In the meeting on 21/06/1986

The events the beginning of the official dialogue between the non-Chalcedonian Orthodox Churches and the Chalcedonian Orthodox Churches regarding the nature of Christ (Chri...

Request to recognise the Monastery of St. Thomas

The Committee examined the request submitted by His Grace Bishop Abram, entrusted with supervising the monastery, and this study showed the following:

1. Hi...

In the meeting on 14/06/1997

1. His Holiness Pope Shenouda III mentioned the importance of calling for a meeting of the heads of the three Eastern Orthodox Churches in the Middle East to coordinate matter...

In the meeting on 06/06/1998

Funded by evangelical organisations in America, this channel is interested in preaching the Protestant faith. The topic of membership of the Coptic Church in Sat 7 was pres...

The Holy Synod was notified that a letter was received from His Holiness Father Paulos, the Patriarch of Ethiopia, which announced that he had responded to all requests of His Holiness Pope Shenouda I...

In the meeting on 26/05/2007

The Holy Synod was informed of the initial welcome of Their Holinesses the Heads of our Eastern Orthodox Churches in the Middle East at the request of Lutheran World Federa...

In the Fast of Jonah, the refrain of Psalm 150 during the Distribution is: “Jonah in the belly of the whale, likewise Christ in the tomb for three days”.

In the month of Kiahk, the [English] text for the refrain of Psalm 150 during the Distribution is: “the begotten of the Father before all ages was incarnate of the Virgin”. In the Coptic text, the phr...

In the period between the Feast of the Ascension and the Feast of Pentecost, the icons of the Resurrection and Ascension are to be processed daily (in the days that the liturgies are prayed) within th...

Transferring the Homily of St. John Chrysostom from Tuesday of the Holy Pascha to Thursday, and the selection of a homily from the homilies of St John Chrysostom which is suitable for the eleventh hou...