Tag: Pope Shenouda

Copt Pope appeals for calm in Egypt

OCP- January 5, 2011

4/1/2011 Rania Cairo, Jan 4 (PTI) Egypt''s Pope Shenouda III, the patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church, appealed for calm following the bombing of a ... Read More

Syria – Patriarch Zakka I Iwas denounces Alexandria Terrorist Attack

OCP- January 4, 2011

2/1/2011 His Holiness Ignatius Zakka I Iwas Patriarch of Antioch and All the East for the Syriac Orthodox and Supreme Head of the Universal Syriac ... Read More

Coptic woes before Mubarak

OCP- December 23, 2010

Dina Ezzat 22/12/2010 Pope Shenouda III visited the presidential palace this afternoon amid much Coptic anger n a rare meeting at the Heliopolis presidential palace, ... Read More

Pope Shenouda retreats to protest imprisonment of Omraneyya Copts

OCP- December 12, 2010

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 Church accepts Al-Ahram front page Apology

OCP- December 9, 2010

Emad Khalil 08/12/2010 Coptic Bishop Sergius said the Church was satisfied with Al-Ahram Editor in Chief Osama Saraya’s apology, published by the daily on Monday, ... Read More

Pope Shenouda III vows to release Coptic Detainees

OCP- December 7, 2010

02/12/2010 Head of the Egyptian Coptic Church, Pope Shenouda III, said he is closely following developments in the wake of recent Coptic riots in Omraniya, ... 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

Anti-church demonstrations continue in Alexandria

OCP- October 9, 2010

09/10/2010 Dozens of Salafis staged a protest in front of the al-Qaed Ibrahim Mosque in Alexandria following Friday prayers. The protest was held to call ... Read More

Coptic Pope Shenouda III calls off scheduled bi-monthly Alex Sermon

OCP- October 9, 2010

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

Time for Dialogue

OCP- September 25, 2010

By Sameh Fawzi AL-AHRAM- 23 - 29 September 2010 Issue No. 1016 Muslim-Christian relationships face increasing challenges on ground. Positive feelings between key Islamic imams ... 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

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

Pope Shenouda: Jehova’s Witnesses aren’t Christians

OCP- July 2, 2010

01/07/2010 By: Amr Bayoumi In his Wednesday sermon, Coptic Pope Shenouda III stated that Jehova's Witnesses "are not Christians," noting that it was permissable for ... Read More

Copts protest Pop Shenouda’s rejection of remarriage Verdict

OCP- June 25, 2010

25/6/2010 CAIRO: Dozens of Copts protested Thursday outside the Ministry of Justice headquarters in downtown Cairo against Pope Shenouda III's refusal to allow Copts to ... 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

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

Holy Synod to hold emergency Meeting

OCP- June 8, 2010

7/6/2010 British Orthodox Church (Within the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate) An emergency meeting of the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church has been called in ... Read More

Permitting divorcees to remarry is against the teachings of the Coptic Orthodox Church

OCP- June 3, 2010

By: Fawzi Herman - human rights activist Translated Using Google Translate Service The rule of the Supreme Administrative Court against the Copts in the second ... Read More

Coptic Church Protests Egyptian Court Ruling on Marriage License

OCP- June 3, 2010

By: Mary Abdelmassih (AINA) -- An Egyptian court issued a controversial ruling on Saturday, May 29, which deprived the head of the Egyptian Coptic Orthodox ... Read More

Pope Shenouda rejects court decision permitting divorcees to Remarry

OCP- June 1, 2010

01/06/2010 Pope Shenouda III, patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church, said he absolutely rejects a recent ruling by the Administrative Court obliging the church to ... Read More