Date of source: Sunday, May 7, 2006
The patriarch of Jerusalem shows his disagreement with the prohibition on Copts from
visiting
Jerusalem but Pope Shenouda maintains his stance.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 2, 2006
With the attendance of a large number of Egyptian religious and
political figures,
Bishop Antonius Najīb, 71, was ordained yesterday as the new patriarch of Coptic
Catholics in Egypt at
the Virgin Mary Cathedral in Nasr City, Cairo.
Date of source: Monday, April 24, 2006
An interview with the Armenian Orthodox metropolitan on Christians’ situations in Iran and the Middle East, in addition to other political issues concerning the relations between Iran and other countries.
Date of source: Sunday, April 2, 2006
Pastors of the Evangelical church and the Hanging Church in Egypt elaborate on the issue of ordaining women priests and elders.
Date of source: Sunday, March 19, 2006
The press review deals with the recent controversial ruling by the Administrative Judiciary Court allowing divorced Copts a chance to have a second marriage and discussing the Coptic Orthodox Church’s rejection of the court’s decision.
Date of source: Friday, March 17, 2006
Pope Shenouda has allegedly threatened to defrock any monk who remarries divorced Copts without permission from the clerical council, since the Coptic Orthodox Church only allows divorce in a few, limited circumstances.
Date of source: Monday, February 20, 2006
Pope Shenouda III said that the World Council of Churches is supporting the Egyptian church’s endeavors to give an impetus to Muslim-Christian cooperation.
Date of source: Monday, February 13, 2006
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria is chairing a meeting of the World Council of Churches held in Brazil accompanied by a delegation of senior clergymen from the Egyptian Orthodox Church.
Date of source: Sunday, January 22, 2006
President Mubārak is always eager to please the Copts and solve their problems, political advisor to President Mubārak, Dr. Usāma al-Bāz told Watanī newspaper.
Date of source: Monday, January 3, 2005
Positive reactions to the appointment of Copt, Maj. General Majdī Ayoub Iskandar, as governor of Qinā.