Pope Shenouda’s death
Transitional government leaders absent from pope’s funeral
Egypt
March 20, 2012
Transitional government leaders absent from pope’s funeral
Although the funeral of Pope Shenouda III, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the St. Mark See was attended by…
Pope’s death opens thorny issues
Egypt
March 20, 2012
Pope’s death opens thorny issues
The death of Pope Shenouda III leaves behind a trail of grief as well as many fears and thorny issues.…
With tears and crowds, Copts say goodbye to Shenouda
Egypt
March 20, 2012
With tears and crowds, Copts say goodbye to Shenouda
Mina Rizq Saad, 21, was slowly making his way out of the cathedral complex just after one o’clock this…
Tuesday’s papers: Mourning continues for Pope Shenouda
Egypt
March 20, 2012
Tuesday’s papers: Mourning continues for Pope Shenouda
State-owned Al-Ahram leads on Tuesday with the news of Pope Shenouda III’s funeral and Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi declaring a…
Nour Party spokesperson: Minute of silence not mentioned in Islam
Egypt
March 20, 2012
Nour Party spokesperson: Minute of silence not mentioned in Islam
Standing for a minute of silence to mourn someone is not at all mentioned in Islam, said the spokesperson for…
Q&A with Febe Armanios: On the history of Coptic leadership
Egypt
March 20, 2012
Q&A with Febe Armanios: On the history of Coptic leadership
It is hard for Egyptians to imagine a Coptic Church and papacy without the late Shenouda III, both because his…
Update: With heavy grief, Copts march after Pope Shenouda’s coffin
Egypt
March 20, 2012
Update: With heavy grief, Copts march after Pope Shenouda’s coffin
Hundreds of thousands of Coptic Christians dressed in black marched with the casket of Pope Shenouda III as it was…
Health official: 3 dead, 137 injured near Abbasseya cathedral
Egypt
March 19, 2012
Health official: 3 dead, 137 injured near Abbasseya cathedral
Three people have been crushed to death and 137 injured near the St. Mark’s Coptic Cathedral in Abbasseya since yesterday,…
Families end sectarian dispute in Minya in honor of Pope Shenouda
Egypt
March 19, 2012
Families end sectarian dispute in Minya in honor of Pope Shenouda
A Muslim family in Minya’s Sharouna village ended a dispute with a Coptic family in honor of the deceased Coptic…