Date of source: Wednesday, December 27, 2000
Al-Hayat and al-Akhbar praised Pope Shenouda’s invitation to those who participated in the series of "Awan al-Ward" to the annual Ifṭār party of the Coptic Orthodox church. Both papers wrote about the support of the Minister of Information for the series. Rose al- Youssef reported the details of a...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 20, 2000
The controversy around the TV show Awan al-Ward, which presented a mixed marriage between a Muslim and Christian, escalated this week with three cases filed against its author. Many Egyptian and Arabic-language papers dedicated much space to the film. Al-Ḥayāt said Awān al-Ward raised controversy...
Date of source: Friday, August 18, 2006
The article deals with the reasons behind splits in the Egyptian church like
the defection
of Hābīl Tawfīq and Max Michel, who both want to set up churches independent
from the mother
Coptic Orthodox church, in addition to attempts by the Mormons to build their own church in al-
Ma‘ādī, in...
Date of source: Thursday, July 13, 2006
This review deals with the controversy still blazing over the split of
clergyman Max Michel from the mother Coptic Orthodox Church, and his establishment of Qur’ān independent church and a
holy synod for Copts in Egypt and the Middle East.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 5, 2006
The author of the article reports
on the claims concerning apparitions of the Virgin Mary and
observes how they are regarded by different
Christian denominations.
Date of source: Monday, December 15, 2003
The American University in Cairo (AUC) is believed to marginalize the Coptic Orthodox Church and ignore its ancient history and pure Egyptian identity and nationalism. It is believed to search for a substitute for the Coptic Orthodox Church to replace its viewpoints in some social issues that are...
Date of source: Saturday, March 15, 2003 to Friday, March 21, 2003
The public relations manager of the Coptic Adventist Denomination in Egypt and three Orthodox fathers sent letters to Rose El-Youssef commenting on its articles on the Adventist Church.
Date of source: Thursday, August 18, 2005
Coptic Orthodox churches in Canada and eastern America have expressed their support for the National Democratic Party’s (NDP) candidate Husnī Mubārak in the forthcoming presidential elections.
Date of source: Friday, July 22, 2005
Pope Shenouda III delivered a 45-minute speech on the occasion of his 51st monasticism anniversary ceremony. The ceremony lasted for 17 hours and throughout Pope Shenouda showed no signs of sickness, exhaustion or boredom, refuting the rumors about his health.
Date of source: Saturday, September 21, 2002 to Friday, September 27, 2002
A former Orthodox priest, who was defrocked and excommunicated because he used to practice magic and claimed having the ability to heal people possessed by evil spirits and to marry spinsters, was murdered. His killer said that the priest ruined his life and was not able to rid him of the evil...