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Date of source: Sunday, November 5, 2006
Last March the administrative court issued a ruling which aroused huge controversy when it decreed that the pope of the Coptic Church could issue remarriage permits to Coptic couples who had obtained divorce rulings from civil courts, but not marriage annulments from the church. The ruling was...
Date of source: Monday, October 30, 2006
The selection for pope number 118 of the Egyptian Orthodox church has been narrowed down to three
top personalities: Bishop Bīshūy, Bishop Mūsá and Bishop Yu’annis.
Date of source: Sunday, October 29, 2006
The secretary of the late Archbishop Gregorius says there were no differences
in faith-related issues between the late clergyman and Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria, but there were different
views between the two over issues that were not considered crucial.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 24, 2006
The official spokesman of the Coptic Orthodox Church announced that Pope Shenouda is in good
health after having an operation on his spinal column. All news that the pope is suffering from cancer was
denounced.
Date of source: Friday, October 20, 2006
The Commissioner’s Authority of the State Council delivered its report
regarding the appeal of Pope Shenouda against the decree of the administrative court that obliged him to give
permission for remarriage to divorcees. The ruling of the lower court was declared to be illegal and...
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: Thursday, October 19, 2006
The author notes the iftār table held at the first church to be established in
Ra’s Sidr, where calls were made for relationships of cordiality and mercy to be prevalent amongst all Egyptians.
Date of source: Monday, October 16, 2006
The dioceses of the Coptic Orthodox Church have experienced an unprecedented state of rebellion. Many statements have been issued from different groups on the moral and financial improprieties committed by some bishops, who are supposed to be the spiritual symbols of the church.
Date of source: Monday, February 9, 2009
Discussing freedom of expression, mixing this with other interests such as in the conversion of Māhir al-Jawharī.Coptic author Robeir al- Faris’ comments on statements of prominent politician Dr. Mustafa al-Fiqi on the place of Copts in Egypt. Church efforts to ban certain publications.
Many young...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 10, 1997
Subtitle:1 - The attitude of the pope towards the emigrant Copts is not decisive, though they have betrayed the home country.2 - The church should not be limited to talking about the problems of the Copts. It has a general social role that it should undertake.The author argues that neither the...
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