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Coptic Pope resists court ruling on divorce, remarriage
Egypt
June 3, 2010
Coptic Pope resists court ruling on divorce, remarriage
The Supreme Administrative Court ruled that the role of the Orthodox Church is "administrative" in nature and is in conformity…
Monday’s papers: Africa-France summit, ElBaradei tours Old Egypt
Egypt
May 31, 2010
Monday’s papers: Africa-France summit, ElBaradei tours Old Egypt
State-owned papers continue to hype the 25th Africa-France Summit, which is being held in the Riviera city of Nice. Al-Akhbar’s…
Pope dead-set against remarriage for Copts
Egypt
May 30, 2010
Pope dead-set against remarriage for Copts
Bishop Armia, secretary to Coptic Pope Shenouda III, said the pope and the Coptic Church were insistent on rejecting the…
Jerusalem patriarch rules out apology to Shenouda
World
May 16, 2010
Jerusalem patriarch rules out apology to Shenouda
Jerusalem--In exclusive remarks to Al-Masry Al-Youm, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Beatitude Theopholis III, says he is unfazed…
Coptic Church quits Middle East churches council
Egypt
May 10, 2010
Coptic Church quits Middle East churches council
The Coptic Church has relinquished membership in the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) after being accused of "treason" by…
Brotherhood plan to improve relation with Copts
Egypt
May 3, 2010
Brotherhood plan to improve relation with Copts
The Muslim Brotherhood began early this year implementing the first phase of a plan to improve relations with Coptic Christians,…
Coptic council warns against coordination with MB
Egypt
April 26, 2010
Coptic council warns against coordination with MB
The International Coptic Council (ICC) warned Egyptian opposition parties not to coordinate their activities with the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) opposition…
Coptic Church gives ElBaradei tepid Easter reception
Egypt
April 4, 2010
Coptic Church gives ElBaradei tepid Easter reception
Mohamed ElBaradei, former director of the International Atomic Energy Agency and potential candidate in next year's presidential elections, entered a…
Marked-down meat sold at Coptic monasteries
Business
April 4, 2010
Marked-down meat sold at Coptic monasteries
In a bid to counter rising meat prices, Coptic churches throughout Egypt are advising their congregations to buy meat from…
Pope Shenouda leads Holy Thursday services
Egypt
April 1, 2010
Pope Shenouda leads Holy Thursday services
Pope Shenouda, the Patriarch of Alexandria, will lead Holy Thursday celebrations today at the Anba Beshoui Monestary in the Wadi…