Tag: Al Masry

Orthodox Church representative threatens withdrawal from constitution committee

OCP- November 25, 2013

  Al-Masry Al-Youm - 25/11 13 Bishop Paula, who is representing the Orthodox Church within the 50-member committee tasked with amending the constitution, has threatened to ... Read More

The role of the church is spiritual, pope says

OCP- June 13, 2013

Al-Masry Al-Youm - 13/6/13 Coptic Pope Tawadros II has stressed the spiritual role of Egypt’s Christian church, as the debate surrounding Copts joining 30 June protests ... Read More

Copts will attend 30 June protests

OCP- June 13, 2013

Al-Masry Al-Youm - 13/6/13 Senior leaders in Egypt’s Orthodox Church denominational council have announced they will join opposition groups’ 30 June protests to demand early presidential ... Read More

Report: Bullets from automatic weapons killed Copts in Khosous

OCP- April 8, 2013

Al-Masry Al-Youm - 8/4/13 Khosous district prosecutors in Qalyubiya Governorate received the initial forensic report on victims of bloody clashes that took place there Friday, which ... Read More

Foreign Ministry: 20 Egyptian Copts held in Libya released

OCP- March 6, 2013

Al-Masry Al-Youm Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm 6/3/13  Libya released 20 Egyptian Copts who were being held in the country on charges of proselytizing, said ... Read More

Coptic church gets help from liberal groups after Islamists protest construction

OCP- March 4, 2013

Al-Masry Al-Youm  28/02/2013  After an Islamist attempt to halt construction at an Egyptian Orthodox Church in Qalyubiya earlier this week, political groups visited Coptic leaders ... Read More

Church plans to ordain new pope on 18 November

OCP- October 20, 2012

  Al-Masry, Al-Youm 20/10/2012 The new Coptic pope would be ordained in a ceremony on Sunday 18 November, said a church source on Friday. The ... Read More

Papal finalist elections on 29 October, name drawing on 4 November

OCP- October 17, 2012

Al-Masry, Al-Youm 16/10/2012 The Coptic Orthodox Church has announced that the papal elections would be held on 29 October instead of 24 November, and that ... Read More

Copts without Borders demand purge of Patriarch voters’ list

OCP- September 3, 2012

Al-Masry, Al-Youm 3/09/2012 A delegation from “Copts without Borders” has met with Bishop Morkos, the church leader of the Shubra al-Kheima district and head of ... Read More