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Approved Unified Draft of Personal Affairs

The most important principles included in the articles of the Unified Draft of Personal Affairs, which was approved by the Holy Synod after discussion and amendment in the meeting of the Holy Synod on...

Requirements of documentations and certificates for marriages

The Holy Synod decided as follows:

  1. Making a standardised certificate for the absence of marital encumbrances, bearing the signature of the Priest of the church, the seal of the church, and it is approv...

Priests praying engagement or crowning ceremonies in other dioceses

Every priest who performs an Engagement or Crowning in a place other than within his diocese, must carry a letter from the bishop, and obtain a permit to do so from the diocese in which the Engagement...

Services permitted to be conducted in the Holy Fifty Days

The Holy Synod decided that it had no objection whatsoever from conducting the sacrament of marriage in the Holy Fifty Days, as well as the consecration of Churches and Altars, and conditionalities, i...

Hymns to be chanted during the marriage ceremony entrance

Having observed that some alternative hymns are being chanted during the entrance of the bride and groom into the church during the matrimony ceremony, the Holy Synod has decided that it is prohibited...

Design of the certificate of absence of marital encumbrances

A design for a certificate of absence of marital encumbrances was discussed, and it was approved after making the necessary amendments, provided that the Synodal Committee of the Dioceses circulates t...

Requirements for preparing for marriages, assessment of widowers, medical examination, and advertisment of engagements

  1. His Holiness the Pope spoke about the importance of what ought to be included in the engagement report, and the prohibition on reserving the church for an Engagement or Marriage without a formal permi...

Rule on prohibited marriages

The Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church that is meeting in the Church of St. Anthony in the Papal Residence in Cairo on the Blessed Saturday, which equates to 05/06/1993 (28 Pashans 1709), announ...

Importance of marital documentation

The Holy Synod confirmed that it is necessary to care for the documentation circles, especially when the need arises to create new circles.

Practice of medical assessment prior to marriage

The Holy Synod requested that the dioceses that practise medical examination on those who are intending to marry, are to present their experiences in this topic to the Holy Synod and the forthcoming s...