Date of source: الجمعة, تموز (يوليو) 18, 2008
Bishop Bīshūy clashes with the author of ’‘Azāzīl.’
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 26, 2007
A number of Coptic men have signed an announcement calling to cancel any Christmas celebrations in Egypt.
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 31, 2007
Seven sit-ins were staged in Egypt’s churches in 2007. The following lines describe some of them and Christian clergymen and laymen’s reactions to them.
Date of source: الجمعة, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 17, 2008
Copts are calling for Easter to be made a state holiday in Egypt and the chairman of the Coptic Assembly has demanded that expatriate Copts be included in the electoral register.
Date of source: الجمعة, حزيران (يونيو) 20, 2008
Bishop Bīshūy finished drafting the decision to adopt the increase in salaries of bishops, priests and church workers by 50 percent. Pope Shenouda is expected to sign the decision upon his return from the United States.
Date of source: الجمعة, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 3, 2008
Bishop Bīshūy has criticized other Christian denominations and made controversial declarations but Pope Shenouda continues to stand by him.
Date of source: السبت, أيلول (سبتمبر) 20, 2008
The Coptic Orthodox Church has objected to the publication of a novel that it says contradicts Christian doctrine.
Date of source: الأربعاء, آيار (مايو) 14, 2008
A secret front formed by bishops in Upper Egypt is discussing the idea of choosing a bishop to compete for the papal chair in case of Pope Shenouda’s death.
Date of source: الخميس, أيلول (سبتمبر) 18, 2008
Cornelis Hulsman commemorates the life of Metropolitan Marcos, an unconventional Dutch member of the Coptic Orthodox Church who served as a bishop for 34 years.
Date of source: الخميس, نيسان (أبريل) 24, 2008
The article reviews the controversial book of the Bishop of Samālūt Bishop Paphnotius entitled, ’The Inevitability of Leading a Renaissance in the Church Function.’