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The late Pope Shenouda still inspires Coptic Christians

by OCP April 14, 2012 Featured News

By Rev. Alexander Santora/For the Jersey Journal 12/4/2012 Orthodox Christians follow a different liturgical calendar than the rest of Christianity so today begins their Triduum of Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday. Culminating with Easter is quite joyful but for the Coptic Orthodox it will be bittersweet this year. Their Patriarch of 40 years, [...]

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London Mission opens with a baptism

by OCP April 2, 2012 Featured News

The British Orthodox Church (Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate) 2/4/2012 The first Liturgy to be celebrated for the new British Orthodox London Mission of SS. George & Paul the Hermit was preceded by a baptism. On 31 March at St. George-in-the-East, Shadwell, Abba Seraphim baptised, Athanasios, the infant son of Father Yonas Tesheme, one of the priests [...]

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Egyptian Copts abandon constitution talks

by OCP April 2, 2012 Featured News
Supporters of a Salafist presidential candidate in Cairo on March 30, 2012.

2/4/2012 Reuters Country’s liberals, Christians decide to boycott the committee drafting Egypt’s new constitution, which they say is dominated by Islamists. Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church has announced it is withdrawing from talks on a new constitution, saying Islamist domination of the drafting body has made its participation “pointless,” Egypt’s state news agency said. The decision [...]

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WCC tribute to Pope Shenouda III and condolence message to the Coptic Orthodox Church

by OCP March 24, 2012 News

To the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church Geneva, 18 March 2011 Your Eminences and Graces, Respected members of the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Brothers and Sisters in Christ, It is with great sadness and compassion for the Coptic Church and the people of Egypt that the World Council of Churches [...]

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Message of condolences of the Patriarch of Romania at the passing away of Pope Shenouda III, Patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church

by OCP March 23, 2012 News

Message of condolences of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel at the passing away of Pope Shenouda III, Patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church: To His Eminence Metropolitan BISHOY, General Secretary of the Holy Synod, Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate Your Eminence, It is with deep Christian sorrow that we have learned of the passing away from this world, [...]

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Archbishop Anba Pachomius the acting Patriarch of Coptic Church

by OCP March 23, 2012 Featured News

22/3/2012 Coptic Church committee to discuss papal candidates. The Holy Synod, the Coptic Church’s highest authority, will hold a meeting on Thursday to discuss papal nominees; Church to send acting-Pope’s name to Egypt’s de facto leader Tantawi for approval. The highest authority of the Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church, the Holy Synod, which is comprised of [...]

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Live Updates: Funeral of Pope Shenouda III at Abbassiya Cathedral

by OCP March 20, 2012 News
An Egyptian Christian woman carries a poster of the late Pope Shenouda III, the patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church outside St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, March 20, 2012. (Photo: AP)

20/3/2012 Follow the mass funeral of late Pope Shenouda III at St. Mark’s Cathedral in the district of Abbasiya, Cairo, through Ahram Online’s blow-by-blow coverage Tens of thousands of mourners are gathering Tuesday in front of St. Mark’s Cathedral in Abbassiya, Cairo, for the funeral of the Coptic Orthodox Church’s leader, Pope Shenouda III who [...]

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Pope Shenouda to be buried at Egypt’s St Bishoy Monastery

by OCP March 20, 2012 News

20/3/2012 Late Coptic pope to be laid to rest at St Bishoy Monastery, the desert sanctuary to which he would retreat to express papal displeasure with Egypt’s temporal authorities. The Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria on Sunday announced that the body of Pope Shenouda III would be buried within the precincts of Egypt’s St Bishoy [...]

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Coptic Cathedral closed; pope’s funeral by invitation only

by OCP March 20, 2012 News

20/3/2012 Bishop Paul of Tanta has declared that the doors of the St Mark’s Cathedral in Abbasiya are closed, and no one will be permitted to enter today to allow the military police to prepare for the funeral ceremony of Pope Shenouda III on Tuesday. Deputy Minister of Health Hisham Shiha stated that there had [...]

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New Papal Tomb St.Bishoy Coptic Orthodox Monastery (Snaps)

by OCP March 20, 2012 Featured News

19/3/2012 New Papal Tomb at St.Bishoy Coptic Orthodox Monastery-Wadi Al Natroun – Egypt, where Pope Shenouda will be laid to rest on Tuesday, 20th of March2012. Source:

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New Papal Tomb at St.Bishoy Coptic Orthodox Monastery(Video)

by OCP March 19, 2012 Featured News
St.Bishoy Coptic Orthodox Monastery-Wadi El Natrun

19/3/2012 New Papal Tomb at St.Bishoy Coptic Orthodox Monastery-Wadi Al Natroun – Egypt, where Pope Shenouda will be laid to rest on Tuesday, 20th of March2012. Source:

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Coptic community mourns the passing of charismatic leader

by OCP March 19, 2012 News
Members of the Egyption Christian community meet Father Issac Anba Bishoy for condolences at St Antony Cathedral For Coptic Orthodox in Abu Dhabi.

19/3/2012 By Nathalie Farah, Staff Reporter Abu Dhabi: Members of the Coptic Christian community in the capital have experienced a myriad of emotions since the official news of their patriarch’s death Saturday night. Having led his faithful community for more than 40 years, Pope Shenouda passed away at the age of 88 after battling liver [...]

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OCP statement on the heavenly Abode of Pope Shenouda III

by OCP March 18, 2012 Featured News

18/03/2012 Respected Your Eminence Metropolitan Abba Seraphim, Respected Members of Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church and Beloved Coptic Orthodox Members All over the world Heart Felt condolence from Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE It was with lot of grief and I received the sad news of the heavenly abode of our beloved Father His Holiness [...]

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General Congregation to elect three bishops, one of which to succeed Shenouda III

by OCP March 18, 2012 Featured News

18/3/2012 Ahram Online The media advisor of the Egyptian Evangelical Church clarifies the process of choosing the successor of Pope Shenouda III. A General Congregation formed of The Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church and the General Lay Council of the Church, which are part of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, will elect [...]

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New Mission Announced for Coptic Orthodox Church in Orange County

by OCP March 4, 2012 Featured News

3/3/2012 The Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria Diocese of Los Angeles Diocese Announces the Opening of St. Paul American Coptic Orthodox Church, a Missionary Parish in Orange County With great joy, the Diocese announces the opening of a new parish in Orange County: St. Paul American Coptic Orthodox Church. As the name suggests, this parish [...]

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Egypt’s Coptic Christians’ uphill battle

by OCP March 3, 2012 News

Joseph Mayton 2/3/2012 CAIRO: Christians in Egypt are no strangers to sectarian violence, and even after the hopeful solidarity shown in the first waves of the January 25 Revolution, the past year has nonetheless witnessed a number of attacks on churches from the districts of Imbaba in Cairo to Aswan in the south. The governing [...]

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Coptic Orthodox Church launches new ministry in the City

by OCP February 23, 2012 News

London 22/2/2012 The Coptic Orthodox Church has launched a new ministry in the City of London. The St Paul Ministry, launched by the Church’s leader Bishop Angaelos, will offer an English language service in the beautiful St Mary-le-Bow church in the heart of the financial district. The first service will take place on March 4 [...]

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Congressmen Nominate Compassionate Coptic Orthodox Missionary for Nobel Peace Prize

by OCP February 18, 2012 Featured News
Mama Maggie - Mother of Cairo

BY DAVE BOHON 17/2/2012 STEPHEN’S CHILDREN WEBSITE: For over 100 years the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded annually to the individual who has supposedly “done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses.” Over the past [...]

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Coptic Orthodox Priest Describes Revival in Egyptian Christianity

by OCP February 16, 2012 Featured News
Worshippers attend service at centuries-old Coptic Orthodox Church located just outside Cairo's downtown district, Feb. 9, 2012. (Photo: The Christian Post/Alex Murashko)

16/2/2012 I can’t give the name of the ministry organisation that provides support for marginalised Christians and believers put under pressure in Egypt in the text of this story – I’m not used to that. Naming your sources is what you learn in Journalism 101. It’s ingrained in me. However, on a media trip to [...]

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Christian Revival in Egypt Includes Revolution Story

by OCP February 14, 2012 Featured News

14/2/2012 By Alex Murashko , Christian Post Reporter Reporter’s View From Cairo: ‘God Is Using the People,’ Says Coptic Orthodox Priest I can’t give the name of the ministry organization that provides support for marginalized Christians and believers put under pressure in Egypt in the text of this story – I’m not used to that. [...]

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Russian Orthodox Church Opens in Pakistan

by OCP February 9, 2012 Featured News

The Russian Orthodox church of Pakistan 9/2/2012 St.Micheal the Archangels Russian Orthodox Mission in Pakistan Russian Orthodox Church of Pakistan- Facebook Page Coptic Orthodox Church of Pakistan – Facebook Page Greek Orthodox Church in Pakistan- Website Read the OCP Article titled – Orthodox Churches in the Indian Sub Continent and South East Asia This is [...]

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U.S. Copts Decry Egyptian Persecution of Christians (VIDEO)

by OCP February 1, 2012 News

30/1/2012 Coptic Christians in Rhode Island told their Christian neighbors about the suffering their friends and relatives have endured in Egypt in the aftermath of the Jan. 25, 2011 uprising that resulted in the ouster of former President Hosni Mubarak. They told their story at a service of prayer for Christian unity at the Coptic [...]

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Catholic & Coptic Orthodox leaders launch historic book

by OCP January 25, 2012 News
Bishop Angaelos and Bishop McDonald

Estefania Aguirre 23/1/012 The Catholic Archbishop of Southwark, Most Rev Kevin McDonald and the Coptic Orthodox Bishop Angaelos marked the Week of Christian Unity today, with the launch of the first book compiled by the Catholic-Oriental Orthodox Regional Forum: ‘Joint Statements between the Catholic and Oriental Orthodox Churches’. The book includes statements by Pope Benedict [...]

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Pope Shenouda undergoes medical examinations in US

by OCP January 17, 2012 News

Al-Masry Al-Youm Staff 16/01/2012 Pope Shenouda III, the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, underwent medical examinations on his heart and kidneys at Ohio’s Cleveland Clinic in the United States on Monday. “Doctors will assess the pope’s state of health over several hours after undergoing the medical examination,” a church source told Al-Masry Al-Youm. Speaking [...]

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Donvale Coptic college wins world-first Recognition

by OCP January 14, 2012 Featured News
Anba Suriel of Donvale, Bishop for the Coptic diocese of Melbourne, is pleased the church's theological college has attained accreditation. Picture: ANDY DREWITT N28DT202

Visit Website IN a world first, the Coptic Orthodox Church’s theological college in Donvale has been accredited as an educational institution. St Athanasius Coptic Orthodox Theological College in Park Rd is now a registered teaching institution of Melbourne’s MCD University of Divinity. The first Coptic college in the modern world to be officially accredited, it [...]

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