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Churches to decide on Constituent Assembly withdrawal on Saturday
Egypt
November 16, 2012
Churches to decide on Constituent Assembly withdrawal on Saturday
Church representatives in the Constituent Assembly have still not reached a conclusion on whether or not they will withdraw…
Morsy won’t attend pope ordainment ceremony, says bishop
Egypt
November 16, 2012
Morsy won’t attend pope ordainment ceremony, says bishop
President Mohamed Morsy would not attend Bishop Tawadros’ ordainment ceremony next Sunday, said Friday Bishop Paula, the spokesperson for the…
Pope approves constitutional article on Sharia
Egypt
November 12, 2012
Pope approves constitutional article on Sharia
The Coptic Church’s newly elected pope, Bishop Tawadros II, has approved Article 2 of the draft constitution on the role…
Bishop Tawadros named Coptic Pope
Egypt
November 4, 2012
Bishop Tawadros named Coptic Pope
Bishop Tawadros, the archbishop of Beheira Governorate in the Nile Delta, was ordained 118th Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church…
Tuesday’s papers: Papal elections at crossroads
Egypt
October 30, 2012
Tuesday’s papers: Papal elections at crossroads
“A historical day in the church for electing the pope’s successor,” reads the top headline of Tuesday’s state-run Al-Akhbar. The…
Israel bars 5 priests from travelling to Egypt for papal elections
Egypt
October 29, 2012
Israel bars 5 priests from travelling to Egypt for papal elections
Israeli occupation authorities prevented five Orthodox priests from the Diocese of Jerusalem from traveling to Cairo on Monday to participate…
A new pope, a new approach?
Opinion
October 28, 2012
A new pope, a new approach?
Roughly 2,400 electors on 29 October will cast ballots to narrow the field for the papal seat of the Coptic…
Update: Ethiopian delegation arrives for Monday’s papal vote
Egypt
October 28, 2012
Update: Ethiopian delegation arrives for Monday’s papal vote
On Sunday morning, a delegation of five senior Ethiopian Orthodox Church bishops and priests arrived at Cairo airport, the state-run…
New pope to be elected 2 December, says Coptic Church
Egypt
September 13, 2012
New pope to be elected 2 December, says Coptic Church
Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church will choose a new pope on 2 December, after Pope Shenouda who led the church…
For Copts, marriage in the church may mean marriage to the church
Egypt
September 5, 2012
For Copts, marriage in the church may mean marriage to the church
When Rafek Farouk, cofounder of Copts 38, begun to chant against the Coptic Church’s divorce laws inside the church’s headquarters,…