Date of source: Monday, January 22, 2007
After Max Michel and the laymen’s conference, the Coptic Orthodox Church is facing troubles with a new dissident called Ra’ūbīl Istifanus, who established Saint Paul’s church for his new congregation the Sons of the Christ.
Date of source: Sunday, January 21, 2007
The Greek Orthodox Church has sent a testimony to the court, denying the consecration of Timotheos Mavias, who ordained Max Michel as Bishop Maximus I.
Date of source: Sunday, January 21, 2007
Pope Shenouda wrote a book entitled ‘Bida‘ Ḥadīthah’ [Modern Heresies] in which he discussed the ideas of some people, among whom was Father Mattá al-Miskīn. In the book Pope Shenouda does not mention the name of Father al-Miskīn but refers to his work “The interpretation of Saint Mark’s Gospel,’...
Date of source: Sunday, January 21, 2007
Shīrīn Rāghib presents the recommendations from the laymen conference and asserts that the Coptic Orthodox Church is not going to consider the recommendations and will stay a center of power for clergymen.
Date of source: Sunday, January 21, 2007
Pope Shenouda has involved the church in a difficult crisis with his political stances. Three main groups are expected to compete for the position after Pope Shenouda. The following lines also outline the way in which the pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church is selected and ordained.
Date of source: Sunday, January 21, 2007
The author discusses Coptic heritage, and Coptic traditions in the West, particularly in Russia. He highlights the fact that many Russian’s consider themselves Orthodox Christians.
Date of source: Sunday, January 21, 2007
The article discusses Isaac Fanous’ contributions to Christian art and iconography.
Date of source: Sunday, January 14, 2007
Islam is a religion and a state and the two cannot and should not be separated. Separating religion from the political and social system is, in Yāsīn’s opinion, equivalent to rejecting Islām and Islamic doctrine. The Islamic political system is based on religion.
Date of source: Monday, January 22, 2007
In a series of articles entitled, ‘First Conference on the Unity of Religions,’ Dr. Tāhah Jābir al-‘Ilwānī recounts his experience at an interfaith summit conference held recently in an ancient Catholic monastery in New York with the aim of uniting the world’s religions into a global organization.
Date of source: Friday, January 19, 2007
The Shaykh of the Azhar Muhammad Sayyid Ṭanṭāwī referred to the possibility of resuming the Azhar-Vatican dialogue that stopped after the Roman Catholic pope’s highly-publicized and controversial lecture on Islām.