Tag: Coptic Pope
Egypt PM discusses Maspero clashes with Coptic Pope Shenouda III
13/10/2011 Prime Minister Essam Sharaf visited Pope Shenouda III at St. Mark's Cathedral on Thursday morning, where they discussed the implications of the Maspero clashes ... Read More
Coptic Pope Shenouda calls Maspero victims ‘martyrs’, refutes SCAF story
Sherry El-Gergawi 13/10/2011 'Their blood does not come cheap,” Shenouda declares in Wednesday sermon devoted to Sunday's Maspero massacre, taking issue with military justification for ... Read More
First Coptic church in Hungary Consecrated
By: MTI 23/8/2011 Shenouda III, the leader of the Coptic Christian community, consecrated the first Coptic church in Hungary on Sunday. The Coptic Pope, as ... Read More
Egypt military chief sends wishes to Coptic Pope in US Hospital
MENA 05/06/2011 The head of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, expressed his wishes for a speedy recovery ... Read More
Pope Shenouda welcomes dialogue with Al-Azhar and Salafis
28/03/2011 Pope Shenouda III, the Coptic Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark, met on Monday with Minister of Local Development ... Read More
Coptic Pope suggests addition to Constitution
Emad Khalil 21/03/2011 The head of the Egyptian Orthodox Church, Pope Shenouda III, suggested an addition to Article 2 of the Constitution, which stipulates Islamic ... Read More
Coptic figures at home and abroad show support for protesters’ demands
05/02/2011 More statements of solidarity with Egypt's popular uprising are being issued by churches and Coptic figures both inside and outside Egypt. Coptic bishops, meanwhile, ... Read More
Egypt’s Coptic Pope cancels Liturgy over security Fears
19/1/2011 CAIRO (Reuters) - The head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church cancelled celebrations for the Feast of Epiphany on Tuesday over concerns for the safety ... Read More
Release ordered for 70 Copts held in Giza Rots
13/12/2010 Mena Attorney General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud has ordered the release of 70 Coptic Christians who were detained along with dozens of others in violent ... Read More
Pope Shenouda retreats to protest imprisonment of Omraneyya Copts
Emad Khalil 11/12/2010 Coptic Pope Shenouda III has decided to retreat to the Saint Bishoy Monastery in Wadi el-Natroun, said an informed source from the ... 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
Coptic Pope Shenouda III calls off scheduled bi-monthly Alex Sermon
04/10/2010 Coptic Pope Shenouda III failed to deliver his scheduled bi-monthly sermon in Alexandria on Sunday. According to an anonymous source at the Alexandria Archbishopric, ... Read More
Al-Azhar’s Grand Sheikh satisfied with Coptic Pope’s Apology
27/09/2010 Al-Azhar spokesperson Mohamad Rifaa al-Tahtawi on Sunday announced that Al-Azhar’s Grand Sheikh Ahmed Tayyeb is satisfied with an apology made by Pope Shenouda III ... Read More
Coptic Pope to visit Netherlands
6/9/2010 The Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria will be in the Netherlands from the 15th until the 17th of October for a pastoral ... Read More
Don’t confess sins over the phone: Coptic Pope
AFP - The head of Egypt's Coptic church has urged his congregation to refrain from confessing their sins over the phone, which could be tapped ... Read More
Coptic Pope joins 2,500 mourners at funeral for NJ priest
Posted on Wed Feb 18 2009 EAST BRUNSWICK — The viewing for Very Reverend Father Bishoy Demetrious drew 2,500 mourners for three days straight at ... Read More