Category: Theology & Dogma

What is the difference between the Coptic Orthodox Church and the Coptic (Egyptian) Catholic Church?

His Grace Bishop Youssef: When Catholic missionaries came to Egypt with the claim to preach Christianity to non-Christians, they managed …

Why can’t we take Communion at the Catholic Church? Is it allowable at our church, to immerse the Body into the chalice and dispense it?

His Grace Bishop Youssef: In order to take communion at the Catholic Church or any other church we should be …

Why is the Coptic New Year called “Nayrouz?”

The calendar of the Coptic Orthodox church begins with the beginning of the terrible reign of the Roman emperor Diocletian …

Why do men and women sit on different sides in the church?

This is an ancient custom, which dates to the early Church.  St. Cyril of Jerusalem mentions in his lectures to catechumens: Let …