Date of source: Friday, January 18, 2008
Muná al-Mallākh reports on the opinions of Coptic clergy and laymen to the newly-proposed amendments of the panel to elect the pope.
Date of source: Saturday, January 19, 2008 to Friday, January 25, 2008
Labīb responds to Pope Shenouda’s recent declarations in the media. He criticizes his attitude toward the laymen group and refers to what he considers to be the uncertain stances of the pope and the zeal of the laymen group in favor of the church
Date of source: Monday, January 7, 2008
Copts of Cyprus have closed Limassol Church and call to reinstate Bishop Benyamin who was ordered to return to his cell in Saint Bula Monastery in the Red Sea after rumors about his financial transgressions.
Date of source: Sunday, December 23, 2007
The author, Robier al-Fāris, reports on a conflict between Bishop Paphnotius of Samālūt and Bishop Bīshūy, secretary of the Holy Synod.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 11, 2007
The author criticized his fellow Coptic author Midḥat Bishāy for his persistent criticism against the church, Coptic expatriates and other issues.
Date of source: Monday, November 12, 2007
The critical health condition of Pope Shenouda aroused arguments about his expected successor. While a group of laymen calls for a new law to be established for the papal elections, the church expresses its discontentment towards what it considers to be the laymen’s interference in church’s affairs...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Michael ‘Ādil reports on the statements of leading bishops in the Coptic Orthodox Holy Synod who warned priests of the consequences of committing mistakes in carrying out their priestly tasks, threatening them that they would be subject to firm church trials.
Date of source: Friday, November 2, 2007 to Saturday, November 3, 2007
The following presents the continuation of a lengthy interview with Bishop Bīshūy in which he expresses his opinions on different issues.
Date of source: Friday, November 2, 2007 to Saturday, November 3, 2007
The article is a lengthy interview with Bishop Bīshūy in which he expresses his opinions on different issues.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 17, 2007
A group of Copts try to have a priest defrocked, but the pope rejects the idea.