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Date of source: Thursday, February 20, 2014
Egyptian Churches celebrated the first anniversary of establishing the Coptic Church Council that includes the Orthodox, Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Evangelical and Episcopal Churches. The heads of the five churches held a closed meeting in which they approved the regulations list for the council....
Date of source: Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Yesterday, Pope Tawadros II, Patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church, opened the second annual session of the Holy Synod, which was held at the Monastery of Anbā Bishoy in Wādī al-Natrūn under the title “Towards a Better Future for the Church.” The session was dedicated to the discussion of the...
Date of source: Friday, July 11, 2014
The Coptic Orthodox Church is examining a new body bringing together the Cairo Bishops under the name of the ‘Cairo Bishop Council’ that would follow Pope Tawadros, according to anonymous Church sources.
Date of source: Friday, January 31, 2014
Church leaders stated that churches need security reinforcements in the aftermath of the attack on the 6th of October diocese which led to the death of a policeman. Churches said that these reinforcements will follow the plan of the state and they expressed their gratitude to the effort of the...
Date of source: Saturday, January 25, 2014
The Coptic Orthodox Church and the Council of Churches have denounced the terrorist attack that targeted the Cairo Security Department. Father Bishoy Hilmy, the Secretary General of the Council of Churches, denounced the attacks on the security department and police stations (Peter Magdī, al-...
Date of source: Thursday, June 5, 2014
The heads of the Christians denominations have congratulated al- Sīsī for his victory in the presidential elections.
Date of source: Sunday, September 1, 2013
The three Egyptian churches condemned the statements of Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, against Grand Shaykh al-Tayyib for his religious weight and impact not only on Egypt but also on the whole world.
Pope Tawadros II condemned Erdogan's statements and assured that the Shaykh of al-...
Date of source: Thursday, May 2, 2013
Dr. Rev. Safwat al-Bayādī, head of the Evangelical Church in Egypt, spoke of attempts to strike the religious institutions (the Azhar and Church” and harm the military institution, judiciary and intelligence.He agreed with Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II's comment that as long as the Azhar and...
Date of source: Sunday, May 5, 2013
Coptic Orthodox Bishop Mūsá of Youth, Head of the Tripartite Commission, spoke the recent attack on Saint Mark Cathedral, President Mursi, and Coptic political concerns. He called the fatwá of the Muslim Brotherhood's Muftī, 'Abd al-Rahmān al-Barr, concerning banning festive greetings to Copts for...
Date of source: Sunday, May 5, 2013
Archpriest Bishoy (Bīshūy), Secretary General of the Egyptian Council of Churches, stated his concerns about the sectarian tensions in Egypt. He reasoned the creation of the Egyptian Council of Churches to unite the various elements of the Christian community on theological, legal and scientific...
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