Date of source: Sunday, July 23, 2000
Subtitles: * Sadat ruled him out of the vote for a new Pope and then later gave him three hundred fidans in the desert. * He was the first monk to have a university qualification and Pope Shenouda was one of his followers in the monastery. * He said to me that Sadat’s eyes were red when he got...
Date of source: Thursday, April 27, 2000
In his interview with "Al-Musawwar" magazine, Pope Shenouda III confirmed that Israel should withdraw from occupied Jerusalem and he insisted that the Egyptian Church would not allow the Copts to visit Jerusalem until it is set free. He said that it is not important to visit the places where Jesus...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 25, 2000
In this article, the author deals with the lives of six men, who were Popes of Alexandria for the Coptic Orthodox Church. The article is dealing with their lives and how they affected the patriotic lives of Egyptians, be they Muslims or Christians. The article is also dealing with the life of the...
Date of source: Monday, April 24, 2000
The next parliamentary elections in Egypt will be the last chance for the government to establish a national coherence, and to renew trust in political reform. Copts are now more interested in political participation, as they became aware of the danger of their political isolation, so that the...
Date of source: Monday, April 24, 2000
For three days, Al-Khanka had lived in nervousness after a sit-in-strike, by Copts inside a Church which was closed ten years ago, threatened to cause communal unrest. The published report tells of the crisis, and the wise role of Pope Shenouda who was responsible for it ending peacefully.
Date of source: Sunday, April 23, 2000 to Saturday, April 29, 2000
Pope Shenouda III reacted to the American allegation of discrimination against the Christian minority in Egypt, in a dialogue with the Egyptian writer Sanaa El Said, which was published in her book "Pope Shenouda’s world and religion". The pope refused the law of "Religious Persecution" issued in...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 4, 2000
This article offers a biography of Pope Shenouda III mentioning his attitude toward different issues.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 14, 2000
The article describes the visit of the Pope in Egypt. Moussa finds the visit historical and bringing hope to both Muslims and Christians for dialogue. Christians see this as a start for unity between the churches. Many people asked why Pope Shenouda was not present during the reception of Pope...
Date of source: Sunday, March 19, 2000
Pope Shenouda was sent to his monastery in 1981 after ’an extreme disagreement with President Sadat’. President Mubarak released him in January 1985. The magazine interviewed Pope Shenouda about his feelings about President Mubarak.
Date of source: Sunday, March 12, 2000
Last week, the committee for following-up the restoration works of the antique churches continued their meetings at the location of the Supreme Council for Antiquities in the Bahri area. The names of those on the committee are given and an overview of the current work being done on Red Sea...