Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 4, 2012
“Out of respect for people’s demands in the Coptic street not to accept congratulations from those with hands dipped in the blood of their honorable sons, the Maspero Youth Union announces its refusal to accept their greetings as well as the greetings of those who advocated the disruption of the...
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 4, 2012
The church’s insistence on the invitations it has sent to SCAF members and Islamists on one hand and calls by the opposition to stage protests off the cathedral on January 5-8 on the other are putting both sides on the horns of a dilemma, reads an opinion article in al-Ahrām daily.
Many Coptic...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 3, 2012
A St. Mark Cathedral source welcomed initiatives by the January 25 revolution youths to protect the cathedral, emphasizing Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III’s confidence in the interior ministry and the army and, above all, God in the protection of the Eastern Coptic Christmas Mass on January 7....
Date of source: الجمعة, نيسان (أبريل) 29, 2016
In an opinion article published by Al- Bawāba News to commemorate the observance of the day of Resurrection of Christ, writer and columnist ʿAbd al-Rahīm ʿAlī, considered that the holy day marks the Resurrection of Egypt and its salvation from the conspiracies weaved against it.
Date of source: الجمعة, نيسان (أبريل) 22, 2016
Dr. Kamīl Siddīq Sawiris, Secretary General of the Milli Council of the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Alexandria, said that "with regard to the decision to ban the travel of Copts to the occupied lands of Jerusalem to visit the holy sites, the decision was made by the Holy Synod during the reign of...
Date of source: الجمعة, نيسان (أبريل) 22, 2016
The issue of the ban of the Egyptian Coptic Church on Coptic Christians visiting Jerusalem to perform the pilgrimage rituals was raised in the media and stirred a debate in the past week in concurrence with Easter celebrations.
Date of source: الجمعة, نيسان (أبريل) 22, 2016
The monastery of Anbā Bula Al-ʿAmer of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the Red Sea, issued a statement on Friday, warning of the production of a film that depicts the life of the deceased monk, Bishop Fānūs of Anbā Bula.
Date of source: السبت, نيسان (أبريل) 23, 2016
Despite the similarity of the ecclesiastical rituals and traditions of the Easter celebration and prayer between the late Coptic Orthodox Patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Pope Kyrillos IV and his successors, Pope Shenouda III and Pope Tawadros II, the circumstances that have changed over...
Date of source: الأربعاء, نيسان (أبريل) 20, 2016
Coptic thinker Jamal Asʿad said that the number of Copts who traveled to Israel doubled during the year 2015, pointing out that the exceptional visit of Pope Tawadros II to lead the funeral prayer for Bishop Abraham, the Metropolitan Archbishop of Jerusalem and the Near East played a role in this...
Date of source: الأربعاء, نيسان (أبريل) 20, 2016
The historical ban of the Coptic Orthodox Church on its followers from visiting the holy sites in Jerusalem has recently witnessed a significant change, as Copts continue to visit and defy the ban which includes excommunication and thousands of annual trips are made during Easter holiday from Cairo...