Pope Shenouda III
Photos: Egypt issues medals celebrating patriarchs of Coptic Orthodox Church
Egypt
February 22, 2021
Photos: Egypt issues medals celebrating patriarchs of Coptic Orthodox Church
Egypt’s Treasury and Mint Authority has unveiled a set of medals celebrating modern patriarchs of the Coptic Church in Egypt.…
Maged El Kedwany to play Pope Shenouda III in biography TV series
Cinema/TV
October 28, 2019
Maged El Kedwany to play Pope Shenouda III in biography TV series
Legendary actor Maged El Kedwany is set to play the role of Egypt’s late Pope Shenouda III in the awaited…
Egyptian church suspends one monk for a year and permanently expels another
Egypt
September 4, 2018
Egyptian church suspends one monk for a year and permanently expels another
The Coptic Orthodox Church officially announced the suspension of monk Yoel al-Makary for one year following his criticism of…
Pope Tawadros II opens first monastery for nuns in Australia
Egypt
September 10, 2017
Pope Tawadros II opens first monastery for nuns in Australia
Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, Tawadros II, inaugurated the new Al-Malak Michael Monastery for nuns on Saturday in…
Egypt to make US$140 million blockbuster entitled “Christ”
Egypt
July 17, 2016
Egypt to make US$140 million blockbuster entitled “Christ”
The wheels are in motion for the making of a multi-million dollar, international star-studded Egyptian film about the life of…
Tawadros II breaks with predecessor’s ban, flies to Jerusalem for bishop’s funeral
Egypt
November 26, 2015
Tawadros II breaks with predecessor’s ban, flies to Jerusalem for bishop’s funeral
The head of Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church headed Thursday to Jerusalem to attend the funeral of the holy city’s archbishop,…
This day in history: Pope Shenouda’s ordination
Egypt
November 14, 2014
This day in history: Pope Shenouda’s ordination
The word 'Baba' (Pope) is derived from the Coptic word "Abba", which means father. Pope Anianus, the 2nd Pope of Alexandria…
Church nears change of papal election, personal status by-laws
Egypt
November 10, 2014
Church nears change of papal election, personal status by-laws
Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church could finally change internal familial by-laws, which currently forbid Egyptian Coptic Christians from divorcing or remarrying,…
Divine sign or coincidence: Orthodox patriarch’s birthdays and Morsy-Mubarak trials coincide
Egypt
November 4, 2013
Divine sign or coincidence: Orthodox patriarch’s birthdays and Morsy-Mubarak trials coincide
Some Coptic Christians are celebrating the dates of Morsy's and Mubarak's trials as a divine sign, since they both coincide…
Orthodox Church denies assassination attempt on Pope Tawadros
Egypt
August 3, 2013
Orthodox Church denies assassination attempt on Pope Tawadros
Egypt's Orthodox Church denied that an attempt to assassinate Pope Tawadros II had been thwarted. "We reassure everyone that…