Archdeacon Tesfa Mikael Williams – (News Editor – Ethiopian Affairs)OCP News Service – 30/10/18 Special Courtesy – Solomon Kibriye (Chief Editor – Ethiopian Affairs) OCP News Service - 30/10/2018 The bi-annual plenary meeting of the Holy Synod of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church has ratified the following points regarding the Ethiopian Monastery of Deir El-Sultan, Jerusalem: 1. To write ...
COPTSUNITED - July 2016 Also Read: Egyptians unity topped the meeting between Sisi and pope, Church’s spokesman Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi told the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church Pope Tawadros II on Thursday that all Egyptians are equal in their rights and duties in accordance with the constitution during a meeting held in the wake of ...
18/4/15 Coptic Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria, Egypt has announced plans to travel to Armenia to participate in events marking the centennial since the Armenian genocide. Purported by Turkey's former Ottoman government, the genocide saw 1.5 million Armenians systematically killed by 1915. The Pope's statement came amid current tension between Egypt and Turkey that developed after Turkey ...
December 2014 The Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ahmad Al-Tayeb and Coptic Pope Tawadros II inaugurated the international conference for countering extremism and terrorism in Cairo Wednesday. The conference was opened in the presence of an international array of religious scholars. It comes as part of government-led efforts to counter the emergence of the Islamic State in Iraq and ...
19/8/13 (AINA) -- Since ex-president Morsy's ouster on July 3, attacks on Egyptian Christians by members of the Muslim Brotherhood have taken place in most governorates across Egypt. These attacks have escalated since security forces ended the pro-Morsy protests in central Cairo on August 14th. During their 6-weeks of protests, Muslim Brotherhood leaders explicitly threatened to ...
10/8/13 - John McManus A bishop in Egypt's Coptic Church says Pope Tawadros II has cancelled weekly public meetings due to concerns over possible attacks on his congregation. Bishop Angaelos, who heads the Church in the UK, says in one incident the flag of al-Qaeda was raised on church property while worshippers hid inside. Several human rights groups have ...
30/6/13 Vienna (AINA) -- In his second overseas trip since his inauguration in November 2012, Egypt's Coptic Patriarch Pope Tawadros II visited Vienna on May 23 until early June 2013. Earlier in May, the Pope made a historic visit to the Vatican and met with Pope Francis -- the first such visit of a Coptic Orthodox ...
By Estefania Aguirre and David Uebbing 10/5/13 Vatican City, May 10, 2013 / 07:06 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt met with Pope Francis at the Vatican and spoke about the urgent need for unity among Christians in the Middle East. “We must prepare our people for this very real and needed ...
Ahram Online - 154/13 After days in meditative seclusion following violent attacks at Egypt's main Coptic cathedral, Pope Tawadros II returns to Cairo and will meet families of Al-Khosous victims Monday. For the first time since last week's sectarian violence in Al-Khosous, Egypt's Coptic Pope Tawadros II will lead the Sunday Mass prayers in Saint Mark's Cathedral ...
By Ludovick Kazoka -17/3/13 The visiting Coptic Orthodox Pope of the Church of Alexandria, His Holiness Theodoros, would on Monday have audience with President Jakaya Kikwete to thank him for great support granted to his church carrying out social initiatives in the country. Addressing journalists in Dar es Salaam on Saturday, Pope Theodoros, said his Church plans ...
Ahram Online - 19/2/13 Monday sees inaugural meeting of United Council for Egyptian Churches, bringing together representatives of Coptic, Episcopal, Evangelical, Catholic and Greek Orthodox churches. The first meeting of the United Council for Egyptian Churches was held on Monday in Cairo between Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II and representatives of Egypt's Episcopal, Evangelical, Catholic and Greek ...
Egyptian Pope: 'My Countrymen Must Love Each Other' 2/2/13 CAIRO -- Egypt's Coptic Christians make up about 10 percent of the population. Recently the historic church ordained a new leader, Pope Theodoros II. Last November, the names of three papal candidates were placed in a wax-sealed chalice. A blindfolded boy selected Theodoros as successor to the late ...
Varghese John Thottapuzha - OCP Associate 31/12/12 It is interesting to note that the present Popes of the Coptic Orthodox Church and Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria share the same names. In fact, this aspect was highlighted in a fraternal way in the congratulatory note of the latter to the former at the time of the enthronement ...
15/11/2012 Christian satellite channel SAT-7 will be broadcasting the enthronement of the next Coptic Pope live across the Middle East. Bishop Tawadros was elected as the 118th Coptic patriarch in an altar ballot at St Mark Cathedral in Cairo earlier in the month. His enthronement on 18 November will be captured in a special live broadcast lasting over ...
Ahram Online 16/10/2012 Bishop Paul announces 4 November as the date of the altar lottery which will determine the new Pope. The spokesman of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, Bishop Paul, has announced that the new Coptic Orthodox Patriarch will be chosen on 4 November. Three out of the current list of five candidates will be selected on 29 October, ...
By Nader Habib 26/3/2012 After the passing of Pope Shenouda III as leader of Egypt's Coptic Church last Saturday, attention has now turned to who will succeed him as the spiritual leader of the country's Christian community, especially at the present critical time in Egypt's history when the country is going through various political, social and economic ...
20/3/2012 ETCHMIADZIN, ANTELLIAS—His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of the All Armenians and His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia offered condolences on the passing of Pope Shenouda III the leader of Coptic Orthodox Christians. Both Armenian Church leaders will be sending a delegation to Pope Shenouda’s funeral, which is scheduled to take place ...
18/3/2012 APF Vatican's Pope Benedict XVI expresses solidarity with Egypt's Coptic Orthodox community, following Coptic patriarch's death on Saturday. Pope Benedict XVI offered prayers Saturday for Egypt's Coptic Pope Shenouda III who died on Saturday at the age of 88, a Vatican spokesman said. The Catholic pope expressed the desire that "the Lord welcomes this great pastor," Vatican spokesman ...
18/3/2012 Xinhua U.S. President Barack Obama said on Saturday that he was saddened by the death of Egypt's Coptic Pope Shenuda III who died earlier in the day at the age of 89. In a White House statement, Obama said that he was "saddened to learn of the passing of Coptic Christian Pope Shenuda III," calling him a ...
Nada El-Kouny 10/11/2011 In conjunction with the 40th Anniversary of of Coptic Pope Shenouda's tenure as head of the Coptic Church, the Maspero Youth Coalition call for a march from the Abbasiya Cathedral towards Tahrir Square on Friday. In remembrance of the Maspero clashes that took place on 9 October, 2011, more popularly dubbed as ‘Bloody Sunday’, a ...
The Daily Star 17/10/2011 BEIRUT: Kataeb Party leader Amin Gemayel called Sunday for dialogue between Arab states to lay the foundations for political systems based on freedom, democracy and equality among all citizens of the Arab world. Gemayel made his remarks during a visit to Egypt, where he met with Pope Shenouda III of the Coptic Orthodox Church ...