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Photos: Egypt issues medals celebrating patriarchs of Coptic Orthodox Church
Egypt

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
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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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