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Amendments to the text of the Rite of Prostration

The Holy Synod agreed to remove the following 3 expressions from the Rite of Prostration [service], which are in the litanies of Third Prayer:

  1. And also release and transfer it to that place”.
  2. Those who ...

Warnings against non-Orthodox groups, writings and interactions

The Holy Synod approved the following recommendations of the Faith, Education and Legislative Committee:

  1. Warning against the activity of the Magdy Toson non-Orthodox group.
  2. That the Church's clergy refr...

Recognition of the Monastery of Archangel Ghabriel, Fayoum

The Holy Synod agreed to recognise the return of monastic life to the monastery of Archangel Gabriel, in Mount Al-Nakloun, in the desert of Fayoum.

Recognition of the Monastery of St. Anthony, Jerusalem; and the Convent of St. George, Jerusalem

The Holy Synod adopted the decree to recognise the Monastery of St. Anthony in the Holy Land, and the Monastery of St. George for the Nuns in Jerusalem.

Dialogue with the Assyrian Nestorians

In the meeting on 01/06/1996

It became clear to the Holy Synod after examining what happened in the Syrian Dialogue in Vienna in June 1994 and February 1996 that the Assyrians (the Assyrian Church of t...

The historical and contemporary Rite of Matrimony

Based on what the Holy Synod was entrusted [to consider] at the previous meeting (to conduct a detailed study into the rituals of property contract, and its relation to the Rite of Crowning and the Pr...

Certificate of absence of marital encumbrances to be attached to engagement report

The Holy Synod agreed to the recommendation of the Diocesans Affairs Committee by affirming that the above had been attached to the certificate of absence of marital encumbrances when transferring the...

Copts encouraged to participate in state elections in 1999

His Holiness the Pope and the Pontiffs of the Church call upon all of their children in all governorates to go to vote on the day of the referendum, to fulfill their national duty.

May God protect Egyp...

Amendment of the phrase "this sacrifice"

The Holy Synod decided to amend the expression, “this sacrifice” to become “and the offerings”.

Ritual research books require Synod approval

The Holy Synod also agreed to the recommendation of the Ritual Committee to prohibit the publication of research in books regarding Church rituals prior to receiving approval by the Holy Synod.