Date of source: Sunday, December 16, 2012
Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the Holy See of St Mark the Apostle, cast his ballot in al-Waylῑ polling station.
Date of source: Saturday, October 6, 2012
The nominations committee under Bishop Pachomius, the acting patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church, is meeting the 10 monks vying over the papal chair of Saint Mark in succession of Pope Shenouda III, who passed away in March.
Date of source: Friday, October 5, 2012
The papal nominations committee under Bishop Pachomius starts meetings today (October 5) at the Anba Bīshūy Monastery in Wādī al-Natrūn, where the body of Pope Shenouda III was laid to rest.
Date of source: Friday, December 14, 2012
Egyptian churches declared on Thursday (December 13) that they would participate in the Constitutional referendum scheduled for Saturday (December 15). In a statement from the papal headquarters, the Coptic Orthodox Church, Pope Tawadros II declared, that every citizen has the freedom to vote.
Date of source: Thursday, October 18, 2012
A campaign to introduce the five candidates vying over the chair of Saint Mark in succession of Pope Shenouda III, who passed away on March 17, 2012, started through 45-minute TV interviews with each of them, relayed over the three Christian channels – Mar Markous, Aghapy TV and CTV.
Date of source: Thursday, October 4, 2012
The Coptic Orthodox Church on Wednesday held a mass and prayed for Egypt to end such a critical transitional period and to obtain stability.
Date of source: Monday, November 19, 2012
Thousands of Christians and Muslims attended the ceremony to enthrone Bishop Tawāḍrus II as the 118th Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church in succession of Pope Shinūdā III, who passed away in March.
Date of source: Sunday, November 18, 2012
All eyes are set today (November 18) on the Saint Mark Cathedral in the Cairo district of al-ʿAbbāssīya to follow up the church’s celebrations of the enthronement of Bishop Tawāḍrūs II as the 118th Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church in succession of Pope Shinūdā III, who passed away in March, to be...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 16, 2012
No one expected the five names announced by Bishop Pachomius and no observer anticipated that candidates in the weight of Bishop Bīshūy, Secretary of the Holy Synod, know for being an iron man, Bishop Yu’annis, the Secretary of Pope Shenouda III, or Bishop Baphnotius, known as the revolutionary...
Date of source: Thursday, November 1, 2012
Coptic Orthodox Christians started on Wednesday (October 31) a three-day fasting, to end in the morning of Saturday (November 3), for the new pope as an altar lot will name the 118th patriarch of the chair of Saint Mark on Sunday (November 4).