Date of source:
Many articles were published in
Watani, al-Ahram and al-Usboa in memoriam to Bishop Gregorios, the
General Bishop of Theological Post Graduate
Studies, Coptic Culture and Scientific Research, who passed
away last week. All the articles in the first two
papers concentrated on the personal...
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Pope Shenouda
canceled the celebration for the 46th anniversary of his
becoming a monk due to the problem caused by al-
Nabaa. He promised that the celebration would be compensated for by
another one on the occasion of the 30th
anniversary of his becoming the head of the [Orthodox] church.
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This article gives an overall view
of the case
of deposing Bishop Ammonius. It exposes the different reactions of the Christians of Luxor towards the decision
of the Holy Council as well as the comment of the Holy Council itself.
Date of source: Monday, October 30, 2006
The following review presents three letters written by Dr. George Habīb
Bibāwī to his friend Kamāl Zākhir, who is facing the Orthodox church’s wrath at the
present time. Bibāwī is a former Orthodox Copt who was excommunicated by Pope Shenouda before joining
the Protestant church in the United...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 18, 2006
After a phase of depression Pope Shenouda fell and broke his “hand” [Reviewer: the Arabic
word used is “hand,” but the saying, “break one’s hand” in Arabic can refer to any part of the arm or the hand.].
He will resume his usual duties though, amidst calls for a minor holy assembly to govern...
Date of source: Sunday, September 3, 2006
An examination of the crisis 25 years ago between President Sadat and the Coptic Orthodox Church, during which Pope Shenouda was confined in Anba Bishoi Monastery in the Western Desert, and banned from acting as patriarch of the Coptic Church. Many other bishops and priests were also detained, and...
Date of source: Saturday, August 19, 2006
The article reviews the autobiography of Father Matta al-
Maskīn, one of the founders of modern monasticism in the Coptic Christian faith, in which he mentioned
his
intervention to reconcile late President Anwar al-Sadāt and Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria in their
crisis.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 26, 2003
The article gives a brief overview of Christian tourism in Egypt. The writer gives examples of churches and monasteries and of its grand history that attract tourists worldwide.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 9, 2001
The monastery of Saint Macarius, from which Fa’iq Zaka Bolous, the former monk, escaped, responded to his confessions, which were published in Sout Al-Umma. In their reply, they accused him of narcissism, autism and avoidance. They explained the monk’s confessions as a conspiracy to defame the...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 14, 2001
Fa’iq Zakka Bolous found himself in a dilemma, after eleven years as a monk everybody is really angry with him. The monastery summoned him after he published his diary and asked him to stop and not to turn it into a book, but he refused. Lots of letters came in cursing, insulting and denouncing him...