Tag: Al Masry
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
Foreign Ministry: 20 Egyptian Copts held in Libya released
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
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
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
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
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