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The Saint Mark Cathedral in the Cairo district of al-‘Abbāssīyah on Friday (November 2) finalized preparations and procedures of the Altar Lot process to pick the 118th pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church in succession of Pope Shenouda III, who passed away on March 17, 2012.
Bishop Bula of Tantā, the official spokesman for the committee overseeing the papal elections, said he had contacts with Minister of Interior Ahmad Jamāl al-Dīn on securing the elections, adding the minister will give instructions to deploy some fire engines and ambulances inside the Saint Mark...
In an interview with al-Misrī al-Yawm, Bishop Būlā of Tantā, affirmed the Church’s position that as a religious body it should not interfere in politics by supporting one party over another; however, he also spoke out against boycotting the upcoming election. The Bishop also noted that, while the...
Copts of the southern city of Assiut have sent a letter to the president complaining about the promotion of a sectarian figure of the ruling National Democratic Party, Muhammad ‘Abd al-Muhsin Sālih, who has been accused of proselytizing a number of Christian families.
Dr. Safwat al-Bayyādī, the head of the Community Council of the Evangelical Church in Egypt expresses in an interview with Sawt al-Ummah his refusal to recognize dissident Butrus Filtā’ūs, refuting the latter’s allegations and denying all accusations about the Evangelical Church’s involvement in...
A Coptic researcher has filed a lawsuit calling for Muslim judges to be prevented from examining Copts’ personal status cases.
Shaykh Yūsuf al-Badrī has filed a complaint to the general prosecutor’s office against an Evangelical church’s monthly magazine, accusing it of offending Islam and Muslims.
A number of Coptic Orthodox clergymen complained to Pope Shenouda asking for former Bishop Mīt’as to be reinstated. They also revealed what they called Bishop Bīshūy’s fallacies and allegations.
Dr. Hasanayn Kushk conducted a study that revealed the increasing number of Christian prisoners in Egyptian prisons. The study presents numbers and percentages and discusses the possible reasons behind them.
Shīrīn Rabī‘ reviews a book entitled, ’Anbā Maximus wa-Rū’yah Jadīdah li-al-Islāh’ [Bishop Maximus and a new Vision of Reform], believing that the book opens fire on Pope Shenouda and refutes his thoughts.

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