Date of source: Wednesday, July 2, 1997
The bishop responded
to an article written in
Al-Akhbar of June 29, 1997, written by Kamal Zakher Musa, who suggested that
the church in Egypt was
involved in deceit, and questioned the consecration and age of new bishops. Bishop
Musa explains that believers
cannot be left without bishops,...
Date of source: Friday, September 8, 2006
The author responds to comments received about his earlier writings in this series and ponders the necessity of truthfulness, using an old, unpublished letter of current Pope Shenouda.
Date of source: Saturday, September 2, 2006 to Friday, September 8, 2006
The article discusses the issue of
church funds and the sources from which they are
obtained, amidst calls to transparently declare the budget on the
grounds that church money is in the first
place owned by Coptic citizens.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Defrocked archpriest Andrawus ‘Azīz says in this interview
that there are eight other reasons for Coptic divorce besides adultery, while Pope Shenouda III of
Alexandria
adamantly still insists that adultery is the sole reason for divorce. This is perhaps because he
is trying to
consolidate his...
Date of source: Friday, June 30, 2006
Reflections on the life of Father Mattá al-Maskīn.
Date of source: Saturday, July 1, 2006 to Friday, July 7, 2006
The writer examines the different challenges in electing a successor for Pope Shenouda III of Egypt.
Date of source: Saturday, July 1, 2006 to Friday, July 7, 2006
Yūsuf
Rāmiz, author of this article, expresses his concerns
about the future of the Coptic Orthodox Church: its
relationship as an institution with the State; the
stability of its internal authorities and what will become of
its domestic and foreign funds.
Date of source: Sunday, June 18, 2006
Reflections on the life of Abouna Matta El Meskeen and his influence on ecumenical monastic traditions.
Date of source: Sunday, June 11, 2006
An obituary of Father Matta al-Miskeen, the abbot of Anba Maqar Monastery in Wadi al-Natroun.
Date of source: Sunday, June 11, 2006
The author writes
a short biography of Father Matta al-Miskīn [Matthew the poor],
the spiritual father of the Monastery of St.
Makarios in Wādī al-Natroun.