Date of source: Saturday, April 28, 2012
The Egyptian Cultural Forum on Sunday (April 29) is holding a commemorative event on Pope Shenouda under the auspices of Dr. ‘Abd al-‘Azīz Hijāzī, the former prime minister, and Ambassador Ahmad al-Ghamrāwī in association with the Egyptian League for Muslims and Copts. [Muhammad al-Manādīlī, al-...
Date of source: Saturday, April 28, 2012
The Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) in the Upper Egyptian governorate of al-Minya under ‘Ādil Ramzī held a commemorative ceremony in tribute to Pope Shenouda on the anniversary of the 40th day of his death.
The ceremony was attended by representatives of Muslim and Christian civil society...
Date of source: Saturday, April 28, 2012
Bishop Bisāntī of Helwan and al-Ma’sarah also viewed himself unsuitable for the position, adding the papacy is a great responsibility and the church has got persons “more efficient than me”. [‘Abd al-Wahāb Sha’bān, al-Wafd, April 28, p. 8] Read original text in Arabic
Date of source: Saturday, April 28, 2012
The most prominent names of applicants were Bishop Bīshūy, Secretary of the Holy Synod, Bishop of Damietta and Kafr al-Sheikh and head of the Saint Dimyana Monastery, Bishop Yu’annis, Secretary of Pope Shenouda, Bishop Raphael, General Bishop responsible for central Cairo churches, Bishop...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Katātnī offered condolences over the death of Pope Shenouda during his a meeting on Monday (March 19) with Bishop Bākhūmius, who is temporarily running the church affairs pending the election of a new pope, Bishop Bīshūy, Secretary of the Coptic Orthodox Church’s Holy synod, and Bishop Armīyā, the...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Dr. Muhammad Salīm al-‘Awwā, a presidential candidate, said the loss of Pope Shenouda was a grave one, adding the Coptic Orthodox Church is an old institution that has its own traditions.
“The successor pope will not change much of Pope Shenouda’s ways because the fundamental principles of the...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Bishop Armīyā, one of the nominees to succeed the pope, denied reports by newspapers that he accepted condolences by the Israeli ambassador in Cairo, Yaakov Amitai. [Ashraf Sādiq, Laylá Mustafá and Tāmir ‘Abd al-Ra’ūf, al-Ahrām, March 20, p. 1] Read original text in Arabic
Date of source: Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Katātnī offered condolences over the death of Pope Shenouda during his a meeting on Monday (March 19) with Bishop Bākhūmius, who is temporarily running the church affairs pending the election of a new pope, Bishop Bīshūy, Secretary of the Coptic Orthodox Church’s Holy synod, and Bishop Armīyā, the...
Date of source: Thursday, January 12, 2017
The Coptic Street [community] witnessed several events during the past week… We follow the most prominent of them in the proceeding article.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Jamāl Fahmī, a member of the National Council for Human Rights, said that the Egyptian constitution contains texts and articles recognizing freedom of belief, thought and expression. "But they remained merely texts."