Tag: Coptic Church

Coptic Church appeals Dome Decision

OCP- December 7, 2010

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

OCP- December 7, 2010

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Delights as Coptic Church plans withdrawn from Solihull Council

OCP- December 2, 2010

2/12/2010 RESIDENTS are celebrating after plans to transform a local church into Coptic Orthodox Church, were withdrawn at the 11th hour.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

OCP- November 27, 2010

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

OCP- November 15, 2010

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

OCP- November 10, 2010

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

OCP- November 2, 2010

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

OCP- October 30, 2010

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

OCP- October 15, 2010

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’

OCP- October 12, 2010

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’

OCP- September 24, 2010

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

OCP- July 20, 2010

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

OCP- July 20, 2010

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

OCP- June 23, 2010

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

OCP- June 13, 2010

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

OCP- June 13, 2010

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

OCP- June 9, 2010

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

OCP- March 25, 2009

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