Date of source: Monday, January 6, 2003
Muslim and Christian men of religion argue against cloning human beings
Date of source: Monday, December 23, 2002
Issues of personal status and dismissed priests show that there is a discrepancy between civil and ecclesiastical rules. The church considers dismissing mistaken clergymen part of its authority. Still, the court deals with the decisions of the church administratively that can be appealed before the...
Date of source: Saturday, October 14, 2000
Secretary General of the Arab League announced that the Arab League intends to propose a plan to church leaders in Egypt aiming at facing the allegations of Zionist Christianity. He stressed that those who adopt this extremist religious theory seek to achieve political gains that will cause...
Date of source: Monday, August 12, 2002
Bishop Mousa, the Bishop of Youth, organizes many conferences to help Coptic youth to increase their participation in national events and discusses how to create an appropriate climate where Muslim and Christian youths can work together. His efforts make him an embodiment of patriotism.
Date of source: Saturday, July 20, 2002
Pope Shenouda said that if an Orthodox husband or wife joined the Jehovah´s Witnesses, the couple could have an immediate divorce [if they wanted]. In addition, the church would give a permission to remarry to the partner who kept his/her Orthodox beliefs.
Date of source: Monday, May 13, 2002
Pope Shenouda said that Zionist Christianity is an American heresy and it does not exist in the Arab world. Yet, some individuals try to promote the beliefs of the Adventist Church in Egypt. He added that all legitimate Christian denominations worldwide are against Zionist Christianity. The...
Date of source: Monday, February 4, 2002
The draft unified personal status law for the Copts has not yet been examined by the People´s Assembly. In year 2000, all the Christian denominations in Egypt signed this draft law that permits divorce only for marital unfaithfulness and does not allow giving any papers certifying a change...
Date of source: Monday, January 21, 2002
Michael Mounir, representative of the Copts in America, published an article on the Internet. He mentioned that the government demolished a wall around a plot of land that was assigned for building a church in Al-Abour city. Mounir sent a fax to Bishop Marcos of Shoubra Al-Kheima to protest the...
Date of source: Monday, August 20, 2001
The defense of the editor-in-chief of Al-Nabaa quoted Bishop Marqos of Shoubra El-Kheima who said that expelled monks get a chance to repent and return to the monastery. Lawyers for the church objected to this quote and had a loud argument with the defense in the courtroom.
Date of source: Monday, August 13, 2001
A number of Coptic lawyers filed a lawsuit against the Minister of Interior to oblige him to register the uniforms of the Coptic Orthodox clergy and to have the wearing of it by anyone but a priest or a monk considered a crime.