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Coptic pope: Ordination of priests contingent on wives’ approval
Egypt

Coptic pope: Ordination of priests contingent on wives’ approval

The ordination of Coptic priests should be contingent upon the consent of their spouses, Coptic Pope Shenouda III has said…
Islamic publishing house prints ‘forged’ Bible version
Egypt

Islamic publishing house prints ‘forged’ Bible version

Abu Islam Ahmed Abdallah, owner of the Islamic Enlightenment Publishing House, has printed a version of the Bible that he…
Coptic pope warns congregation against confessions by telephone
Egypt

Coptic pope warns congregation against confessions by telephone

Coptic Pope Shenouda III has warned members of his flock against confessing their sins to priests over the telephone.
Coptic pope approves new personal status bill
Egypt

Coptic pope approves new personal status bill

Coptic Pope Shenouda III signaled his approval of a new personal status draft law for non-Muslims to a church committee…
Church takes possession of saints’ remains
Archaeology

Church takes possession of saints’ remains

The Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) has handed over the remains of three Coptic saints to the Abu Hanas Coptic…
Coptic bishop: ElBaradei his own enemy
Egypt

Coptic bishop: ElBaradei his own enemy

Father Moussa, the bishop of youth for the Coptic Orthodox Church, has criticized Mohamed ElBaradei, former chief of the International…
Christians wait for new personal status law
Egypt

Christians wait for new personal status law

Recent hype surrounding Coptic divorce has brought back to the table the issue of a personal status law for Christians,…
Youssef Ziedan: Misrepresentations of an intellectual
Opinion

Youssef Ziedan: Misrepresentations of an intellectual

Over the past year, Youssef Ziedan has reinvented himself as a public intellectual. In spite of this achievement, he has…
Churches hail court’s reversal on remarriage
Egypt

Churches hail court’s reversal on remarriage

Egypt's Coptic, Catholic and Anglican Churches all welcomed a decision by the Supreme Constitutional Court to overturn a previous ruling…
Court ruling on Coptic remarriage overturned
Egypt

Court ruling on Coptic remarriage overturned

The Supreme Constitutional Court on Wednesday overturned an earlier verdict issued in May by the Supreme Administrative Court that obliged…
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