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Date of source: Sunday, September 18, 2011
A church source has revealed that Pope Shenouda III, head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, is currently examining the crisis of collective resignations from the Orthodox denomination, initiated by the Right to Live Movement at the end of last week.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Copts involved in the dog battle are planning a protest march in front of the Ministry of Justice for September 15, continuing with their demands for a law on civil marriage, as well requesting resignations from the Orthodox denomination sitting on the clerical council.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Pope Shenouda is reported to have had a number of secret meetings withbishops discussing the Clerical Council's current situation, where Copts have demanded the removal of Bishop Bola, of Tanta, from the presidency of the Council and the appointment of four bishops of his administration. During...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 3, 2011
A number of Copts seeking divorce and a second marriage formed a coalition to defend their rights and present their case to the public.
The new Coptic coalition announced this in a conference to discuss the last attack against them in St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral.
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Date of source: Monday, July 25, 2011
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Pope Shenouda III, pope of Alexandria and head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, has begun an investigation into Bishop Bula and Father Royce Aweidah, Chariman and Secretary of the Clerical Council respectively, about what happened during the Coptic sit-in on Monday.
Date of source: Thursday, July 21, 2011
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The January 25 revolution has highlighted many controversial issues, one of which being second marriage for Copts – around 3,000 Copts have been protesting about this topic.
However, with the refusal of Pope Shenouda III, Patriarch of Alexandria and Head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, angry...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 20, 2011
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After sit-ins by hundreds of protesters at St. Mark Cathedral in 'Abbāssīyah, Bishop Bīsantī
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of Helwan has said that the matter of civil marriage lies in the hands of Pope Shenouda III, Pope of Alexandria and head of the Coptic Orthodox church.
Date of source: Saturday, April 30, 2011
Max Michel Hanna, a Coptic bishop who founded the St. Athanasius Church separately from the Coptic Orthodox Church, demands the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) to recognize his legitimacy and his new church as an independent one.
Date of source: Thursday, December 23, 2010
The report says that a Coptic woman brought a case seeking dissolution of her marriage on the grounds that her husband is impotent and she still is a virgin.
The husband initially took the matter lightly, as he knew he was not impotent and that he had ongoing sexual relations with his wife. He...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 14, 2010
The "Copts' Right to Divorce" society has expressed its optimism that a civil law on personal affairs for Copts will be passed, given the appointment of Jamāl As‘ad to the People's Assembly.
A prominent figure in the society who asked not to be identified said that As‘ad is known for his opposition...
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