Egypt-s Copts to vote for new Pope on Monday
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Egypt's
Coptic Christians will vote for a new spiritual leader on Monday after Pope
Shenuda III died in March, leaving behind a community anxious about its status
under an Islamist-led government.
On November 4, a child from the congregation will be
blindfolded and asked to choose one of the three pieces of paper. The chosen
name will become the new Coptic Pope who will be enthroned in a ceremony on
November 18.
The five candidates are Bishop Rafael, 54, a medical doctor
and the current Assistant Bishop for Central Cairo; Bishop Tawadros of Nile
Delta province of
Beheira, 60; Father
Rafael Ava Mina, the oldest of the five candidates at 70; Father Seraphim
al-Souriani, 53 and Father Pachomious al-Souriani, 49.