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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…
Bishop: Morsy invited to pope ordainment, not altar lottery
Egypt
November 1, 2012
Bishop: Morsy invited to pope ordainment, not altar lottery
Bishop Paula, the bishop of Tanta and spokesperson of the committee overseeing the papal election, said Thursday the Church had…
Coptic papal elections suggest depoliticized church
Egypt
October 30, 2012
Coptic papal elections suggest depoliticized church
The Coptic Orthodox Church elections Monday whittled the list of candidates for the church’s papacy down from five to three.…
Choosing a new pope: Profiles of the candidates
Egypt
October 29, 2012
Choosing a new pope: Profiles of the candidates
Some 2,400 Coptic voters started casting their ballots Monday to choose the 118th head of the Coptic Orthodox Church in…
Coptic church holds mass to promote papal candidates
Egypt
October 17, 2012
Coptic church holds mass to promote papal candidates
The Coptic Orthodox Church on Wednesday held the first mass to introduce the five Church figures being considered for the…
Papal finalist elections on 29 October, name drawing on 4 November
Egypt
October 16, 2012
Papal finalist elections on 29 October, name drawing on 4 November
The Coptic Orthodox Church has announced that the papal elections would be held on 29 October instead of 24 November,…
Copts close nominations for new pope
Egypt
May 20, 2012
Copts close nominations for new pope
Nominations for the new pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church closed on Saturday. The pope will succeed Pope Shenouda III,…
Church committee collects nominations for papal election
Egypt
April 27, 2012
Church committee collects nominations for papal election
A Coptic Church committee began receiving nominations on Friday for the new pope. Since the death of Pope Shenouda III,…
Orthodox Cathedral registers voters for election of new pope
Egypt
April 17, 2012
Orthodox Cathedral registers voters for election of new pope
The Orthodox Cathedral in Abbasseya started registering voters’ who will cast their ballots for the new pope on Tuesday. Elections will take…