Date of source: Friday, April 22, 2016
The issue of the ban of the Egyptian Coptic Church on Coptic Christians visiting Jerusalem to perform the pilgrimage rituals was raised in the media and stirred a debate in the past week in concurrence with Easter celebrations.
Date of source: Saturday, April 23, 2016
Despite the similarity of the ecclesiastical rituals and traditions of the Easter celebration and prayer between the late Coptic Orthodox Patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Pope Kyrillos IV and his successors, Pope Shenouda III and Pope Tawadros II, the circumstances that have changed over...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Coptic thinker Jamal Asʿad said that the number of Copts who traveled to Israel doubled during the year 2015, pointing out that the exceptional visit of Pope Tawadros II to lead the funeral prayer for Bishop Abraham, the Metropolitan Archbishop of Jerusalem and the Near East played a role in this...
Date of source: Sunday, April 17, 2016
Father Bimen, coordinator of the relations between the Egyptian and Ethiopian churches confirmed that cooperation between the two churches is not affected by politics.
Date of source: Saturday, April 16, 2016
Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and the Patriarch of the Saint Mark , said that the Coptic Orthodox Church has cordially welcome the historic visit of the Saudi King, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salmān bin ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Āl Saʿūd.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Rev. Būlus Halīm, the Spokesman for the Coptic Orthodox Church, reaffirmed the Church’s opposing position on Copts trips to Jerusalem, reiterating that the ban has not changed over the course of time.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Al-Jazeera TV Presenter Jamāl Ryān, comments in a post on his Twitter, on the statements of Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria about the Muslim Brotherhood group. In the statements referred to, Tawadros expresses his doubts about the Egyptian people’s willingness to reconcile with the group....
Date of source: Monday, April 18, 2016
Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark, in his remarks during an interview with the Egyptian Channel “Al-Nahar”, questions the Western countries' approach to dealing with the Human rights status in Egypt. He also addressed the murder of the Italian PhD. student Giulio...
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Interviewers: Eline Kasanwidjojo, Quinta Smit
Language of interview: Arabic (original interview), English (presented transcript)
Interpreter: Hamdī ( last name unknown, friend of Mahmūd Fathī)
Transcript: not mentioned
Approval: Requested and no objection received
This is the second transcript of...
Date of source: Sunday, January 12, 2014
The Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II has called upon Egyptians to give a ‘Yes’ vote in the Constitutional Referendum. He added in a video that was broadcasted in CTV, that there is an Arab proverb that “‘Yes’ increases the blessings” (Majdī Fikrī and Alī Ragab, al-Dustūr, Jan. 12. p. 3).