Date of source: Friday, November 22, 2002
Summary of the Ph.D. thesis of Revd. Dr. Wolfram Reiss about the Sunday School movement in the Coptic Orthodox Church with a focus on the role of Pope Shenouda III and Father Matta el-Meskeen and the place of the church in a Muslim society. Reiss´ study provides an excellent insight into the...
Date of source: Thursday, August 8, 2002
Orthodox Copts celebrate the anniversary of Pope Kyrillos VI in August 8 of every year. He is a great pope. He knew the true meaning of humility and opened his door to all people. He consecrated his life to God and believed that he was chosen as a patriarch to serve people not to be served by...
Date of source: Friday, March 8, 2002
Archpriest Marcos Aziz Khalil of the Hanging Church writes this article in memoriam of Pope Kyrillos VI. He described the late pope as the first pope in contemporary history to open his door to everybody and to abolish the idea of entourage associated with patriarchs. He mentioned the good...
Date of source: Sunday, January 1, 2006
The article deals with the issue of Zakarīyā Butrus, a defrocked Coptic priest who attacks Islam on the satellite channel al-Hayāt, a matter which Bishop Bīshouy, the secretary of the Coptic Holy Synod, said runs counter to Christianity.
Date of source: Friday, September 23, 2005
Jamāl As‘ad criticizes the pope’s for insisting on representing the Coptic community politically, depriving them of their rights as citizens, and damaging the spirituality of the church.
Date of source: Sunday, March 6, 2005
The Church is celebrating every March 9 the anniversary of the departure of Pope Kirollos VI and the virtuous heritage he left in the Church.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 3, 2001
The Orthodox Coptic patriarchy is interrogating archpriest Marcos Aziz of the Hanging Church for opposing the pope’s candidate list in the last Maglis el-Milli elections.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 14, 2001
The Mill is a place where Pope Kyrillos lived for some time. Though he stayed there to enjoy living with God, many people visited him to pray and be blessed. So the place has really become important for Christians.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 9, 2001
The late Pope Kyrillos IV laid the foundation stone of the monastery of Mar Mena Al-Agybi, in 1959. The tomb of Pope Kyrillos, who took Mar Mena as his intercessor, is there. Mar Mena Al-Agybi [Mar Mena, the wonder-worker] was so called because of the wonders that took place where he was buried.
Date of source: Sunday, December 31, 2000
The author says there is no disagreement between him and the Pope and that writing about Pope Kyrillos does not offend him. The Pope does not visit the cities and villages of Upper Egypt, while he travels several times a year to the United States and Europe because the materialistic life there...