Tag: Coptic Church
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Coptic Church: Constitution’s Sharia provisions not at odds with civil state
Mounir Adib - 14/8/13 A controversy has accompanied the formation of the 50-member panel tasked with amending the Egyptian constitution after the 30 June uprising. While ... Read More
Persecution of Christian Copts in Egypt after Morsi
Michael Curtis - 19/7/13 The continuing dramatic struggle for power and friction in Egypt continues between two groups: the Muslim Brotherhood and the supporters of Mohamed ... Read More
Coptic Church intervenes in political debate in Egypt
4/7/13 Pope Tawadros blessed on Tuesday a youth-led revolt against Mohamed Mursi and the army's moves to end the political crisis by pressuring Mursi to ... Read More
Copts free to join 30 June anti-govt protests: Egypt’s Coptic Church
Ahram Online - 21/6/13 Coptic Church's Holy Synod says Coptic Christians are free to join planned 30 June protests against President Morsi and Egypt's Muslim ... Read More
Austrian President Proud of the Coptic Church, Calls for Spreading of Religious Tolerance
1/6/13 Austrian President Hans Fischer stressed that the Coptic Church works to spread peace throughout the world and consolidate love and tolerance between Muslims and ... Read More
Death to Churches Under Islam: A Study of the Coptic Church
1/5/13 Raymond Ibrahim Christians throughout the Islamic world are under attack. Unlike Muslim attacks on Christians, which are regularly confused with a myriad of social ... Read More
Coptic Church Egyptian symbol that can never be touched
10/4/13 President Mohamed Morsi sent a delegation to meet a number of the Coptic Orthodox Church (COC) officials to discuss repercussions of the recent clashes ... Read More
Egypt’s President Denounces Violence Outside Coptic Church
9/4/13 Egyptian President Muhammad Morsi has condemned violence outside Cairo's main church that left one person dead and dozens more wounded. Clashes erupted after the ... Read More
Coptic Church Planning Senior Home on Aldama Street
David Fonseca - 16/3/13 The 62-unit senior living facility would be accompanied by a new recreation center. Holy Virgin Mary Coptic Orthodox Church is seeking permission ... Read More
Coptic Church attacked in Libya’s Benghazi: ministry
Libyan officials have condemned a Thursday attack on a Coptic Christian church in Benghazi. Here, Copts attend a service in the Church of St. Barbera ... Read More
Egyptian Copts in Libya allegedly detained, tortured following ‘missionising’ claims
Photos published on Facebook of detained Copts in Libya accused of proselytisation. Sherry El-Gergawi – 1/3/13 Scores of Egyptian Coptic Christians are detained, abused by ... Read More
Planning Minister refuses Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Melbourne request for Donvale dome planning scheme amendment
Shaun Campbell, Manningham Leader 13/2/13 THE Coptic Church's last-ditch bid for a $10 million dome development in Donvale has failed. Planning Minister Matthew Guy has ... Read More
Current Brotherhood and Egypt not the same as before: Head of London Coptic Church
Amer Sultan from London - 13/1/13 Father Antonious Thabet openly criticises the Egyptian Islamist group in measured speech at official Christmas function. Reverend Father Antonious ... Read More
Egypt’s Coptic Church Pope Tawadros II advocates for civil and political rights
BEATRIZ SCHIAVA - 6/12/2012 The new pope of Egypt’s Coptic Church, Pope Tawadros II, said in an interview with the private TV station ONTV this Monday that “the ... Read More
Pope Tawadros II assumes leadership of Egypt’s Coptic Church
Cairo, 18/11/12 Pope Tawadros cried as he assumed the leadership of the Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church on Sunday morning at the St. Mark Cathedral in ... Read More
A post-election lesson for Americans from Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church
Brad Hirschfield 8/11/2012 The election is over and now the real work begins. Today is not fundamentally about Republicans and Democrats. It is not about winners ... Read More
Egypt: Politicians, Public Figures Welcome New Pope
4/11/2012 Several Egyptian politicians, officials and public figures welcomed on Sunday the appointment of Bishop Tawadros as the new Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church. ... Read More
A new future for Egypt’s Copts
By Idris Tawfiq 3/11/2012 Tomorrow a box will be placed on the altar of Saint Mark’s cathedral in Abbasiya containing three pieces of paper. On ... Read More
Bishop gives details about final stage of Coptic Church’s papal elections
Ahram Online 1/10/2012 Coptic Orthodox Bishop Paul describes upcoming 'alter lottery,' slated for Sunday, by which Egypt's next Coptic pope will be chosen. At a ... Read More
Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox papal election enters penultimate phase
The five candidates of Papal elections, from Left, Father Pachomios El-Syrian,Father Raphael Ava Mina,Father Seraphim El-Syrian, Bishop Raphael and Bishop Tawadros in Saint Mark's Coptic ... Read More
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) ... Read More