The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/pope-shenouda/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Fri, 12 Jun 2026 23:28:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Pope Shenouda | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/pope-shenouda/ 32 32 Defying ban, Egypt’s Coptic Christians flock to Jerusalem https://www.timesofisrael.com/defying-ban-egypts-coptic-christians-flock-to-jerusalem/ Thu, 28 Apr 2016 19:13:43 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1383407 Nearly 6,000 pilgrims visit Israel for Orthodox Easter season, down from about 15,000 three years ago

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]]> Egyptian Copts visiting Israel in throngs https://www.timesofisrael.com/egyptian-copts-visiting-israel-in-throngs/ Sun, 12 May 2013 09:31:35 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=502062 15,000 pilgrims arrive in Jerusalem to celebrate Easter despite official ban

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]]> Coptic pope meets Pope Francis at Vatican https://www.timesofisrael.com/coptic-pope-meets-pope-francis-at-vatican/ Fri, 10 May 2013 12:15:52 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=500214 Pontiffs pray together in first such meeting in 40 years, marking anniversary of declaration for improved relations

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]]> Egyptian Copts head to Jerusalem http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4362113,00.html Sat, 30 Mar 2013 04:47:22 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=437980 Ynet: Members of Christian sect make Easter pilgrimage despite ban issued by former pope

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]]> Hamas attacks Islamic tourism to Jerusalem https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-attacks-islamic-tourism-to-jerusalem/ Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:47:08 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=408576 Gaza government slams Israeli, PA initiatives; calls on Arab League and clerics to bar religious pilgrimages to the city

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]]> Egypt’s new pope: Yes to Islamists, no to visiting Jerusalem https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypts-new-pope-yes-to-islamists-no-to-visiting-jerusalem/ Tue, 06 Nov 2012 15:28:47 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=272054 Kuwait's leader threatens the opposition and the international envoy to Syria stresses the gravity of situation

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]]> Coptic church chooses new pope in Cairo https://www.timesofisrael.com/coptic-church-chooses-new-pope-in-cairo/ Sun, 04 Nov 2012 11:23:19 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=269890 Bishop Tawadros, from monastery outside capital, is selected by blind draw from among three final candidates

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]]> Iranian official accuses Israel of meddling in Africa https://www.timesofisrael.com/iranian-official-accuses-israel-of-targeting-his-countrys-interests-in-the-horn-of-africa/ Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:40:00 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=265182 Elsehwere, diplomats debate whether the fighting in Syria is 'civil' or 'a war of annihilation'

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]]> Egypt’s Coptic Church votes on a new pope https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypts-coptic-church-votes-on-a-new-pope/ Mon, 29 Oct 2012 20:15:08 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=264216 Succession follows the March death of Shenouda III, who helmed the church for 40 years

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]]> Defying ban, Egyptian Christians visit Jerusalem https://www.timesofisrael.com/defying-ban-egyptian-christians-visit-jerusalem/ Fri, 13 Apr 2012 07:39:25 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=67904 After death of Pope Shenouda III, Coptic faithful risk religious sanction and swarm to Israel

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]]> Egyptian Copts blasted for visiting Jerusalem https://www.timesofisrael.com/coptic-egyptians-criticized-for-visiting-jerusalem/ Tue, 10 Apr 2012 06:55:23 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=64360 Establishment daily Al-Ahram scolds pilgrims for breaking an unwritten travel ban to Israel

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]]> Fear and terror in Aleppo https://www.timesofisrael.com/fear-and-terror-in-aleppo/ http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=42572 Al-Qaeda asserts itself in Yemen and Iraq, and Egyptians pay last respects to a nationalist pope

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]]> Israel extends condolences on death of Egyptian Coptic Pope https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-extends-condolences-on-passing-of-outstanding-egyptian-coptic-pope/ http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=42290 Three die from suffocation as thousands gather in Cairo cathedral for viewing of Pope Shenouda III

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]]> Egyptian Copts mourn death of pope https://www.timesofisrael.com/egyptian-copts-mourn-death-of-pope/ http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=41450 Shenouda III died Saturday after leading church for 40 years

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]]> First the violence, now the refugees https://www.timesofisrael.com/first-the-violence-now-the-refugees/ http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=40146 Syrians flee; Iran arms Yemeni rebels; and Kurdistan refuses to hand over a deputy President

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