Date of source: Sunday, September 11, 2005
The Archbishopric of Jīza filed a petition to Pope Shenouda III yesterday requesting that Father Filopātīr Jamīl’s suspension be extended until after the parliamentary elections, but the request has been rejected by the Assembly of Civil Society Organizations.
Date of source: Thursday, August 18, 2005
Coptic Orthodox churches in Canada and eastern America have expressed their support for the National Democratic Party’s (NDP) candidate Husnī Mubārak in the forthcoming presidential elections.
Date of source: Saturday, August 13, 2005 to Friday, August 19, 2005
A court has imprisoned a registrar of marriage contracts for the Evangelical Church at the Ministry of Justice, Yuhann ā Sal īb Girgis, after he was found guilty in the forgery of data in a marriage contract.
Date of source: Saturday, August 13, 2005 to Friday, August 19, 2005
Pope Shenouda has instructed the Committee of Parishes, headed by Bishop Boula, to make new financial regulations to increase the salaries of clergymen, after complaints about financial hardship.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 16, 2005
The suspension of a parish priest by the Archbishopric of J īza has caused controversy in the church. His reason for suspending Father Filop āt īr are unclear, but according to Filop āt īr himself, he was suspended for joining the Ghad party.
Date of source: Saturday, November 9, 2002 to Friday, November 15, 2002
The Evangelical church in Sanabu and the Council of Evangelical Churches of Mallawi dispute a piece of land that a Christian donated to the church in Sanabu in 1900. The pastor of the Sanabu church was removed from his post because he did not listen to the requests of the council concerning the...
Date of source: Saturday, February 25, 2006
The author of this article quotes several people, the conglomoration of which reveals that the secular-based Coptic council, al-Majlis al-Mīllī, is very important and provides much assistance to the Copts and the Church, but that it also currently has many weaknesses which must be sorted through.
Date of source: Saturday, February 18, 2006 to Friday, February 24, 2006
The author investigates why many Coptic young men are postponing marriage and examines their fears about divorce, which is not allowed in Orthodox circles, except in a few, rare cases.
Date of source: Thursday, January 26, 2006
The Muslim Brotherhood is arranging a dialogue session with Alexandria’s Copts, scheduled on Thursday at the Egyptian Center for Media and Cultural Development, Alexandria.
Date of source: Saturday, December 24, 2005 to Friday, December 30, 2005
The calls to revive the Coptic language are opposed by those who fear that this may cause the total social isolation of the Copts inside Egyptian society.