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Meanwhile, the North Cairo Criminal Court decided on Saturday (March 17) to postpone considering a petition by Priest Philopater Jamīl of the Virgin Mary Church in Faysal district in Giza over the ban on his departure out of Egypt on charges of involvement in incitation against the armed forces in...
Dr. Muḥammad Mūkhtār Jumʿah, Minister of Awqaf, denied recent reports that the Salafist Jihadist group affiliated with the terrorist group “Bayt al-Maqdis” took over 3,000 mosques in Egypt. These mosques allegedly included mosques in Mansoura, Marsa Matruh and Kafr El-Sheikh, as well as Faysal and...
  Egypt preparing for the second anniversary of Mursī’s deposition  Security services in all Egyptian governorates prepared to face protests by the Muslim Brotherhood’s supporters on Friday on the second anniversary that marks former President Mursī’s deposition. Security forces were deployed in...
Disputes initiated in the Constituent Assembly's System of Government Committee on September 2, 2012 over the powers the President of the republic should have. Father Philopater Jamīl of Virgin Mary Church in Faysal, residing now in the United States, called the Constituent Assembly "an Assembly to...
Copts, who are brothers and partners in the nation, enjoy the rights to any state positions depending on efficiency just like any Muslim citizen except those of al-Azhar, said presidential hopeful Muhammad Salīm al-‘Awwā. [Michel ‘Abd Allāh, al-Shurūq al-Jadīd, March 18, p. 4] Read original text in...
Maximus talks about the situation of his church after head of the Holy Synod of the American Diaspora of True Orthodox Christians, who ordained him, converted to Buddhism, he also fiercely attacks Pope Shenouda, describing his era as the worst in Coptic history.
The author describes the emotional and impressive homecoming of Pope Shenouda after his medical absence in the U.S. The author also discusses the many issues within Egypt and the church that the pope is now faced with addressing. These include several postponed rituals, decisions, and the review of...
Priest Philopater has been pardoned after completely distancing himself from politics and from participating in any political party.
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