Date of source: Wednesday, June 30, 2010
The article tackles the decision taken by Pope Shenouda regarding banning two books of Father Mattá al-Maskīn from Orthodox churches.
Date of source: Monday, June 28, 2010
The article focuses on a new bill to allow adoption among Christians in Egypt and the disputes among the three churches on the unified personal status law.
Date of source: Sunday, October 10, 2010
The editorial laments that bishops of the Coptic Church are once again at war with each other, as the current tension between Bishop Bīshūy and Pope Shenouda III is allegedly being tried to be taken advantage of. Amongst the circulating rumours is that Bishop Yu’annis paid various journalists to...
Date of source: Sunday, October 10, 2010
Head of the Protestant communion, Safwat al-Bayādī, announced the launch of a campaign to “put out the fire” of the current sectarian crisis between Muslims and Copts. In a statement to al-Wafd he called for a plenary session between religious and political leaders, rather than a statement for two...
Date of source: Friday, October 8, 2010
Various Coptic thinkers expressed their support for the joint statement issued yesterday by the Church and the Azhar. The statement opposes Fitnah Al-Tā’ifīyah and stresses the importance of national unity. Kamāl Zākhir Mūsá said the statement envisions both organizations returning to their...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Pope Shenouda III’s absence from the October celebrations in Ismailia led rumors of his I<sup>c</sup>tikāf at the papal residence to resurface. An ecclesial source said that the pope could not travel to Ismailia because of his weekly dialysis. Makārī Yūnān said any attacks on the Pope...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 6, 2010
The church denied the Pope is doing I<sup>c</sup>tikāf and claim his absence from the 6th October celebrations in Ismailia today was health related. They assured he would however be giving his weekly sermon at the <sup>c</sup>Abbasiah next Wednesday and two lectures in...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 5, 2010
CIDT’s Usāmah al-Ghazūlī analyzes a comparison between Pope Shenouda and former Coptic politician Makram ‘Ubayd…
Date of source: Wednesday, June 30, 2010
This article looks at the relatively good relations between Pope Shenouda and Coptic populations around the world.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Following the repercussions of Bishop Bīshūy’s statements at a conference last week, a source tells the newspaper that Pope Shenouda III is planning to ban journalists from attending all future ecclesial conferences. The source added that only religious figures would be invited as journalists...