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The Church celebrates the Coming of St. Severus the Great, the Patriarch of Antioch, to Egypt
Date of source: Friday, October 12, 2018
The Coptic Orthodox Church celebrates the coming of St. Severus [Sāwīris] the Great, the Patriarch of Antioch, to Egypt.  St. Severus the Great came to Egypt in the fifth century AD to strengthen the believers and their churches during a difficult period of persecution by the Emperor Constantine...
Pope Tawadros Appoints Bishop Paula in Place of Bishop Bishoy
Date of source: Sunday, October 7, 2018
Pope Tawadros appoints Bishop Paula in place of Bishop Bishoy
6. An Islamic member of Parliament: The author of the fatwá of prohibiting the congratulation of Christians had no right to issue a fatwá
Date of source: Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Former member of Parliament and representative of al-Jamā’ah al-Islāmīyah in People’s Assembly for north Naj’ Hammādī (Qena Governorate) constituency, ‘Abd al-Nāsir ‘Abd al-Halīm, said that the Muslim Brotherhood’s Muftī had no right to issue a fatwá because he is not from “ahl al-Fatwá” or “People...
12. The Church celebrates the Holy 50 days that comes after Easter,
Date of source: Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Copts started celebrating the Holy 50 days that comes after Easter, in which the church chants joyful hymns celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus Christ (Hāzim Rif’at, al-Dustūr, May 8, p. 3). Read original text in Arabic.
3. The Church invites the governorates of the Republic to follow Matruh as an example of national unity
Date of source: Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Matruh media center conducted a forum on March 18 about “the rights and responsibilities of citizens”. Representatives of the Church have held up the governorate of Matruh as an example of how to renounce and prevent violence and fitnah between religious communities. Bishop Bijīmī al-Anbā Būlā...
51. Christians left their homes fearing violence after a Christian man murdered a Muslim.
Date of source: Sunday, January 20, 2013
In another fitnah story, Copts of Naj’ al-Maslahah village of al-Billīnā Township, Sohag Governorate, left their homes fearing violence after a Christian man murdered a Muslim. The incident started when al-Nimr Wahīb, 43, clashed with his siblings over inheritance. He then took to the streets,...
2. Activists Demand The Church to Cancel Its Invitation For "Mursī" to Attend Holy Easter Mass
Date of source: Tuesday, April 30, 2013
A number of Coptic activists lunched a campaign on the social-networking website “Facebook” under the slogan “no for inviting killers to the Cathedral” and that to demand from the church not to invite President Mursī, Prime Minister Hishām Qandīl and speaker of the Shūrá Council Ahmad Fahmī to the...
13. Sources: A Meeting to be Held between Azhar's Grand Shaykh and the Pope … before meeting with Mursī
Date of source: Thursday, April 25, 2013
Papal sources stated that a meeting will be held between Azhar's Grand Shaykh Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyīb and Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II at al-'Abbāsīyyah next Tuesday (May 2, 2013). The source also mentioned the possibility of including President Muhammad Mursi (Mursī), in discussions surrounding...
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