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Date of source: Sunday, September 23, 2012
A battle of statements flared up between the Salafī Front and the Coptic Orthodox Church after the front lodged a complaint with the public prosecutor accusing three Christian clergymen, including Bishop Serapion, of co-producing the prophet-denigrating movie.
Date of source: Saturday, August 11, 2012
Bishop Dimitrius of Mallawī and al-Ashmūnīn, al-Minya Governorate, has called on Bishop Pachomius, Coptic Orthodox Acting Patriarch not to permit the candidacy of Bishops for the position of patriarch and to restrict the candidacies to monks “so that spiritual and church laws not be broken.”
Date of source: Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Bishop, Dr. Safwāt al-Bayādī, the representative of the Coptic Catholic Church in the Constituent Assembly stated that the sub-committee discussing this article has voted for allowing adherents of non- Abrahamic religions to practice their rites. He also questioned what if Egyptians are not allowed...
Date of source: Saturday, February 15, 2014
Yesterday, the eight Evangelical Councils in Egypt held a meeting discussing whether or not women could be ordained as pastors. Sources have reported that the representatives of the different councils decided to postpone the decision until next April when the meeting of The Synod of the Nile [of...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 27, 2014
A source close to the Coptic Orthodox Pope stated that Bishop Pochamius received Bishop Serabion the head of the St. Bishoy Monastery in his room in Salām Hospital in Muhandisīn
Date of source: Saturday, August 4, 2012
Meanwhile, Bishop Pachomius said he would not congratulate the new prime minister, Hishām Qandīl, over formation of his government that was sworn in before the president on Thursday (Aug. 2) because “the lineup was unfair”.
“This cabinet lineup was unfair to Copts, now that we have expected more...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 25, 2012
The committee on registration of voters to elect a new pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church in succession of Pope Shenouda III, who passed away in March, were placed on notice boards in the Saint Mark Cathedral headquarters in both Cairo’s al-‘Abbāssīyah district and Alexandria. [Ahmad al-Sa’dāwī, al...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Meanwhile, the committee on registration of voters for the election of a new patriarch for the Coptic Orthodox Church finalized the inclusion of 2500 voters into the lists, including 500 expatriate Egyptians. [Ahmad al-Sa’dāwī, al-Shurūq al-Jadīd, July 18, p. 3] Read text in Arabic
Date of source: Sunday, July 8, 2012
Acting patriarch Bishop Pachomius said on Saturday (July 7) that the church is still concerned over the activities of the constituent assembly and fears that an Egyptian constitution expressive only of a certain group or another with no regard to the rest of the people would be issued.
Bishop...
Date of source: Sunday, March 11, 2012
Some 22 bishops and metropolitans held a closed meeting last week at the Coptic Orthodox Patriarch Pope Shenouda III's office to discuss backing a presidential candidate and select representatives of the church in the constituent assembly to draft a new constitution for Egypt, according to the pope...
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