Pope Shenouda
Mubarak meets with Pope Shenouda for first time following Omraneya clashes
Egypt
December 22, 2010
Mubarak meets with Pope Shenouda for first time following Omraneya clashes
President Hosni Mubarak met on Wednesday with Pope Shenouda III, Egypt's Coptic leader, for the first time following 24 November…
Pope Shenouda ends his retreat, church source says
Egypt
December 17, 2010
Pope Shenouda ends his retreat, church source says
Pope Shenouda has ended his retreat from public life and will attend President Hosni Mubarak's speech before the People's Assembly…
US Copts rally for release of Giza church clash detainees
Egypt
December 15, 2010
US Copts rally for release of Giza church clash detainees
Hundreds of Egyptian Christians on Tuesday organized a peaceful march in front of the UN headquarters in New York City,…
Sunday’s papers: Dubious nuclear claims, strained relations with Coptic church and rise in newborns
Egypt
November 14, 2010
Sunday’s papers: Dubious nuclear claims, strained relations with Coptic church and rise in newborns
An Associated Press report on an international investigation into Egypt’s nuclear ambitions makes headlines in Egyptian newspapers on Sunday. Highlighted…
Sunday’s papers: Mubarak finalizes NDP candidate list, telephones Pope Shenouda III
Egypt
November 8, 2010
Sunday’s papers: Mubarak finalizes NDP candidate list, telephones Pope Shenouda III
State-run Al-Akhbar's front-page coverage announces Sunday as the last day for candidacy application submissions. “Mubarak checks over the National (Democratic…
Pope Shenouda: Al-Qaeda warnings are a blessing in disguise
Egypt
November 4, 2010
Pope Shenouda: Al-Qaeda warnings are a blessing in disguise
Head of the Egyptian Coptic Church Pope Shenouda III, during his weekly sermon on Wednesday, said recent Al-Qaeda threats directed…
An indivisible country
Opinion
September 30, 2010
An indivisible country
The recent upsurge in sectarian tensions, provoked by Father Bishoy’s remarks doubting the authenticity of certain Quranic verses and the…
Wednesday’s papers: Talaat Moustafa receives lightened sentence while Bishoy comments linger
Egypt
September 29, 2010
Wednesday’s papers: Talaat Moustafa receives lightened sentence while Bishoy comments linger
The chief front-page headlines for all Egypt's daily papers on Wednesday, September 29, pertain to the convictions of former State…
Pope Shenouda: Homosexuality is cause for divorce
Egypt
July 15, 2010
Pope Shenouda: Homosexuality is cause for divorce
Pope Shenouda III of the Orthodox Coptic Church has considered homosexuality a legitimate cause for divorce."Adultery is not just determined…
Coptic remarriage: How to solve the impasse
Opinion
June 8, 2010
Coptic remarriage: How to solve the impasse
The Supreme Administrative Court's recent decision requiring the Coptic Orthodox Church to allow second marriages for Coptic divorcees has elicited…