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Pope approves constitutional article on Sharia
Egypt

Pope approves constitutional article on Sharia

The Coptic Church’s newly elected pope, Bishop Tawadros II, has approved Article 2 of the draft constitution on the role…
Bishop Tawadros named Coptic Pope
Egypt

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…
Tuesday’s papers: Papal elections at crossroads
Egypt

Tuesday’s papers: Papal elections at crossroads

“A historical day in the church for electing the pope’s successor,” reads the top headline of Tuesday’s state-run Al-Akhbar. The…
Israel bars 5 priests from travelling to Egypt for papal elections
Egypt

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…
A new pope, a new approach?
Opinion

A new pope, a new approach?

 Roughly 2,400 electors on 29 October will cast ballots to narrow the field for the papal seat of the Coptic…
Update: Ethiopian delegation arrives for Monday’s papal vote
Egypt

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…
New pope to be elected 2 December, says Coptic Church
Egypt

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…
For Copts, marriage in the church may mean marriage to the church
Egypt

For Copts, marriage in the church may mean marriage to the church

When Rafek Farouk, cofounder of Copts 38, begun to chant against the Coptic Church’s divorce laws inside the church’s headquarters,…
Morsy asks Muslims to secure Copts in Dahshur, vows to enforce law
Egypt

Morsy asks Muslims to secure Copts in Dahshur, vows to enforce law

President Mohamed Morsy has vowed that he will enforce the law after sectarian clashes in Dahshur, about 40 kilometers south…
Patron Saints
Opinion

Patron Saints

Egypt’s revolution was leaderless, but not everyone got the memo. Today legions gravitate towards one notable or another, one visionary…
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