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Mary Zakī, the director of the Mār Jirjis workshop in Shubrā al-Khaymah Bishopric, said the former acting patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church Bishop Pachomius surprised them with a new request, which is that the new attire of the pope should have a symbol of the sword linked to the belt, adding...
In its first meeting during the papacy of Ṭawāḍrūs yesterday, the Holy Synod made a decision that prohibits applause or trills of joy inside churches in order to respect the sacrality of these places.  The new Coptic Orthodox Pope is planning to set up a media office and reshuffle the secretariat...
Abd Al-Rahman Al-Barr member of the Muslim Brotherhood's Guidance Bureau, in statements on the sidelines of the investiture ceremony, called on the withdrawn representatives of the churches to return to the constituent assembly drafting a new constitution for Egypt.
Muḥsin George, a member of the Coptic Orthodox Church’s Millī Council in Alexandria, said Pope Tawāḍrus II is a wise personality and a devout religious leader, expressing confidence that the new pope would overcome all challenges facing him during his time on the chair of Saint Mark.
Attending the ceremony of the enthronement of the 118th Pope of the See of Saint Mark, Coptic Pope Tawadrus II, were the ambassadors of Saudi Arabia, the United States, Canada and Belgium, former Minister of Information ‘Usāmah Haykal, former Prime Minister ʿIṣām Sharaf, former Deputy Prime...
Pope Tawāḍrus II, in a written speech delivered on his behalf by Bishop Pachomius, underlined the importance of an undivided patronizing of the church at the level of all parishes, stressing joint action and unity for the sake of the nation’s peace.
Pope Tawāḍrus II wept during his enthronement ceremony as he was overwhelmed by emotional reception while Coptic zaghārīd (shrills made by women as a sign of joy) were heard as acting patriarch Bishop Pachomius handed the new Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark the papal staff.
Bishop Pachomius handed Pope Tawāḍrus II the papal staff and placed a gold crown on his head amidst standing ovation by all persons who attended the investiture ceremony in the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral. 
The Coptic Orthodox Church bells rang on Sunday (November 18) after acting patriarch Bishop Pachomius and members of the Holy Synod enthroned Pope Tawāḍrus II in ceremonies attended by Ambassador Rifāʿah al-Ṭahṭāwī, Chief of the Presidential Cabinet, as delegate of President Muhammad Mursī, Prime...
Placards and banners of several non-Islamist parties like Muḥammad al-Barādʿī’s al-Dustūr, al-Wafd, Ḥamdīn Ṣabbāḥī’s Popular Current and the Free Egyptians Party (FEP) emblazoned the walls of the Saint Mark Cathedral in the Cairo district of al-ʿAbbāssīyah during the enthronement ceremony of Pope ...

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