Date of source: Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Pope Shenouda prevents Orthodox Copts from attending the World Day of Prayer held by the Catholic and Evangelical Churches because he feared that it would affect the youth and encourage them to leave the Orthodox Church.
Date of source: Sunday, May 18, 2008
Metropolitan of the Coptic Orthodox Church in France, Bishop Marcos, passed away last Sunday during his visit to Spain.
Date of source: Monday, May 12, 2008
11 Coptic lawyers accuse Max Michel of swindling and impersonating a patriarch even though the Administrative Court issued a judgment depriving him from this title.
Date of source: Thursday, May 15, 2008
The Coptic Orthodox Church has warned its people against excommunicated priests who notarize marriage contracts although they have been dismissed on the orders of Pope Shenouda.
Date of source: Friday, May 16, 2008
Pope Shenouda asserted in his Wednesday sermon at the Coptic Cathedral in al-‘Abbāsīyah that buildings belonging to the church and monasteries will be destroyed on the Day of Judgment just like any other building because the real church lies within its group of believers and not within the church’s...
Date of source: Saturday, May 17, 2008
Rumors of a will made by Pope Shenouda are being circulated, raising fears among Copts.
Date of source: Friday, May 16, 2008
The author calls for a reconsideration of the church management system. He wants dialogue to move away from the conspiracy theories that consider dialogue and discussions disrespect for the church and clergymen.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 14, 2008
The author denounces the prevalence of demonstrations as means of self-expression in Egypt. He bemoans the demonstrations that called for the return of the defrocked Bishop Taklā, accusing "vicious hidden hands" of tampering with Egypt’s security.
Date of source: Friday, May 23, 2008
Some nurses have abided by the minister of health’s decision that obliges nurses who deal directly with patients to remove the niqāb. Others, however, have objected to the decision, saying that wearing the niqāb is a personal freedom.
Date of source: Saturday, May 17, 2008
Members of the People’s Assembly have warned against issuing a license for female-only mosques, saying that such step would violate Sharī‘ah and Islamic teachings.