Pope Shenouda III

Copts and the power over personal status
Opinion

Copts and the power over personal status

When former President Hosni Mubarak introduced amendments to the 1971 Constitution in 2007, the always contested issue of the status…
Choosing a new pope: Profiles of the candidates
Egypt

Choosing a new pope: Profiles of the candidates

Some 2,400 Coptic voters started casting their ballots Monday to choose the 118th head of the Coptic Orthodox Church in…
Monday’s papers: Coptic papal elections begin; police follow Nasr City ‘terror cell’
Egypt

Monday’s papers: Coptic papal elections begin; police follow Nasr City ‘terror cell’

The top developments in Monday’s papers include the vote for the three finalists in the Coptic papal lottery, which will…
Update: Church announces top three for papal seat
Egypt

Update: Church announces top three for papal seat

The top three candidates for the seat of the 118th pope of the Coptic Church have been announced. Bishop Rafael,…
Papal candidates announced, high-ranking Coptic figures excluded
Egypt

Papal candidates announced, high-ranking Coptic figures excluded

In a surprise move, several powerful figures within the Coptic Orthodox Church have been barred from running in the next…
Copts without Borders demand purge of Patriarch voters’ list
Egypt

Copts without Borders demand purge of Patriarch voters’ list

A delegation from “Copts without Borders” has met with Bishop Morkos, the church leader of the Shubra al-Kheima district and…
Church extends voter registration for papal election
Egypt

Church extends voter registration for papal election

The Coptic Orthodox Church on Wednesday extended the voter registration process for papal elections from June to mid-July. The new…
Copts close nominations for new pope
Egypt

Copts close nominations for new pope

Nominations for the new pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church closed on Saturday. The pope will succeed Pope Shenouda III,…
Copts prepare to replace Pope Shenouda III
Egypt

Copts prepare to replace Pope Shenouda III

Bishop Morcos, the church leader of Shubra al-Kheima district and head of the registration committee for the papal election, said…
Copts prepare to mark 40 days since death of Pope Shenouda III
Egypt

Copts prepare to mark 40 days since death of Pope Shenouda III

Military police chief Major General Hamdy Badeen visited the Coptic Orthodox Church on Sunday to meet with Bishop Paula, who…
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