Bishop Bishoy

Papal candidates announced, high-ranking Coptic figures excluded
Egypt

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

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…
Coptic women protest bishop’s statements on dress
Egypt

Coptic women protest bishop’s statements on dress

Dozens of Coptic protesters staged a demonstration Friday morning outside the papal residence in Abbasseya to demand that Bishop Bishoy…
Egyptian police voice fears for controversial Coptic bishop’s life, says source
Egypt

Egyptian police voice fears for controversial Coptic bishop’s life, says source

Egyptian police have warned the Coptic Church of the possibility of an attack on prominent Coptic Bishop Bishoy by Islamist…
Anti-Bishop protest continues in Cairo
Egypt

Anti-Bishop protest continues in Cairo

Hundreds of Muslim worshippers staged a protest on Friday at Amr Ibn al-'As Mosque demanding that Coptic Bishop Bishoy to…
Egypt rights watchdog launches campaign against sectarianism
Egypt

Egypt rights watchdog launches campaign against sectarianism

Amid a wave of Muslim-Christian tension in Egypt, a local rights watchdog has launched a campaign against sectarianism that aims…
Coptic pope bows out of 6 October celebrations due to ‘health concerns’
Egypt

Coptic pope bows out of 6 October celebrations due to ‘health concerns’

Coptic Pope Shenouda III has declined to attend official celebrations in Ismailia marking the anniversary of Egypt's 6 October victory…
Egyptian bishop’s Quran comments continue to reverberate
Egypt

Egyptian bishop’s Quran comments continue to reverberate

Reactions to statements by Secretary of the Coptic Church’s Holy Synod Bishop Bishoy, in which he challenged the authenticity of…
Saudi-based Islamic group blasts Egyptian bishop for Quran comments
Egypt

Saudi-based Islamic group blasts Egyptian bishop for Quran comments

Members of the Saudi Arabia-based International Islamic Fiqh Academy, devoted to deciding issues of Islamic jurisprudence, attacked Egyptian Coptic Bishop…
Al-Azhar’s Grand Sheikh satisfied with Coptic Pope’s apology
Egypt

Al-Azhar’s Grand Sheikh satisfied with Coptic Pope’s apology

Al-Azhar spokesperson Mohamad Rifaa al-Tahtawi on Sunday announced that Al-Azhar’s Grand Sheikh Ahmed Tayyeb is satisfied with an apology made…
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