Tag: Coptic Church
Coptic Church appeals Dome Decision
7/12/2010 The Coptic Church has appealed to VCAT over its proposed $8 million-plus dome development at its Donvale headquarters. In September, Manningham Council in a ... Read More
In possible rift with NDP, Pope Shenouda ignores parliament Run-offs
John Ehab 06/12/2010 Pope Shenouda III, head of the Egyptian Coptic Church, refrained from casting a ballot in Sunday’s parliamentary run-offs in a move that ... Read More
Delights as Coptic Church plans withdrawn from Solihull Council
2/12/2010 RESIDENTS are celebrating after plans to transform a local church into Coptic Orthodox Church, were withdrawn at the 11th hour. The application was due ... Read More
Al-Azhar asks Coptic Church to denounce US religious discrimination Claims
26/11/2010 Al-Azhar attempted to persuade Egypt's Coptic Church on Thursday to rebuff a US report claiming that Christians in Egypt were discriminated against. The Coptic ... Read More
Pope calls off ordination anniversary in solidarity with Iraqi Christians, sources Say
14/11/2010 Head of the Egyptian Coptic Church Pope Shenouda III leader will cancel his 39th ordination anniversary celebration in a move to demonstrate solidarity with ... Read More
Church irked by NDP’s exclusion of Coptic Parliamentary Nominees
Ragab Ramadan 09/11/2010 The Coptic Christian community in Alexandria has expressed anger over a decision by the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) not to choose ... Read More
Egypt, Coptic Church reject al-Qaeda threats
01/11/2010 Alexandrian church officials, along with Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit, rejected on Monday a statement by an al-Qaeda-linked group responsible for Sunday's attack ... Read More
Anti-Bishop protest continues in Cairo
29/10/2010 Hundreds of Muslim worshippers staged a protest on Friday at Amr Ibn al-'As Mosque demanding that Coptic Bishop Bishoy to be tried in court ... 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
Coptic Pope decries Friday protests as ‘weekly agitation’
10/10/2010 Coptic Pope Shenouda III has expressed his "extreme anger" over weekly protests held recently following Muslim Friday prayers. In official Coptic Church magazine Al-Keraza ... Read More
Egyptian Coptic Church Accused of ‘Stockpiling Weapons’
24/9/2010 By Dan Wooding CAIRO, EGYPT -- A Middle East journalist is reporting that a "new wave of defamation by Islamists" against Coptic Pope Shenouda ... Read More
Persecution Of Christianity In Egypt: Egypt Confronts Coptic Church
By DAVID BEDEIN Middle East Correspondent JERUSALEM – The Middle East Newsline has revealed that the regime of President Hosni Mubarak has decided to confront ... Read More
Pope Shenouda: Homosexuality is cause for Divorce
By: Amr Bayoumi Pope Shenouda III of the Orthodox Coptic Church has considered homosexuality a legitimate cause for divorce. "Adultery is not just determined by ... Read More
Shenouda to discuss personal-status issue with Christian Sects
22/6/2010 Coptic Pope Shenouda III warned of rumors spread by bloggers on the Internet that the Coptic Church would remain in an official state of ... Read More
Egyptian Copts Rally in Support of Church
By: Mary Abdelmassih 11/6/2010 Cairo (AINA) — Thousands of Christian Copts from all over Egypt rallied on Wednesday within the grounds of St. Mark Cathedral ... Read More
Shenouda promised presidential decree on Coptic divorce, Remarriage
10/6/2010 Amr Bayoumi Coptic Pope Shenouda III has received promises from a leading official of the ruling National Democratic Party that a presidential decree would ... Read More
Declaration of the Holy Synod of the Coptic Church
8/6/2010 The Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church, gathered on 8 June 2010 at the Papal residence and chaired by His Holiness Pope Shenouda ... Read More
Ordination of Forty Nine New Deacons
Diocese of Eritrean Orthodox Church,North AmericaOn Sunday March 8, 2009, forty one servants were ordained to the ranks of Deacons, assistant Deacons, readers and singers ... Read More