Date of source: Monday, February 7, 2005
What authority does the Central Auditing Agency (CAA) have over the various ecclesiastical institutions? It is known that the Azhar as well as its faculties and institutes are placed under the supervision of the CAA. All professional syndicates, chambers of commerce and industry are also considered...
Date of source: Monday, January 31, 2005
In the article “The Unseen Facts,” published on January 10, 2005 in al-Usbou‘ newspaper, Anba Mousa replies to arguments raised by judge Tāriq al- Bishrī with regards to the Costantine issue.
Date of source: Saturday, July 21, 2001 to Friday, July 27, 2001
The bishop for youth stressed that the attitude of the police towards those who went onto the streets and tried to cause damage or confront the security was the same in the cases of the Coptic Youths’ demonstration against Al-Nabaa and the Azhar students’ demonstration against the "Banquet for...
Date of source: Friday, June 1, 2001
The Orthodox Church does not recognize the Jehovah’s Witnesses, Seventh Day Adventists, Plymouth Brethren and Evangelists. It considers them as sects that have deviated from church references that are based on the Holy Bible, ecumenical councils, fathers’ sayings and church laws. Representatives of...
Date of source: Saturday, April 7, 2001 to Friday, April 13, 2001
The American Coptic Association mentioned that Bishop Yo’annis, secretary to Pope Shenouda, joined Islam under threats from Muslims during Al-Kosheh incidents and that father Bola of Al-Kosheh church, and Bishop Wissa of El-Balyana were witnesses to the incident.
Date of source: Saturday, March 31, 2001
Pope Shenouda said that many of the Copts’ problems had been solved in Mubarak’s time, most importantly the issue of the building of churches. He said that his message to emigrant Copts addressed three points: the court’s decision in the case of Al-Kosheh, the tearing down of a building belonging...
Date of source: Sunday, February 4, 2001
The article is the text of a message Bishop Gregorios sent to the late sheikh Sha’arawi about the latter’s comments on Christian beliefs about the nature of Jesus Christ. The author believes that publishing this sensitive message is a way of bringing Christians and Muslims closer together.
Date of source: Monday, February 12, 2001
Michael Meunier, president of US Copts Association, was upset about the statements Al-Ahram, January 31, attributed to bishop Yo’annis, secretary of H.H. Pope Shenouda, in which he supposedly criticized the World Council of Churches which was seen as a response to a statement of the World Council...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 31, 2001
According to Al-Ahram issue of January 31, 2001 H.G. Bishop Anba Youannes, criticized the World Council of Churches (WCC) for holding private meetings or working sessions or even having private recommendations on specific issues. H. G. also asked that not only the Coptic orthodox church but also...
Date of source: Sunday, February 27, 2000
Though some shops damaged in the riots in Al-Kosheh suffered damaged amounting to 200,000 EgP a ministerial decision has limited the maximum compensation that any individual who suffered loss in the riots will receive from the Egyptian government to 1,000 EgP.