Date of source: الاثنين, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 3, 2012
Amidst rallies to mobilize their congregations to vote 'no', the three major Churches of Egypt declined to attend the presidential ceremony held two days ago and during which the draft constitution was handed out to President Mursī.
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 3, 2012
Al-Misrīyūn writes that Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II urged the priests to convince members of their dioceses not to participate in the upcoming constitution referendum as the draft does not represent all segments of the Egyptian society. At the same time, many Coptic priests urge to participate...
Date of source: الأربعاء, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 21, 2012
The new pope, while exiting the papal office to the Cathedral for his enthronement as the 118th patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church, could not control himself and wept with joy.
Date of source: الأربعاء, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 21, 2012
Pope Tawāḍrūs II is considering the re-formation of the church tribunals that used to be headed by Bishop Bīshūy.
Date of source: الأربعاء, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 21, 2012
The Coptic Orthodox Church’s Holy Synod is holding on Thursday (November 21) its first meeting after the investiture of Pope Tawāḍrūs II as elections of the Synod’s secretariat and subcommittees will be held.
Date of source: الأربعاء, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 21, 2012
ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Barr, the dean of the Usūl al-Dīn (Muslim Theology) College in al-Mansūrah, al-Daqahlia governorate, and a member of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Irshād (Guidance) Office, said he attended the new Coptic Orthodox Pope enthronement ceremony because it is a kind of good deed ordered by...
Date of source: الأربعاء, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 21, 2012
The postponement of a meeting that was scheduled to take place between President Muḥammad Mursī and Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawāḍrūs II at the al-Itiḥādīyah presidential palace on Tuesday (November 20) raised controversy in political circles.
Date of source: الأربعاء, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 21, 2012
Pope Tawāḍrūs II on Monday (November 19) received a delegation of the Popular Current alliance led by its founder, former presidential candidate Ḥamdīn Ṣabbāhī, who stressed his respect for the role played by the church and the Azhar in the protection of moderation in the Egyptian society
Date of source: الأربعاء, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 21, 2012
Pope Tawāḍrūs II on Monday (November 19) received a delegation of the Popular Current alliance led by its founder, former presidential candidate Ḥamdīn Ṣabbāhī, who stressed his respect for the role played by the church and the Azhar in the protection of moderation in the Egyptian society.
Date of source: الأربعاء, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 21, 2012
Grand Shaykh of the Azhar is discussing in a meeting with Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawāḍrūs II the reasons behind the church’s withdrawal from the panel and bones of contention as the quitting members did not officially offer their resignations.