Changes to Coptic papal selection

During the election, members of the clergy and lay representatives from dioceses all over the world will select the final three nominees.(Photo by Mohamed Omar) 22/10/2012 Basil El-Dabh A definite timeline has been put in place for the remaining stages of the papal selection process after the Coptic Church moved the date for final selection forward. The election stage, in which almost 2,500 members of the Coptic community all over the world narrow down the list of candidates from five to three, was moved to 29 October