The Orthodox Coptic Pope: What’s Next for the Coptic Church?
By Nader Habib 26/3/2012 After the passing of Pope Shenouda III as leader of Egypt’s Coptic Church last Saturday, attention has now turned to who will succeed him as the spiritual leader of the country’s Christian community, especially at the present critical time in Egypt’s history when the country is going through various political, social and economic upheavals. The Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church chaired by Bishop Bakhomious, the senior archbishop, announced on Sunday that the funeral of Pope Shenouda III, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the Holy See of St Mark, would take place at the Coptic Cathedral in Abbasiya in Cairo at 11am on Tuesday.
By Nader Habib 26/3/2012 After the passing of Pope Shenouda III as leader of Egypt’s Coptic Church last Saturday, attention has now turned to who will succeed him as the spiritual leader of the country’s Christian community, especially at the present critical time in Egypt’s history when the country is going through various political, social and economic upheavals. The Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church chaired by Bishop Bakhomious, the senior archbishop, announced on Sunday that the funeral of Pope Shenouda III, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the Holy See of St Mark, would take place at the Coptic Cathedral in Abbasiya in Cairo at 11am on Tuesday.
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The Orthodox Coptic Pope: What’s Next for the Coptic Church?
