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Distribution of updated Synaxarium

The first part of the Synaxarium prepared by the Ritual Committee has been has been distributed, and His Holiness the Pope has requested that the members of the Synod submit their comments and observa...

Rules on Wednesday and Friday fasts

The Holy Synod has decided that it is not permissible to eat fish on Wednesdays and Fridays (not including in the Holy Fifty Days) as these are considered first degree fasting days. This will be publi...

Importance of responding to wrong teachings

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...

Importance of service parts that receive less service

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...

Apparition of St. Mary in the Church of St. Demiana, Baba Dablo

The Holy Synod has accepted the truth of this apparition and the supernatural or extraordinary spiritual phenomenon that glorifies God and his saints in the Holy Church, the pillar of truth, and its b...

Apparition of the Virgin in the Church of St. Demiana, Baba Dablo

On the subject of the apparitions of the Virgin Mary in the Church of Saint Demiana in Baba Dablo, the Fact-Finding Committee was presented with the supporting documents of witnesses from the Church a...

System of working of Holy Synod Committees

Regarding the committees of the Holy Synod and the importance of them undertaking their various activities, the following was decided:

  1. Appointment of a Chairman for each committee of the Holy Synod com...

Circulation of details of Committees to Holy Synod members

His Holiness the Pope referred to the register of the meeting with the titles of the Holy Synod committees and their members and chairmen, stating, “you have been sent in this document the titles of t...

Storage of recordings

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...

Agreement to ordain the first 2 Bishops for the Church of Eritrea

His Holiness the Pope explained the need of our Eritrean sons abroad, who do not receive pastoral care from the Ethiopian Church, who resorted to His Holiness, asking that he appoint pastors who will ...