Date of source: Friday, April 27, 2012
The second and last Mass in commemoration of Pope Shenouda III on the anniversary of the 40th day of his death was held on Thursday (April 26) at Saint Bīshūy Monastery in Wādī al-Natrūn, where the body of the 117th Coptic Orthodox Pope lies, attended only by clergymen. [Ashraf Sādiq, al-Ahrām,...
Date of source: Sunday, April 15, 2012
“We would like, in the name of our Holy Synod, to thank our brothers in all their different positions of responsibility for sharing us in our grief over the departure of Pope Shenouda III, with special thanks to the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) and Grand Shaykh of the Azhar Dr. Ahmad...
Date of source: Monday, April 16, 2012
Bishop Armiyā, Pope Shenouda’s personal secretary and the closest aide, did not attend the Mass because he could not stand not having Pope Shenouda absent from this ceremony for the first time. Instead, the personal secretary attended the Mass at the Monastery of Saint Moses the Black.
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Date of source: Saturday, April 21, 2012
Bishop Pachomius had received on Friday (April 20) renowned Egyptian cardiologist Majdī Ya'qūb at the Saint Mark Cathedral in the Cairo district of al-'Abbāssīyah, who visited the papal seat to offer condolences over the death of Pope Shenouda III. [Ashraf Sādiq, al-Ahrām, April 21, p. 4] Read...
Date of source: Saturday, April 21, 2012
Bishop Pachomius had received on Friday (April 20) renowned Egyptian cardiologist Majdī Ya'qūb at the Saint Mark Cathedral in the Cairo district of al-'Abbāssīyah, who visited the papal seat to offer condolences over the death of Pope Shenouda III. [Ashraf Sādiq, al-Ahrām, April 21, p. 4] Read...
Date of source: Saturday, April 21, 2012
Bishop Pachomius had received on Friday (April 20) renowned Egyptian cardiologist Majdī Ya'qūb at the Saint Mark Cathedral in the Cairo district of al-'Abbāssīyah, who visited the papal seat to offer condolences over the death of Pope Shenouda III. [Ashraf Sādiq, al-Ahrām, April 21, p. 4] Read...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Meanwhile, several Coptic intellectuals and politicians agreed that 'Umar Sulaymān's running in the presidential elections is a relapse to the former regime of overthrown president Husnī Mubārak.
"Sulaymān's return as a presidential candidate is a real challenge to the revolution and the Egyptian...
Date of source: Sunday, April 8, 2012
The Coptic Orthodox Church is celebrating Ahad al-Sha'ānīn (Palm Sunday), commemorating Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem (Palestine). The word al-Sha’ānīn is the plural of Shi’nā which means Khullisnā or “we are saved”. After Palm Sunday the Holy week of the Coptic Orthodox Church begins. [Ashraf Sādiq...
Date of source: Sunday, April 8, 2012
The Coptic Orthodox Church is celebrating Ahad al-Sha'ānīn (Palm Sunday), commemorating Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem (Palestine). The word al-Sha’ānīn is the plural of Shi’nā which means Khullisnā or “we are saved”. After Palm Sunday the Holy week of the Coptic Orthodox Church begins. [Ashraf Sādiq...
Date of source: Sunday, April 8, 2012
Bishop Pachomius, acting pope of Orthodox Church, said that Copts will only visit Jerusalem with their Muslim brothers. [Ashraf Sādiq, al-Ahrām, April 8, p. 6] Read original text in Arabic
[Reviewer’s Note: A report of the same content was mentioned in al-Misrī al-Yawm, April 8, p. 1 and al-Akhbār...