Date of source: Monday, November 23, 2009
The laymen held their fourth conference which only a small number of participants attended. The laymen called for establishing a “Supreme Council for the Church administration,” where laymen can play a role. The conference also tackled church and clergy related issues. On its part, the church,...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Pope Shenouda III celebrates the 55th anniversary of his monasticism.
Date of source: Sunday, November 22, 2009
A celebration was organized in the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate in Cairo on the occasion of Pope Shenouda’s 38th anniversary on the See of Saint Mark. In the same context, the Community Council of the Coptic Orthodox Church declared that there will be no change to the set of rules for choosing the...
Date of source: Saturday, July 25, 2009
Sectarian clashes erupt in a village in Minia when Muslims attack a house in the village that Christians are using for prayers.
Date of source: Sunday, November 22, 2009
A young Coptic man has sexually harassed a Muslim child who is 12 years old. Consequently, Muslims attacked Coptic businesses and tried to break into the police station to kill the young man.
Date of source: Sunday, November 15, 2009
Pope Shenouda was hailed in the press as the exceptional patriarch on the See of Saint Mark. The press highlighted his notable political stances, his political conflicts with former President al-Sādāt and his poetic talent and public charisma. The press further published lengthy interviews with...
Date of source: Thursday, October 1, 2009
Bishop Butrus has been assigned to Pope Shenouda’s secretarial team. Many newspapers considered the issue to be a step toward the removal of Bishop Yu’annis.
Date of source: Thursday, July 16, 2009
Muslim scholars have criticized what they call Westerners’ enmity against Islam in the light of the killing of Marwah al-Shirbīnī in Germany.
Date of source: Monday, July 20, 2009
Marwah al-Shirbīnī has become an icon in Egypt. Official suggestions have been made to declare the day of her death an international day of tolerance, a street in Alexandria has been named after her and the German ambassador in Cairo ascribed the crime to the killer’s inferiority complex.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 21, 2009
The Supreme State Security Attorney General starts questioning the detained in the case of the terrorist group uncovered in Cairo.