2012 papal election
Pope Tawadros II ordained at St. Mark’s Cathedral
Egypt
November 18, 2012
Pope Tawadros II ordained at St. Mark’s Cathedral
Pope Tawadros II was ordained as the 118th patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church in a ceremony at Abbasseya's St.…
Bishop Tawadros II not intimidated by Islamists’ rise
Egypt
November 14, 2012
Bishop Tawadros II not intimidated by Islamists’ rise
Bishop Tawadros II, who will become the 118th pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church on 18 November, said that the…
Bishop Tawadros named Coptic Pope
Egypt
November 4, 2012
Bishop Tawadros named Coptic Pope
Bishop Tawadros, the archbishop of Beheira Governorate in the Nile Delta, was ordained 118th Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church…
Sunday’s papers: Coptic elections and presidential ‘chit-chat’
Egypt
November 4, 2012
Sunday’s papers: Coptic elections and presidential ‘chit-chat’
Sunday’s front pages are covered with headlines about President Mohamed Morsy’s separate “talks” with Amr Moussa, Hamdeen Sabbahi and Abdel…
Israel bars 5 priests from travelling to Egypt for papal elections
Egypt
October 29, 2012
Israel bars 5 priests from travelling to Egypt for papal elections
Israeli occupation authorities prevented five Orthodox priests from the Diocese of Jerusalem from traveling to Cairo on Monday to participate…
Update: Ethiopian delegation arrives for Monday’s papal vote
Egypt
October 28, 2012
Update: Ethiopian delegation arrives for Monday’s papal vote
On Sunday morning, a delegation of five senior Ethiopian Orthodox Church bishops and priests arrived at Cairo airport, the state-run…
Church plans to ordain new pope on 18 November
Egypt
October 19, 2012
Church plans to ordain new pope on 18 November
The new Coptic pope would be ordained in a ceremony on Sunday 18 November, said a church source on Friday.…
Papal candidates announced, high-ranking Coptic figures excluded
Egypt
October 13, 2012
Papal candidates announced, high-ranking Coptic figures excluded
In a surprise move, several powerful figures within the Coptic Orthodox Church have been barred from running in the next…
Papal politics: Candidates line up in politicized elections
Egypt
September 20, 2012
Papal politics: Candidates line up in politicized elections
Elections for the Coptic Orthodox Church’s 118th pope are under way at a time in which the role of the…
New pope to be elected 2 December, says Coptic Church
Egypt
September 13, 2012
New pope to be elected 2 December, says Coptic Church
Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church will choose a new pope on 2 December, after Pope Shenouda who led the church…