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The Egyptian Church celebrated the 80th birthday of Pope Shenouda III. On this occasion, four newspapers shed light on different aspects of the life of the pope.
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Pope Shenouda III, Bishop Bissenti of Ma?asara and Helwan and the Christian Youths Association give Iftar parties in Ramadan. All participants believe that such parties reflect national unity between Muslims and Christians.
Date of source: Saturday, November 16, 2002
Pope Shenouda said that America does not need his statement to the Lions Club to know about the conditions of Copts and use it against the Egyptian government. He does not deny his dissatisfaction concerning the elections. He feels that his speaking out on such an issue may have released some of...
Date of source: Saturday, November 16, 2002
Pope Shenouda issued a statement to the members of Cairo Lions Club that what the constitution says about the equality between Muslims and Christians is one thing and the actual fact of the matter is another. He added that Copts have the right to be represented fairly in the Parliament. Some papers...
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Christian clergymen used the occasion of the celebrations for the Holy Virgin to reiterate their support for
President Hosni Mubarak’s policy and efforts to realize stability and peace in Egypt and the entire region.
Date of source: Saturday, July 26, 2008
Al-Ahram columnist Anis Mansour [Anīs Manṣūr] wrote that Jesus Christ had a half-brother called James. He claimed this piece of information came from the Bible. In this article, Orthodox and Protestant clergymen comment on what he wrote and explain the difference between the two denominations on...
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More than 10,000 Muslims and
Christians attended the ?National Conference to Support the Palestinians? that was held in the St. Mark Cathedral upon
the call of Pope Shenouda. The conference was an expression of Egyptians? objection to the Israeli practices against
the Palestinians. Pope Shenouda...
Date of source: Friday, March 22, 2002
The Cairo Personal Status Court refused to hear the first case of khula? filed by a
Christian wife. The court based its judgment on the on the commandment of the Bible that the wife should not be
separated from her husband except for marital unfaithfulness. Lawyers of other Coptic wives asking...
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Most of the Egyptian papers levelled harsh criticism against the
Alexandria inter-religious dialogue conference. The papers described the conference as a ?scandal? and as another ?
crime? committed by the Shaykh of the Azhar. At the same time, they praised the attitude of Pope Shenouda, who...
Date of source: Monday, February 26, 2007
Muḥammad al-Bāz, the author, claims that leading figures of the Coptic Orthodox Church are unqualified in theological academic studies; as a result, they fail to respond to George Bibāwī’s accusations.