Pope Shenouda III
Nour Party spokesperson: Minute of silence not mentioned in Islam
Egypt
March 20, 2012
Nour Party spokesperson: Minute of silence not mentioned in Islam
Standing for a minute of silence to mourn someone is not at all mentioned in Islam, said the spokesperson for…
Q&A with Febe Armanios: On the history of Coptic leadership
Egypt
March 20, 2012
Q&A with Febe Armanios: On the history of Coptic leadership
It is hard for Egyptians to imagine a Coptic Church and papacy without the late Shenouda III, both because his…
Update: With heavy grief, Copts march after Pope Shenouda’s coffin
Egypt
March 20, 2012
Update: With heavy grief, Copts march after Pope Shenouda’s coffin
Hundreds of thousands of Coptic Christians dressed in black marched with the casket of Pope Shenouda III as it was…
Health official: 3 dead, 137 injured near Abbasseya cathedral
Egypt
March 19, 2012
Health official: 3 dead, 137 injured near Abbasseya cathedral
Three people have been crushed to death and 137 injured near the St. Mark’s Coptic Cathedral in Abbasseya since yesterday,…
Families end sectarian dispute in Minya in honor of Pope Shenouda
Egypt
March 19, 2012
Families end sectarian dispute in Minya in honor of Pope Shenouda
A Muslim family in Minya’s Sharouna village ended a dispute with a Coptic family in honor of the deceased Coptic…
Copts fear implications after Shenouda, disagree on papal political role
Egypt
March 19, 2012
Copts fear implications after Shenouda, disagree on papal political role
The death of Pope Shenouda III on Saturday night struck a blow to the Coptic community in Egypt. They lost…
Copts crowd cathedral, preparations underway for Pope Shenouda burial
Egypt
March 19, 2012
Copts crowd cathedral, preparations underway for Pope Shenouda burial
Thousands of grieving Copts flocked to St. Mark’s Coptic Cathedral in Abbasseya on Monday to bid farewell to Pope Shenouda…
Shenouda leaves Copts divided on his legacy and church’s future
Egypt
March 18, 2012
Shenouda leaves Copts divided on his legacy and church’s future
In its full papal uniform, the body of late Pope Shenouda III remains on display at the Saint Mark…
Coptic Church finalizes Pope’s funeral procedures
Egypt
March 18, 2012
Coptic Church finalizes Pope’s funeral procedures
Egyptian state television has said that the Holy Synod of the Coptic Church announced that the funeral prayer for Pope…
Pope Benedict hails Pope Shenouda III, says Catholic Church shares the grief
Egypt
March 18, 2012
Pope Benedict hails Pope Shenouda III, says Catholic Church shares the grief
Pope Benedict XVI released a message saying that the Catholic Church shares the pain of the Copts over Pope Shenouda…