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Pope Tawadros has received the Ambassadors of Spain and Italy in the Cathedral. The meeting, which was attended by a clerical delegation, discussed the future of Egypt (Majdī Fikrī and Nagwá Bikhīt, al-Dustūr, Dec. 6, p. 2). Read original text in Arabic.  
Meanwhile, Mājid Rīyād, the legal advisor for the church, said 14 bishops have applied their papers so far to vie over the papal position of the St. Mark Church, including Bishop Mūsá of Youth, Bishop Bīshūy, Secretary of the Holy Synod, Bishop Makarius of al-Minya and Bishop Raphael, General...
“The principles of monasticism force monks not to crave for the position. In the past, the monks used to escape it but when bishops agree on one of them they used to bring him shackled in chains and put him on the chair of Saint Mark the Apostle,” said Bishop Pachomius in statements. He added that...
The Committee that was formed by Pope Tawadros to develop the list of regulations for the selection of the Pope has completed its work and decided to present the new regulations to the Holy Synod on February 17 to approve it (Majdī Fikrī, al-Dustūr, Dec. 30, p. 5). Read original text in Arabic.
Bishop Halīm Bolus, spokesman for the Coptic Orthodox Church, denied the news reports that a few people who are affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood attacked Pope Tawadros during his visit to Frankfurt to inaugurate the monastery of Virgin Mary (Majdī Fikrī, al-Dustūr, Dec. 24, p. 1). Read...
The Coptic Orthodox Church is starting a course called, “Family Consultations and Marriage Conflicts”. It is making this course a mandatory requirement for couples planning to marry (Najwá Bikhīt and Magdī Fikrī, al-Dustūr, Dec. 13, p. 4). Read original text in Arabic.
Bishop Antonios ‘Azīz, the representative of Coptic Catholic Church, stated that the change of the wording of  the  “civil (secular) governance” to “civil (secular) government” has little effects (Majdī Fikrī, al-Dustūr, Dec. 10, p. 4). Read original text in Arabic.
Dr. Najīb Jubrā’īl has submitted a draft law to combat sectarian violence and insulting religions to Councilor Adly Mansūr, the interim president (Majdī Fikrī, al-Dustūr, Dec. 1, p. 5). Read original text in Arabic.
Coptic activists have demanded that churches pull out of the Constituent Assembly. The Sarkhah (“Scream”) Movement has denounced the position of the Constituent Assembly that it is allowing itself to be controlled by the member of the Nūr Party. Members of the Nūr Party in the assembly have...
Pope Tawadros II has headed the celebration of the Golden Jubilee of the Bishopric of Public, Ecumenical & Social Services. This celebration was attended by Dr. Ahmad Al Tayyīb, Shaykh of al-Azhar, Dr. Ahmad Al Bura’ī, Minister of Social Solidarity and Dr. Alī Gum’ah, the Grand Mufti. The...

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