from Pope Benedict XVI. [...
Date of source: الأحد, كانون الثاني (يناير) 8, 2012
Moreover, U.S. President Barack Obama and the First Lady Michelle Obama wished "a blessed Christmas for Coptic Orthodox Christians in the United States and around the world."
Thanks for Coptic Christians for the distinguished contribution they have offered to the United States, said the U.S....