Date of source: الثلاثاء, نيسان (أبريل) 30, 2013
A number of Coptic activists lunched a campaign on the social-networking website “Facebook” under the slogan “no for inviting killers to the Cathedral” and that to demand from the church not to invite President Mursī, Prime Minister Hishām Qandīl and speaker of the Shūrá Council Ahmad Fahmī to the...
Date of source: الاثنين, نيسان (أبريل) 29, 2013
Al-Dustūr printed an interview given to Al-Hayat radio by Pope Tawadros in the run-up to Easter and following the attack on the Coptic Cathedral in Cairo earlier this month. He spoke about the attack on the Cathedral, the response of the President and the interior ministry and the impact of this...
Date of source: الاثنين, نيسان (أبريل) 29, 2013
Al-Tahrīr summarises Coptic celebrations and prayers which took place on Palm Sunday in Cairo and across Egypt, highlighting specifically the fact that this Palm Sunday falls at a time during which Egyptian Christians have been undergoing a lot of difficulties, particularly during the recent period...
Date of source: الاثنين, نيسان (أبريل) 29, 2013
Pope Tawadros warned of threats to the Egyptian state and its three representative pillars – the Azhar, the Church and the judiciary. He called for the intensification of efforts to promote positive work, rather than mere distractions and small issues which are not worthy of being pursued. He said...
Date of source: الاثنين, نيسان (أبريل) 29, 2013
Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II led prayers at the Saint Bishoy (Bishūy)Monastery in Wādī al-Natrūn on the occasion of Palm Sunday, surrounded by monks and bishops. He prayed for Egypt while Coptic worshippers flowed into churches to celebrate Palm Sunday, which commemorates Jesus’ entry into...
Date of source: الأحد, نيسان (أبريل) 28, 2013
In an interview with al-Akhbār, Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II spoke freely about the current situation in Egypt.
Date of source: الأحد, نيسان (أبريل) 28, 2013
On Friday, Apr. 26, Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawāḍrūs II received the Grand Shaykh of al-Azhar Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib together with an Azhar delegation who came to congratulate the Pope for the feast of Easter. Pope Tawāḍrūs explained that as long as the Church and Azhar continue to have good relations, Egypt...
Date of source: الأحد, نيسان (أبريل) 28, 2013
A number of Coptic activists have started a campaign on social networking sites titled, “No to inviting the killers to the Cathedral”. The campaign was launched in order to demand that the Church reconsider inviting President Muḥammad Mursī, Prime Minister Hishām Qandīl, and speaker of the Shūrā...
Date of source: السبت, نيسان (أبريل) 27, 2013
Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II has given several interviews to major Egyptian media outlets. Below are extracts and highlights of two of the interviews that were given to Egyptian national newspapers, in which Pope Tawadros discusses Christian Muslim relations in general, as well as specific...
Date of source: الجمعة, نيسان (أبريل) 26, 2013
Pope Tawadros met with the Minister of Culture, Dr. Muhammad Sābir 'Arab and the Minister of the Environment Dr. Khālid Fahmī just as the yesterday (Apr. 25) he received the Minister of Information, Salāh 'Abd al-Maqsūd, and the Minister of Tourism and President of the Radio and Television Union,...