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Date of source: Sunday, November 4, 2012
Bishop Bula, the spokesman for the Coptic Orthodox Church, said gate no. 1 of the Saint Mark Cathedral will be devoted for the entry of bishops, monks and nuns and no. 2 for the entry of Christian leaders from other denominations, archons and members of the Lay Council.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 22, 2012
George Fikrī from al-Shrūq al-Jadīd writes that Bishop Pachomius, the Acting Patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church, has banned all discussions about the upcoming elections of a new patriarch from Christian satellite television. Meanwhile, Bishop Bulā of Tanta and member of the nominations...
Date of source: Sunday, September 23, 2012
Bishop Bula of Tantā and Chairman of the Clerical Council, said the Orthodox Church and General Bishop David of the United States are working out arrangements for an expected visit by President Mursī to New York on Wednesday (September 26).
Date of source: Monday, September 23, 2013
The Orthodox Church would like to see an amendment to the “Arab and Islamic Nations” in Article 1 to be amended to the “Arab nation and Islamic world”. In addition to that, the words “the Christians and Jews” in the second article should be changed to “non- Muslims”. Bishop Paul did not state what...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Dr. Safwat al-Bayādī, the head of the Coptic Evangelical denomination in Egypt, rejected Coptic Orthodox Bishop Būlā’s threats to withdraw from the constituent assembly if the constitution did not clearly state non-Muslims’ rights to resort to their own religious laws.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 15, 2014
A source described Bishop Jeremiah, who was the secretary of previous Pope Shenouda III, and is President of the Coptic Orthodox Cultural Center, as the ‘Bishop of the Muslim Brotherhood’, and as a man eager to establish connections with those in power, with figures such as former presidential...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 15, 2014
The political role and astuteness of Father Bola, Bishop of Tanta, has been analyzed, as Pope Tawadros II insisted that he represent the Church at the Constituent Assembly (aslo known as the Committee of 50) to draft the new constitution.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Bishop Bola of Tanta has taken an energy saving initiative and requested all churches in Tanta to abide by it. He requested churches to reduce the lights of the churches during the day and light only half the light bulbs at night.
Date of source: Friday, June 20, 2014
A limited number of Coptic activists demonstrated after the sermon of Pope Tawadros against the statements of Bishop Bola stating that “the Copts must forget the events of Maspero.”
Date of source: Sunday, May 25, 2014
The Coptic Orthodox Church has called for positive participation in the presidential elections. Bishop Mūsá, Bishop of Youth, has stated that taking part in the elections is voting for Egypt.
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