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Date of source: Friday, April 27, 2012
The second and last Mass in commemoration of Pope Shenouda III on the anniversary of the 40th day of his death was held on Thursday (April 26) at Saint Bīshūy Monastery in Wādī al-Natrūn, where the body of the 117th Coptic Orthodox Pope lies, attended only by clergymen. [Ashraf Sādiq, al-Ahrām,...
Date of source: Friday, April 27, 2012
Bishop Pachomius said all the clergymen in the Holy Synod are still committed to all the teachings of Pope Shenouda III, including a ban on travel to Jerusalem and his modus operandi of preserving national unity and enhancing national peace and societal participation. [Fāyzah al-Janbīhī, al-Akhbār...
Date of source: Friday, April 27, 2012
“We want the constitutional assembly be representative of all segments of the Egyptian people. Copts have demands they want be clearly spelled out in the constitution, including a text confirming the civil nature of the state that would guarantee everyone the right of belief and free practice of...
Date of source: Sunday, April 22, 2012
Some bishops are now trying to convince Pachomius, who exerted tremendous efforts during a short period of time he ran the church affairs after the death of Pope Shenouda, to run for the papal chair as called by a group of Coptic laymen and clerics, according to a church source who did not want his...
Date of source: Thursday, April 19, 2012
Meanwhile, the independent syndicate of imāms issued a statement expressing support for the initiative announced by the Azhar under the auspices of Grand Shaykh Dr. Ahmad al-Tayīb to prepare guiding proposals on criteria for the re-formation of a constituent assembly to draft a new constitution for...
Date of source: Thursday, April 19, 2012
Supporters believe the visit is consolidating the concept of the Arabism of al-Quds (Jerusalem) while opponents think it lends legitimacy to the “Zionist entity” that allows entry into the holy city only after it puts its seal on passports and entry visas. The second team stressed support for the...
Date of source: Sunday, April 15, 2012
There has been a rumor that 22 of the top metropolitans and bishops were backing presidential candidate ‘Abd al-Mun’im Abū al-Futūh, sparking anger that could in turn have a negative effect on all priests in churches and Coptic electorate.
Spurred by these rumors, the Holy Synod had to issue a...
Date of source: Sunday, April 15, 2012
There has been a rumor that 22 of the top metropolitans and bishops were backing presidential candidate ‘Abd al-Mun’im Abū al-Futūh, sparking anger that could in turn have a negative effect on all priests in churches and Coptic electorate.
Spurred by these rumors, the Holy Synod had to issue a...
Date of source: Sunday, April 15, 2012
The Saint Mark Church of Orthodox Copts in France held an Easter Mass on Saturday evening, attended by a host of diplomats and officials led by Egypt’s ambassador in Paris Nāsir Kāmil and Brig. Muhammad Ra’fat al-Dash, Egypt’s military attaché in the French capital.
Dash conveyed congratulations by...
Date of source: Sunday, April 15, 2012
“We would like, in the name of our Holy Synod, to thank our brothers in all their different positions of responsibility for sharing us in our grief over the departure of Pope Shenouda III, with special thanks to the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) and Grand Shaykh of the Azhar Dr. Ahmad...
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