Date of source: Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Dr. George Habīb Bibāwī discusses the history of the Coptic Orthodox Church before the time of Pope Shenouda III.
Date of source: Sunday, December 17, 2006
Mīnā Butrus wonders when the Coptic Orthodox Church
will
start a project to release a new Arabic translation of the Holy Bible.
Date of source: Sunday, December 17, 2006
Rober al-Fāris discusses the
phenomenon of the jokes that Copts tell
about their priests, citing the opinions of a number of men of
religion on the issue.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 12, 2006
The author of the article
argues that the church’s leaders should not be conflated with the church itself,
and that the problems
within the church should be addressed without accusations of heresy.
Date of source: Sunday, December 10, 2006
The author pays his respects to the passing of Fayek Matta Ishak, and highlights Ishak’s contributions to
Coptic scholarly works, as well as his contributions to furthering the understanding of Coptic beliefs and
traditions.
Date of source: Sunday, December 10, 2006
Dr. Mājid Subhī discovered a Coptic Orthodox Church on Rodos
Island in Greece that was
established by an Egyptian archpriest named Girgis Hakīm in the 16th
century. However,
the church was defaced and no remains could be found at the present time.
Date of source: Sunday, December 10, 2006
Rober al-Fāris responds to an article published by al-Kirāzah
magazine,
mouthpiece of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt, on church trials.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 6, 2006
Some Coptic residents of al-Salām village in Sohag have expressed their disappointment with their church, after hearing the news that some Orthodox priests in the village were suspended because of financial corruption.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 6, 2006
Al-Maydān claims the Coptic Orthodox Church
isolated Bishop Marqus and
assigned Bishop Rūfā’īl in his place. Bishop Marques denies this.
Date of source:
The recent
conference entitled, ‘Laymen’s Look at the Church’s Problems,’ has
caused a real crisis between the Coptic
Orthodox Church and Watanī newspaper. It has revealed
accumulating misunderstandings, which
the so-called reform conference brought to head.