Evangelical Church

Egyptian churches will not be attending national dialogue

February 27, 2013 Featured News

MENA 26/02/2013 The three Egyptian churches have excused themselves from the televised national dialogue session called for by President Mohamed Morsy for Tuesday. Bishop Andrea Zaki, head of the Coptic Evangelical Church, told the state news agency MENA that the Coptic Catholic, Orthodox and Evangelical Churches had decided not to attend the session, but were calling for [...]

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The Annual Meeting of the Consultative Council of the Religious Cults of Romania

May 5, 2012 Featured News

On 26 April 2012, the annual meeting of the Consultative Council of the Religious Cults of Romania took place in Conventus room of the Patriarchate Palace, under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, with the participation with the right to vote of the representatives of the following recognized cults: – The Romanian Orthodox Church [...]

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

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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Austrian Undersecretary For Integration Says “Orthodox Church Promotes Progress in Austria”

March 7, 2012 News

By Fani Toli 6/3/2012 During the Assembly of the Episcopes of the Orthodox Church at the Greek Metropolis of Austria, the Austrian Undersecretary For Integration, Sebastian Kurz, stated that the Orthodox Church promotes progress in Austria as well as multiculturalism and cultural diversity. During the Assembly of the Episcopes, Sebastian Kurz emphasized that the Orthodox [...]

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120 Coptic Christians leave Orthodox Church over divorce, remarriage laws

September 19, 2011 News

Emad Khalil 18/09/2011 The Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt has received more than 120 individual notices from Coptic Christians informing the Church that they have permanently left the denomination, according to Church sources on Sunday. According to one source, those declaring their intent to leave the denomination claimed it would “help them make use of [...]

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Church source: Church seeking unified personal status law to avoid Conflict

July 24, 2011 News

23/07/2011 The Coptic Orthodox Church is seeking to have the unified personal status law for non-Muslims passed as soon as possible, officials sources from the papal office have said. The move is intended to prevent a possible crisis between the Church and the judiciary and to address the problem of Copts seeking a divorce, some [...]

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Churches reject calls for international protection for ‘persecuted’ Copts

July 1, 2011 News

Emad Khalil 28/06/2011 Representatives of the three Egyptian Churches and several Coptic activists condemned on Tuesday a demand made to the US Congress by some expatriate Copts calling for international protection for Coptic Christians in Egypt. Bishop Markos of Shubra al-Kheima told Al-Masry Al-Youm that he rejects the demands. “Copts fall under the protection of [...]

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Egyptian churches consider response for places of worship draft Bill

June 15, 2011 News

14/06/2011 Egypt’s Christian Orthodox, evangelical and Catholic denominations plan to hold a meeting to draw up a response to the draft law on places of worship. Previously, they had expressed their rejection of many features of the bill. The Orthodox Church earlier rejected nine features of the bill, while the other two denominations continue to [...]

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Patriarch Kirill sends Easter greetings to Pope Benedict

April 14, 2009 News

Moscow, April 13, Interfax – Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has sent Easter greetings to the heads of Churches celebrating Easter on April 12.Among them are Pope Benedict XVI, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos Karekin II of All Armenians, Archbishop Rowan Williams of Canterbury, Chairman of the Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany [...]

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