Date of source: Sunday, July 29, 2007
The following article highlights the life of the Reverend Professor John Macquarrie, who passed on May 28, 2007. He has been hailed as a master of Christian theology.
Date of source: Sunday, July 22, 2007
The article reviews the historical facts regarding the relationship between the Coptic Orthodox Church and the Ethiopian Church.
Date of source: Monday, July 23, 2007
‘Ulā ‘Ādil reports on the exchange of accusations between Catholic Franciscan nuns and other Catholic nuns who belong to the Jerusalemite Wardīyah order over the administration of a school in Heliopolis in Cairo.
Date of source: Monday, July 23, 2007
The article is based on an interview with Bishop Mūsá the bishop of youth in the Coptic Orthodox Church. The bishop talked about problems of Copts in Egypt and the church’s relation with Coptic activists in the West.
Date of source: Sunday, July 15, 2007
A “historic” reception gathered Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria and Saint Mark Diocese with the Patriarch of the Ethiopian church and that of the Armenian Orthodox Church. The meeting resulted in announcing three-copy announcement on the faith unity signed by the three patriarchs.
Date of source: Friday, July 13, 2007
The article discusses the repercussions to the recent statements of Bishop Bisantī about the number of Copts living in Egypt. The bishop’s unofficial estimation raised the old, unanswered question about the reasons behind the government’s continuous refusal to declare the real number of the Coptic...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Bishop Bisantī of Ḥilwān and al-Ma‘sarah and one of the main references in the Coptic Orthodox Church asserted that the Coptic Orthodox Church has rejected all forms of foreign interference and has denied all allegations about the church’s intention to assign a successor to Pope Shenouda. Many...
Date of source: Thursday, July 12, 2007
The article discusses the ongoing reactions in the Catholic Church in Egypt to the controversial statements of Bishop Bīshūy which deemed Catholics apostates and threatened them with eternal punishment unless they abandon their Catholicism and embrace Coptic Orthodoxy.
Date of source: Friday, July 13, 2007
Coptic Orthodox activist laymen call to change the list of rules and legislations regulating the election of the Coptic patriarch. A Coptic Orthodox member of the Council of State sent a letter to President Mubārak with suggested rules.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Islamic writer Jamal al-Banna states that it has been quite common for Christians and Jews to convert to Islam to avoid persecution and then leave the religion when the danger has passed.
An American document allegedly claiming direct aid should preferably go to locations of high density Coptic...