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General bishop: Bishop Buṭrus of the Coptic Orthodox Church is known for the controversy over the Charity Isle of Patmos. He has been a bishop since 1985, Member of board of advisors and founder of Charity Isle of Patmos [named after the Greek Island where the apostle John received his Revelation...
  The Coptic Christian Church has launched its third satellite channel, called the St. Mark Channel, on Nile Sat. Bishop Armiyā, secretary of Pope Shenouda III, oversees the channel. Pope Shenouda heads the Board of Directors for the channel, the official mouthpiece of the church.  
A campaign improving Bīshūy’s public image started yesterday with a television program presented by Bishop Armiyā on the Church’s Aghābī Satellite Channel. The program received phone calls from various Bishops all claiming Bīshūy to be misquoted and that he meant no disrespect to the Qur'ān. Kamāl...
The Egyptian government allowed Coptic satellite channel Agape to broadcast on the Egyptian satellite NileSat. The step was hailed as a good sign of the state’s moderation.
This article sheds light on the struggle between the two Coptic Orthodox channels, C.tv and Agape. Moreover it gives an account of the other basically non-Orthodox Coptic channels, Sat7, Noursat, Mu‘jizah, and al-Hayāh.
Review of the Cairo press in which three controversies are discussed. First, a Fatwá banning serving food or drinks during the day during Ramadan. Second the story of Qistantīn, a priest’s wife who disappeared and supposedly converted to Islam, and now lives in seclusion in a monastery, amid rumors...
The article highlights the agreement between the pope and Alexandria’s governor to solve any sectarian disagreement that may occur. The church attitude toward those who attended the laymen’s conference is also explained in this article.
‘Ādil Jirjis analyses what Bishop Bīshūy said about the ‘Da Vinci Code’ book and film.
Saad writes about a new Coptic satellite TV program entitled “Aghapy.” He promotes this program and encourages more people to watch it, learn about it, and support it. He considers it one of the greatest resources for spreading information about the Coptic Orthodox Church, including its activities...
News have been circulated that the Coptic Orthodox Church called for launching two satellite Channels. The pressure of expatriate Copts as well as their funding is forcing the Church to pursue such endeavor. [Similar news item was published by al-Maydān on July 7, 2005, p.16]

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