Date of source: Monday, November 6, 2006
The
author discusses possible conflicts amongst the bishops of the Egyptian Coptic Church if Pope Shenouda III of
Alexandria dies, citing opinions from senior church officials who said that Bishop Bīshūy, the
secretary of the Holy Synod, will be a persona non grata because he is stiff and no one...
Date of source: Sunday, November 5, 2006
Father Nasīf writes in response to Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyīb, the former muftī of Egypt, who accused Christianity of being a religion that calls for violence and where reason is absent.
Date of source: Monday, October 30, 2006
The selection for pope number 118 of the Egyptian Orthodox church has been narrowed down to three
top personalities: Bishop Bīshūy, Bishop Mūsá and Bishop Yu’annis.
Date of source: Monday, October 30, 2006
Father Marqus, the secretary of Pope Shenouda and the spokesman of the Coptic Orthodox Church, comments on Pope Shenouda’s statements about the severity of church trials. He also defends Pope Shenouda in relations to discussions about his successor.
Date of source: Monday, October 30, 2006
The following review presents three letters written by Dr. George Habīb
Bibāwī to his friend Kamāl Zākhir, who is facing the Orthodox church’s wrath at the
present time. Bibāwī is a former Orthodox Copt who was excommunicated by Pope Shenouda before joining
the Protestant church in the United...
Date of source: Sunday, October 29, 2006
His Holiness Pope Shenouda III had successful surgery at the Cleveland Clinic in the United States last Sunday. He will return to Egypt before the celebration of the anniversary of his thirty-fifth year of enthronement next November.
Date of source: Friday, October 27, 2006
Sources from the Coptic Orthodox Church announced that Pope
Shenouda III of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark is in excellent condition and is recovering
properly after undergoing a spinal surgery in Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America. The pope
has started...
Date of source: Sunday, October 22, 2006
The author discusses the issue of the ordination of women in various Christian denominations and traditions.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 24, 2006
The official spokesman of the Coptic Orthodox Church announced that Pope Shenouda is in good
health after having an operation on his spinal column. All news that the pope is suffering from cancer was
denounced.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Pope Shenouda underwent successful surgery on his spine. The
Egyptian permanent ambassador to the United States and the Egyptian general consul in New York visited Pope
Shenouda to deliver President Mubarak’s and the whole Egyptian people’s greetings.