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Date of source: Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Pope Tawāḍrūs II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark, held a meeting with New Jersey priests and their families as part of his current pastoral visit to the United States, which began on September 13, and is scheduled to last for several weeks.
Date of source: Friday, August 17, 2018
In his column this week, the journalist and writer ʿImād al-Dīn Ḥusayn tackles the reformation path of the Coptic Orthodox Church under the ministry of Pope Tawāḍrūs II:
The aftermath of Bishop Epiphaniyūs’ murder, the abbot of The Monastery of Saint Makarius in Wādī al-Naṭrūn, many people believe...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 13, 2017
While many monks and priests welcomed the decision of Pope Tawādrūs II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the Holy See of St. Mark to prohibit monks from holding confessions of the believers, and assigning the practice of this sacrament only to priests, some others expressed their reservations on...
Date of source: Sunday, October 22, 2006
This letter to the editor says how Bishop Bīshūy is largely viewed amongst
Christians as an arrogant, self-assertive person.
Date of source: Sunday, August 20, 2006
The author reviews
a book by an angry Copt, whose nom de
guerre is "Christian Guevara," in which he criticized priests in the Coptic
Orthodox Church and their
shallow interests in attacking a movie they thought derided their sanctities while doing
nothing about, for
instance, the problem of...
Date of source: Friday, June 2, 2006
Kamāl Zākhir Mousa draws a comparison between the theoretical or historical meaning of the word "Father" in churches and its real meaning nowadays.
Date of source: Sunday, June 4, 2006
The author criticizes those who reject the defrocking
of priests and
affirms that a priest who has been proved guilty of committing a sin deserves to be punished.
Date of source: Sunday, April 9, 2006
The article
asserts the
need for spreading sex education among youths through the church and priests, highlighting the
importance of this
issue to the success of any marriage.
Date of source: Sunday, February 26, 2006
The article covers an interview with Father Youstus Kamāl, who spoke about the idea and aim of the monthly meetings organized by the Church of St. Mary and the Angel of al-Waraq for people with incurable diseases.
Date of source: Sunday, February 26, 2006
The author reports about the opionions of Christian Coptic girls on getting married to men who are candidates for priesthood. The author explains that a priest’s wife should have special qualifications due to the nature of her husband’s position.
Date of source: Sunday, January 15, 2006
Midhat Bishāy comments on an interview al-Safwa channel had with Secretary of the Holy Synod, Bishop Bīshouy, in which the bishop discussed the issue of Archpriest Zakarīyā Butrus.
Date of source: Saturday, January 22, 2005
The idea that priests are chosen by God regardless of their education is still believed amongst Christians. Some bishops refuse to give their recommendations, necessary for the enrollment at the clerical college, unless the applicant signs a statement that he studies theology for knowledge not to...
Date of source: Sunday, January 28, 2001
Mina Badi’a Abdel Malik wrote Watani that most of the priests are now preoccupied with architectural, social or medical projects and are not concentrating on their main duty of caring for their flock. The author explained that when the restoration work started in the Hanging Church, he asked the...
Date of source: Sunday, October 24, 1999
Self-proclaimed archpriest Habil Tawfiq touched off a controversy a couple of weeks ago when he decided to mark the 13th anniversary of the miracles he worked.
Date of source: Saturday, October 23, 1999
A man claims he is a priest, that the pope tried to have him assassinated three times and the church had refused to recognize him. Yet, he carries official papers which identify him as a priest and he says : "I was secretly ordained as a priest because I am blind.
Date of source: Monday, October 4, 1999
Pope Shenouda defends his decision to give instructions that no one should pray over the body of the deceased priest Ibrahim Abd al-Sayed.
Date of source: Sunday, September 19, 1999
After reading the article of Hamouda concerning the barring of prayers over the body of father Ibrahim Abdel Sayyed the author wants to clarify some internal matters concerning the rules and traditions of the Coptic Orthodox church.
Date of source: Friday, January 8, 1999
Pope Shenouda wants to see the boycotts on Iraq and Libya are lifted. He believes the Israeli conflict with the Arabs is a conflict of greed. He also said the problem of the Coptic endowments is close to a final solution, thanks to the government.
Date of source: Monday, June 29, 1998
The law governing employment in churches refer to it as a workplace and specifies that priests and other workers in the church are self employed.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 23, 1998
The holy council issued a decree that the period spend by a monk in the city should not exceed six consecutive years after which he should return to his monastery.
