Date of source: Monday, December 13, 2010
'Isām Kāmil expresses his annoyance when religious leaders from Christianity and Islam are consulted in worldly matters.
He is also bothered when Grand Imām talks in the name of muslims, and Pope Shenouda's imagination that he is the spokesperson of christians.
Kāmil calls for separating religion...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Date of source: Monday, December 13, 2010
Anger spread among Copts after announcing the appointment of ten (seven are copts) in the parliament; Copts' outrage came over appointing Jamāl As‘ad, coptic thinker known for his hostility to church and attacking Pope Shenouda, in addition, excluding Georgette Qalīnī for her defense on Copts...
Date of source: Monday, December 13, 2010
Pope Shenouda postponed returning from Monastery of Saint Bīshūy (Dayr Anbā Bīshūy) in Wādī al-Natrūn that was scheduled in Sunday December 12, 2010.
Pope didn't state the time of his arrival but its expected that it will be before his well-known weekly sermon in Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox...
Date of source: Monday, December 13, 2010
'Alā' 'Arībī promotes the idea that Pope Shenouda and Copts problems are not with muslims but with the regime.
'Arībī wonders whether Pope Shenouda will support oppositions and will contribute to find a parliament and a national government that aims citizen's interests.
He also praises the Pope...
Date of source: Sunday, December 12, 2010
Nabīl Najīb Salāmah comments about an article written by 'Abd al-Nāsir Salāmah in al-Ahrām.
Nāsir had attacked the church and its symbol: accusing church of possessing weapons, and accusing Pope Shenouda of planning to raise number of Christians to equal the number of muslims in a sermon year 1973...
Date of source: Sunday, December 12, 2010
Rūbīr al-Fāris writes about Pope Shenouda's visit to the Heavenly (al-Samā'yīn) Cathedral in Sharm al-Shaykh Friday December 10, 2010; the pope talked about the importance of churches in planting virtues and human values.
On Sunday December 12, 2010, the pope inaugurated Cathedral's alters and...
Date of source: Friday, January 21, 2011
Pope Shenouda has granted permission for a Coptic youth to travel to Israel, provided the visit is work related, according to Rose al-Yūsuf.
“There is no problem with normalization with the Palestinians,” said the pope, “Work does not mean violation of the Church’s decision.”
Pope Shenouda has...
Date of source: Saturday, January 22, 2011
Pope Shenouda III has not attended his biweekly sermon in Alexandria for four straight months, according to al-Shurūq al-Jadīd.
Coptic Orthodox Community Council Secretary Kamil Saddiq says that the pope’s nonattendance this week is most likely because he is busy with administrative and...
Date of source: Saturday, January 22, 2011
In the Vatican’s first official statement since the Azhar’s decision to freeze religious dialogue, Priest Federico Lombardi says that the Vatican is studying the Azhar’s decision, but that it still desires to hold dialogue between all religions.
Azhar spokesman Muhammad Rifā'ah al-Tahtāwī pointed...