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Date of source: Thursday, December 6, 2012
Al-Sabāh reported that Pope Tawadros finished his seclusion at Saint Bishoy Monastery (Dayr al-Anbā Bīshūy) in Wādī al-Natrūn (it is known that patriarchs do that in hard times).
Date of source: Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Pope Tawāḍrūs II is considering the re-formation of the church tribunals that used to be headed by Bishop Bīshūy.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Grand Shaykh of the Azhar is discussing in a meeting with Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawāḍrūs II the reasons behind the church’s withdrawal from the panel and bones of contention as the quitting members did not officially offer their resignations.
Date of source: Thursday, November 22, 2012
Pope Tawāḍrūs II sent a church delegation to offer condolences to President Muḥammad Mursī over the death of his sister Fātimah in funerary ceremonies that was not attended by Deputy Murshid (Guide) of the Muslim Brotherhood group Khayrat al-Shātir
Date of source: Monday, November 26, 2012
Counselor Edward Ghālib, a representative of the church in the constituent assembly drafting a new constitution for Egypt, affirmed that the church insists on quitting the panel, denying that the church is considering a proposal to return to the assembly at present.
Date of source: Sunday, November 25, 2012
Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawāḍrūs II postponed a visit he was scheduled to pay to Alexandria on Saturday (November 24) due to bad security conditions in the Mediterranean city.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Representatives of the Christian denominations in Egypt on Monday (October 1) launched the Egypt Churches Council in a bid to unify ideas and positions, discuss developments in Coptic circles and coordinate stances on all issues, including the constituent assembly drafting a new Egyptian...
Date of source: Friday, January 4, 2013
Upon leading the funeral service of Ashraf Sāmī ‘Adlī, the young Egyptian who was killed during the bomb attack on Saint Mary and Saint Georges Coptic Orthodox Church in Misratah, Libya, Bishop Pachomius of al-Beheira and surrounding areas as well as Northern Africa, said that the attack on Misrata...
Date of source: Sunday, January 6, 2013
Bishop Kyrillos of Naj’ Hammādī (Qena Governorate) said that the Church will commemorate the third anniversary for the Naj’ Hammādī massacre that left seven dead and others wounded during the Christmas celebration in 2010. The Coptic Orthodox Bishop thanked God for al-Kūmnī’s execution and the...
Date of source: Monday, April 8, 2013
The Church has categorically rejected claims that a large numbers of Copts are immigrating to Israel, or that it is Church policy to encourage migration there. This comes after news that some Egyptian Copts have migrated to Israel to escape religious persecution in Egypt. The Church rejects what it...
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Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.