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Charismatic Pope Shenouda ushered Coptic Church into wider world
Egyptian Christians gather to mourn the death of Pope Shenouda III, the head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, outside the Abbasiya Cathedral in Cairo March ... Read More
Eighth anniversary of anti-Serb violence in Kosovo
Metropolitan Hilarion of Russia at the remains of a destroyed Serbian Church in Kosovo B92, BETA, TANJUG 19/3/2012 KOSOVSKA MITROVICA — Today marks the eighth ... Read More
Bulgarian Archaeologists Claim Oldest Monastery in Europe
The ancient shrine at the St. Read More
Bombings kill 30 in Syria as Christian districts targeted
One of the buildings damaged by the explosion (Photo distributed by SANA) MICHAEL JANSEN 19/3/2012 A CAR bomber yesterday targeted a security headquarters in a ... Read More
How Pope Shenouda kept country calm
By Francis Matthew, Editor at Large 19/3/2012 Dubai: At midnight on Christmas Eve in 1985, the atmosphere in St Marks Cathedral in central Cairo was ... Read More
Copts mourn Pope Shenouda with eyes set on unclear future
19/3/2012 CAIRO: Just hours after his announced death on Saturday, thousands of inconsolable Coptic Christians flocked to the Cairo and Alexandria Cathedrals, uniting to mourn ... Read More
Coptic fears, Coptic hopes
18/3/2012 Dina Ezzat After the death of Pope Shenouda, some Copts look to the future with trepidation, others believe it is an opportunity to rectify ... Read More
Update:More Snaps From Cairo as hundred thousands pay their last respect to Papa Shenouda
18/3/2012 Egyptian Christians gather to mourn the death of Pope Shenouda III, the head of Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church, outside the Abassiya Cathedra in Cairo ... Read More
Pope Shenouda will be laid to rest on Tuesday
18/3/2012 Cairo: It has been decided by the special session of the Holy Synod of the Coptic Church that Pope Shenouda will be laid to ... Read More
Ancient traditions to guide selection of new Coptic pope
18/3/2012 As all of Egypt mourns the passing of the Coptic patriarch, the wheels of tradition will soon start moving to elected a new pope ... Read More