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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: Friday, April 6, 2012
Bishop Bisantī of Helwan and al-Ma’sarah said that the Coptic Orthodox Church did not lift the ban on traveling to Jerusalem.
“The 61 Egyptian Copts who traveled will be forbidden from the reception of Holy Communion according to Pope Shenouda’s ordere. Bishop Bisantī said.
He added that a true...
Date of source: Friday, March 23, 2012
The Coptic Orthodox Holy Synod announced in an official statement on March 23, 2012 that Bishop Pachomius of Beheira and five cities is the Coptic Orthodox Acting Patriarch.
Bishop Pachomius cannot not run for patriarch and would be responsible for the church until the new patriarch is elected,...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Bishop Armīyā, one of the nominees to succeed the pope, denied reports by newspapers that he accepted condolences by the Israeli ambassador in Cairo, Yaakov Amitai. [Ashraf Sādiq, Laylá Mustafá and Tāmir ‘Abd al-Ra’ūf, al-Ahrām, March 20, p. 1] Read original text in Arabic
Date of source: Friday, March 30, 2012
Meanwhile, the Millī Council of the Coptic Orthodox Church and the Coptic endowments association demanded that the constituent-drafting panel the be restructured in a way to make it representative of all groups within the society.[Ashraf Sādiq, al-Ahrām, March 30, p. 4] Read original text in Arabic...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Laymen on the panel included Millī Council members Counselor Nabīl Munīr, Counselor Edward Ghālib, Mālik Mīnā, Munsif Najīb Sulaymān, Dr. Georgette Qillīnī, Dr. Kamāl Shawqī, Rasmī ‘Abd al-Malik, Kāmil Sālih, Wajdī Louis.
The Holy Synod will meet on Tuesday, April 3, 2012, to continue discussions...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Meanwhile, the Coptic Orthodox Holy Synod is meeting today at the papal headquarters in the Cairo district of al-‘Abbāssīyah to elect a committee which will make a list of nominees for the patriarchic chair. The committee, known as the 18-member committee, includes nine bishops and nine members of...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Meanwhile, the Coptic Orthodox Holy Synod is meeting today at the papal headquarters in the Cairo district of al-‘Abbāssīyah to elect a committee which will make a list of nominees for the patriarchic chair. The committee, known as the 18-member committee, includes nine bishops and nine members of...
Date of source: Thursday, March 1, 2012
Bishop Armīyā, the personal secretary of Pope Shenouda III, said the pope has apologized for not being able to deliver his weekly sermon on Wednesday (February 29).
“The pope apologized on the sermon due to bad weather condition that kept thousands of Copts confined to their homes and also due to...
Date of source: Thursday, April 18, 2013
Pope Tawadros has publicly thanked the Azhar’s Grand Shaykh Dr Ahmad al-Tayyīb for his expression of compassion and condolences for the victims of violence in al-Khusūs and Cathedral (Ashraf Sādiq and Marwah al-Bashīr, al-Ahrām, Apr. 18, p. 5). Read original text in Arabic.
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