Tag: Al Masry Al Youm
Orthodox Church representative threatens withdrawal from constitution committee
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
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
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
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
In constitution debate, Al-Azhar gets high praise from church leaders
Al-Masry Al-Youm 12/07/2012 Coptic Orthodox Church representatives serving on the Constituent Assembly have welcomed a proposal that would enshrine Islam as the state religion but ... Read More
Grand mufti: Morsy should address Copts’ fears
Al-Masry Al-Youm 27/06/2012 President-elect Mohamed Morsy should address the fears of his Coptic “brothers” and their problems on the ground, Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa said ... Read More
Church extends voter registration for papal election
Photographed by AFP Al-Masry Al-Youm 21/06/2012 The Coptic Orthodox Church on Wednesday extended the voter registration process for papal elections from June to mid-July. The ... Read More
Pope Shenouda undergoes medical examinations in US
Al-Masry Al-Youm Staff 16/01/2012 Pope Shenouda III, the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, underwent medical examinations on his heart and kidneys at Ohio’s Cleveland ... Read More
Egyptian churches embrace Al-Azhar basic freedoms document
Al-Masry Al-Youm Staff 12/01/2012 Egypt's three major churches and the Maspero Youth Union have come out in support of Al-Azhar's proposed basic freedoms document, which ... Read More
Pope Shenouda to invite Salafis to attend Christmas
Al-Masry Al-Youm Staff 28/12/2011 The Coptic Orthodox Church will send out invitations to presidential hopefuls and all political parties, including Salafi ones, to attend the ... Read More
Coptic Church to support independents in run-off Elections
Ragab Ramadan 04/12/2011 The Coptic Orthodox Church will support independent candidates in Alexandria against Islamist parties in the run-offs for the first phase of the ... Read More
Church not directing Copts to vote for certain candidates, says bishop
Emad Khalil 26/11/2011 The Coptic Orthodox Church said Saturday it is not specifying a list of candidates for Coptic adherents to vote for in the ... Read More
Alexandria churches to promote Coptic participation in Elections
07/11/2011 Orthodox churches in the coastal city of Alexandria have launched an awareness campaign aiming to encourage Coptic Christians to take part in the parliamentary ... Read More
Coptic pope cancels ordainment anniversary over Maspero violence
Emad Khalil 31/10/2011 The head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, Pope Shenouda III, has decided to cancel celebrations marking the 40th anniversary of his ascension ... Read More
Copts demanding right to divorce will collectively leave Church
Emad Khalil Yomna Mokhtar 13/08/2011 The Right to Life Movement, a Coptic group, said a large number of its members will collectively leave the Coptic ... Read More
Copts alarmed by rise in young female converts to Islam
Alastair Beach 08/08/2011 The video footage is blurred and shaky, but there is no mistaking the identity of the two young girls. Sitting in what ... Read More
Four men arrested in connection with sectarian clashes in Upper Egypt
26/06/2011 Egyptian security sources said on Sunday that four men had been arrested for their alleged involvement in sectarian clashes that erupted in Sohag governorate, ... Read More
Sectarian violence kills 2 in Shubra
27/06/2011 Sectarian clashes between a number of Muslims and Coptic Christians resurfaced in the Fateh district of Shubra al-Kheima on Monday, after two Muslims were ... Read More
First international Coptic bank to be established in Sweden
23/11/2010 A group of Coptic businessmen resident in Stockholm, Sweden have established an investment company with the aim of launching the first international Coptic bank--to ... Read More
Egyptian churches praise US report on religious Freedoms
Amr Bayoumi 19/11/2010 Egyptian churches welcomed, for the first time, the American religious freedom report, stressing that Christians face discrimination in Egypt, and that the ... Read More
Coptic Bishop’s Trip to Jerusalem may Contravene Church Ban
By: Benjamin Peim 14/10/2010 Bishop Theodosius of Giza traveled to Israel for medical treatment and to visit Christian holy sites; the Church bars pilgrimage to ... Read More