New Papal Selection Dates Announced
On 16th October 2012, H.G. Bishop Paula announced that the Holy Synod and Nominations Committee of the Coptic Orthodox Church has brought forward the date the successor to His Holiness Pope Shenouda III, the 117th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of…
Announcement of Final Five Papal Candidates
On 13th October 2012 H.E. Metropolitan Pachomious, the Patriarchal locum tenens, officially announced the list of five nominees for the 118th Patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church. The candidates are as follows: Fr. Pachomious El-Souriani H.G. Bishop Tawadros of El-Bahaira…
2012 Coptic Olympics
The second annual Coptic Olympics took place on the third weekend of September at the Coptic Centre in Birmingham. Since the last Coptic Olympics, the sport facilities at the Coptic Centre had been improved with new space for spectators to…
False Accusations Regarding H.G. Bishop Serapion’s Involvment with Inflammatory Film Against Islam
Arabic Letter [PDF] September 21, 2012 The Honorable President Mohammed Morsi After our Greetings, We were very dismayed by the accusation of the Salafi Front and some of the Islamic group lawyers towards Coptic leaders and by the generalization of…
Statement from the Holy Synod Regarding Inflammatory Film Against Islam
The Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church issued a statement after its meeting on Wednesday September 12, 2012, condemning the funding and production of the film that insulted Islam and it’s prophet saying its release at this specific time is part…
Statement from the Patriarchal Locum Tenens Regarding Inflammatory Film Against Islam
The church learned that some of the Egyptians living abroad are aiming to divide people in Egypt by insulting Islam and it’s prophet. The church declares clearly and firmly that she rejects and condemns insulting Islam and that she respects Islam and…
