The Holy Synod issued a decree to adopt the Monastery of St. Anthony in California, USA, as one of the monasteries recognised in our Coptic Orthodox Church, and issued a special document signed by His...

The Holy Synod decided that it is forbidden for monks to take the confessions of girls and women or to interfere in their guidance or solve their problems in any city or village where there are marrie...

On the Day of Liturgy of the Sanctification of the Chrism on 13/04/1995 at the Monastery of St Bishoy, the Natrun Valley

His Holiness Pope Shenouda III and the Fathers of the Holy Synod signed the docu...

1. The Holy Synod has issued a decree requiring the following data to be disclosed by those applying for monasticism:

a.     Is he from a single family and supports them?

b.     Has he ever got engaged?

c. ...

The Holy Synod approved the text of the monk's pledge after making some amendments to it the text is attached after amending it in Appendix No. 1

On 31/01/1996, His Holiness the Pope conducted the ritual of putting on the Eskim on three of the Bishops: His Grace Bishop Sarabamoun, Bishop and head of the Monastery of St. Bishoy, His Grace Bishop...

1. The Monasteries Committee prepared the text of the pledge of a monk who is be ordinated a priest, to present it to the Holy Synod headed by Pope Shenouda III Appendix No. 2The Synod approved this text...

The Monastery of St. Shenouda the Archimandrite, in the wilderness of Sohag, and the Monastery of St. Anthony and St. Moses the Black, in Khartoum were recognised.

It is not permissible for monks who left monasticism and married in non-Orthodox churches to receive the Eucharist.

Recognition of the Monastery of St. Bakhoumios known as the Chaib, in the Wilderness of Luxor.