Date of source: Tuesday, October 2, 2012
The Coptic Orthodox Church’s Holy Synod is meeting on Wednesday (October 3) at the Saint Mark Cathedral in the Cairo district of al-‘Abbāssīyah under acting patriarch Bishop Pachomius to elect a committee that would supervise the papal elections, scheduled for November 24.
Date of source: Friday, November 2, 2012
Bishop Bula of Tantā, the official spokesman for the Coptic Orthodox Church, said in a press conference on Thursday (November 1) that 12 children, the same number of Jesus Christ’s Disciples, will attend the Altar Lot process but only a blindfolded one of them, aged 5-8 years and has to have been...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Bishop Pachomius said so far 70 children wishing to do the altar lot applied for the procedure that would name the 118th pope of the chair of Saint Mark. Only one child will be picked in a lot on Sunday (November 4).
Date of source: Monday, October 1, 2012
Orthodox Copts start Monday (October 1) fasting for three days in prayers for the process of the election of the 118th pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church to go smoothly and peacefully.
Date of source: Monday, October 29, 2012
The papal elections will be held today (October 29) at the Saint Mark Cathedral in the Cairo district of al-‘Abbāssīyah as 2412 voters will cast their ballots in eight boxes. The voting process will end at 05:00 pm, after which counting will start immediately before announcing the names of three of...
Date of source: Saturday, October 26, 2013
The Coptic Orthodox congregation and clergymen are continuing preparations in order to have honorable papal elections to bring the 118th pope in succession of Pope Shenouda III, who passed away on March 17, 2012.
Date of source: Monday, October 22, 2012
Egypt's Orthodox Christians start today (October 22) fasting for three days within preparations for the election of the 118th pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church, scheduled for October 29 as the five candidates for the Saint Mark chair held a mass service at the Virgin Mary Church in the southern...
Date of source: Sunday, October 21, 2012
Bishop Bula, the spokesman for the Coptic Orthodox Church, said the church has not so far extended an invitation to President Muhammad Mursī to attend the enthronement of the 118th pope of the chair of Saint Mark in succession of Pope Shenouda III, who passed away on March 17, 2012.
Date of source: Friday, October 12, 2012
Bishop Mūsá of Youth denied that Bishop Raphael withdrew from the election to bring the 118th pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church in succession of Pope Shenouda III, who passed away in March.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Bishop Bula of Tantā, the official spokesman for the Coptic Orthodox Church, said that Bishop Kyrillos of Milan withdrew from the elections over the papal chair of Saint Mark in succession of Pope Shenouda III, who passed away in March.