Date of source: Tuesday, July 10, 2018
It's been five years since Pope Tawāḍrūs II of Alexandria, started his papacy. During this term, he was keen to introduce multiple changes in the church system.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 4, 2014
The Egyptian Council of Churches (a body that brings together the Coptic Orthodox, Catholic, Anglican, Evangelical and Greek Orthodox denominations) has released a statement condemning the killings of the Egyptian Christians in Libya, calling on the Libyan government to bring the perpetrators to...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 19, 2014
The Chaldean Diocese in Cairo, in cooperation with the Coptic churches, has announced the organization of a convoy to assist asylum seekers and those Christians dispersed by ISIS.
Date of source: Thursday, August 7, 2014
A source from the Church stated to al- Yawm al- Sabi’ that there are three main portfolios the heads of the Coptic churches wish to discuss in their meeting with President ‘Abd al- Fattāh al- Sīsī on Thursday.
Date of source: Sunday, June 1, 2014 to Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Cornelis Hulsman Drs. and Bishop Thomas of al-Qussia discuss the bishop's Anafora retreat center in an interview published by the Maadi Messenger in 2014 with additional contextual commentary by Cornelis Hulsman.
Date of source: Saturday, May 11, 2013
In an attempt to bring the historically divided Coptic Orthodox and Catholic churches together, Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II met with the Vatican Pope Francis I in the Vatican City. Pope Tawadros’ secretary Angelious Ishāq said the aim of the meeting was to congratulate Pope Francis on his...
Date of source: Friday, April 5, 2013
Coptic Pope Tawadros II met the new Apostolic Nuncio to Egypt Archbishop Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel at Saint Mark Cathedral in al-'Abbāsīyyah. During the meeting they discussed cooperation and dialogue between the Coptic Orthodox and Roman Catholic Church, and Pope Tawadros announced that he will visit...
Date of source: Friday, February 22, 2013
Dr. Rev. Safwat al-Bayādī, head of the Coptic Evangelical Church, wrote an opinion piece in al-Dustūr, comparing the internal and external crises facing the Church today, and focusing on the internal issues as he believes they are more dangerous. Primarily he discusses the effects of the...
Date of source: Saturday, March 17, 2018
In his speech during a celebration marking the anniversary of the death of late Pope Shinūdah III, at the monastery of St. Mary [al-Siryān] in Wādī al-Natrūn, Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawādrūs II said that late Pope Shinūdah was biblically experienced in theological dialogues.
Date of source: Thursday, March 23, 2017
In spite of the recent affinity between Muslims and Christians, as well as the previous rapprochement between the Egyptian Christian communities, the recent dispute between Egyptian churches raised questions about Christian fundamentalism and its negative impact as a stumbling block in the face...