Date of source: Sunday, April 18, 2010
Representative of the defense for those who died in the Naj‘ Hammādī massacre, Mājid Hannā Wilson, directs a consoling message to victims’ families, assuring them that they will be able to meet up with their relatives in the afterlife thanks to resurrection.
Date of source: Sunday, April 11, 2010
In March 2010, priests in Shubra were acquitted on charges of unapproved, yet structurally necessary restoration work in their churches, thereby setting an important legal precedent which confirmed the Church’s right to take necessary action without official permission. This ruling comes as a...
Date of source: Friday, April 9, 2010
Pope Shenouda refers a priest to investigation for allegedly washing women’s feet. On another note, the author refers to Bishop Silwānus’ return to the monastery by a papal decision after being the Bishop of Old Cairo.
Date of source: Sunday, April 11, 2010
A Coptic group launches a barrage of criticism against Bishop Bīshūy, secretary general of the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church, after his declarations in an interview in al-Misrī al-Yawm. The group accused Bishop Bīshūy of complying with the political authorities and of using the Biblical...
Date of source: Sunday, April 11, 2010
This article was written for St. Thomas Sunday. It discusses the relationship between faith and rationality, citing Saint Thomas the Apostle as an example of one who is known for his doubting and questioning character.
Date of source: Sunday, April 11, 2010
Today, many Copts are complaining about the hate messages delivered in the sermons of imāms. Such messages label Copts as pagans and encourage Muslims to correct such “sin”; additionally, Copts have been wrongfully accused of questionable allegations. These charges and solicitations have led to...
Date of source: Sunday, April 4, 2010
Several Christians were released before Easter. The detained were held in different jails and were all imprisoned in the aftermath of the Coptic Christmas attacks in Naj‘ Hammādī..
Date of source: Sunday, April 4, 2010
Muhammad al-Barādi‘ī’s visit to Saint Mark's Cathedral for the Easter Mass created considerable controversy. While some people appreciated the greetings, others considered it a gesture that gives the church an undue political role.
Date of source: Sunday, April 4, 2010
A Coptic researcher rejects some laymen’s suggestion to cancel the altar lot, used inchoosing the patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church, arguing that it is something from God that cannot be canceled or dropped.
Date of source: Sunday, April 4, 2010
Father ‘Abd al-Masīh Basīt has finished authoring a book refuting atheist arguments that doubts the historic existence of Jesus Christ.