Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church announced Thursday it will allow marriage ceremonies with a limited number of attendees to be held in churches and conducted in homes. “Pope Tawadros II decided ...

CAIRO (Reuters) - President Mohamed Mursi will not attend the installation ceremony of the new Coptic pope, the church said on Friday, to the dismay of Christians who fear being sidelined in the ...

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CAIRO, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Officials of the Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church inaugurated Pope Tawadros Sunday in a ceremony at St. Mark Cathedral in Abbasiya in Cairo. The pope was chosen in a lottery ...

The Coptic Orthodox church staged a ceremony rich in ritual on Sunday to install its pope, Tawadros II, who Christians hope will guide them through the new, Islamist-led Egypt. The 60-year-old ...