Concerning some tapes that contain teachings that are not Church-approved that create confusion, the Holy Synod considered the necessity of responding to them so that the people's thoughts would not b...

His Holiness Pope Shenouda III appealed to the members of the Holy Synod to take care in serving the countryside, the new areas and the offshoot regions, otherwise they would be food for other sects t...

His Holiness the Pope requested the general use of computers for storage of recordings in all the dioceses, and that each diocese send recordings to the Patriarchate to store them on the central compu...

1. His Holiness the Pope said: It is possible to organise meetings for His Holiness with Priests of all Dioceses, to speak in matters of pastoral care, faith and education.
2. The possibility of grouping peo...

1. The Holy Synod agreed that the Diocese of El Behera and the Youth Episcopate are to publish a series of simplified books, in a question and answer manner, in the topics of faith, doctrine, spiritual l...

1. It was decided that the Pastoral Care and Service Committee should draft a list of consecrated Deacons. The Committee chose a special [Sub-] Committee to draft this list and present it to the Committe...

The Holy Synod approved the recommendation of the Pastoral Care and Services Committee that Priests are not to go to conferences to which they have been invited by Protestants, except with permission ...

1. The Bishops should inform the Priests of the Synod’s decision in the 1997 meeting that the Priests are not to go to conferences to which they have been invited by Protestants
2. The quality of servants in...

There was talk about Mrs. Chenghai and the New Age Religion and her attempt to give lectures on inner meditation, liberation and happiness. Our congregations were warned against attending her meetings...

1. The Holy Synod decided to establish a Committee for the needy in every Diocese and in its Churches.
2. A desire was expressed for the Holy Synod to make decisions to care for slums.