Tag: Emad Khalil
Presidency, Church prepare joint Ethiopia trip to discuss controversial dam
Emad Khalil 7/6/13 Egypt's presidency and the Coptic Orthodox Church are coordinating for a joint trip to Ethiopia by President Mohamed Morsy and Pope Tawadros ... Read More
Coptic leaders call for uniting Christians under one political party
Emad Khalil 29/01/2012 Participants in a conference of Coptic leaders on Sunday called for uniting Coptic Christians under one political party, and requested that the ... Read More
Church leaders at odds over planned 25 January demonstrations
Emad Khalil Ragab Ramadan 11/01/2012 Religious figures from different Egyptian Christian sects have taken opposing stances on the involvement of Copts in the planned protests ... Read More
Church: 70% of Copts voted during first phase of elections
Emad Khalil 04/12/2011 Christians do not fear the rise of Islamists in Egypt — what scares them instead are electoral tactics that go against religious ... Read More
Church not directing Copts to vote for certain candidates, says bishop
Emad Khalil 26/11/2011 The Coptic Orthodox Church said Saturday it is not specifying a list of candidates for Coptic adherents to vote for in the ... Read More
Coptic pope cancels ordainment anniversary over Maspero violence
Emad Khalil 31/10/2011 The head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, Pope Shenouda III, has decided to cancel celebrations marking the 40th anniversary of his ascension ... Read More
Pope calls on SCAF to release Maspero Detainees
Emad Khalil 16/10/2011 Pope Shenouda III has demanded the release of all those detained during the violence that took place outside the Maspero building, said ... Read More
Coptic Church resumes examination of Divorce Requests
Emad Khalil Ragab Ramadan 20/09/2011 The Coptic Orthodox Church’s Clerical Council for Personal Affairs resumed on Tuesday examining requests for divorce submitted by Copts, after ... Read More
120 Coptic Christians leave Orthodox Church over divorce, remarriage laws
Emad Khalil 18/09/2011 The Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt has received more than 120 individual notices from Coptic Christians informing the Church that they have ... Read More
Coptic Church sues government over New Year’s Eve Church Bombing
Emad Khalil 13/09/2011 The Saint Mark Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Alexandria filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Prime Minister Essam Sharaf and Interior Minister Mansour ... Read More
Egyptian churches reject call for massive anti-Israel Protest
Emad Khalil 25/08/2011 Egyptian churches announced on Thursday their rejection of a protest scheduled for next Friday to demand the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador ... Read More
Copts demanding right to divorce will collectively leave Church
Emad Khalil Yomna Mokhtar 13/08/2011 The Right to Life Movement, a Coptic group, said a large number of its members will collectively leave the Coptic ... Read More
Coptic Church denies reports of Shenouda’s deteriorating Health
Emad Khalil 10/08/2011 The Coptic Orthodox Church has denied rumors that its leader Pope Shenouda III is seriously ill. The Church said that Shenouda was ... Read More
Church leaders reject governors’ reshuffle for excluding Copts
Emad Khalil 06/08/2011 Church leaders expressed anger at the exclusion of Copts in this week's reshuffle of governors, saying they expected authorities to include three ... Read More
Coptic movements reject dialogue with Muslim Brotherhood
Emad Khalil 03/08/2011 Coptic movements have rejected a joint statement by the Coptic General Authority (CGA) and the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party, in ... Read More
Coptic Church cancels this year’s national Unity Iftar
Emad Khalil 31/07/2011 A source from the Coptic Church said on Sunday that Pope Shenouda III has canceled the usual yearly national unity Ramadan iftar. ... Read More
Egyptian Churches: Copts are free to take part in Protests
Emad Khalil 28/07/2011 The Egyptian Orthodox, Anglican and Catholic churches said on Thursday that all Egyptian Christians are free to participate in demonstrations, calling on ... Read More
Pope’s sermon ignores Second Marriage Controversy
Emad Khalil 28/07/2011 The head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, Pope Shenouda III, in his weekly sermon on Wednesday ignored Christians' mounting demands for the ... Read More
Coptic Church threatens to sue interior ministry over Alexandria Church Bombing
Emad Khalil 24/07/2011 The Coptic Church has threatened to file a lawsuit against the interior ministry, demanding that it bring to trial those accused of ... Read More
Orthodox Church denies attacking Coptic protesters with Dogs
Emad Khalil Haitham al-Sharkawi 21/07/2011 The Orthodox Church issued a statement on Wednesday denying it had used dogs to attack Coptic protesters. Over 120 Copts ... Read More
Pope criticizes Mubarak for handling of Sectarianism
Emad Khalil 11/07/2011 The head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church on Monday slammed former President Hosni Mubarak’s regime for the way it handled sectarian issues, ... Read More