Date of source: الثلاثاء, آذار (مارس) 24, 2015
Pope Tawāḍrūs: Egypt stands out among the world’s countries
The Coptic Patriarch Tawāḍrūs said that the first monk lived in Egypt, where the first congregation was founded too, and that the Egyptian nation therefore has a special place in human history. Using the metaphor of the lighthouse, he...
Date of source: الجمعة, نيسان (أبريل) 10, 2015
The Assembly of Islamic Research congratulates Copts on Easter, saying “Egyptians are One Cloth”
The Assembly of Islamic Research at al-Āzhar University congratulated Pope Tūādrūs the Second and all Copts for the solutions used during the Easter celebrations. The statement explained that Copts...
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Christianity in the Arab World was flourishing in relative terms prior to the First World War and consequent break-up of the Ottoman Empire.
Date of source: الأحد, نيسان (أبريل) 5, 2015
Copts celebrate Palm Sunday in the middle of intense proceedings
As Copts prepare for Palm Sunday, heightened security measures will be implemented in churches near Cairo and in the provinces. Pope Tawadros II will visit the Monostary of Saint Pishoy in Wa̅di̅ al-Natu̅n for the celebration....
Date of source: السبت, كانون الثاني (يناير) 10, 2015
The Pope of Ethiopia: the Renaissance Dam will not harm Egypt
Pope Matyāof Ethiopia thanked Pope Tawadros for his invitation to visit Egypt and reiterated his belief in the necessity of developing the relationship between the two parishes. Pope Matyā assured Pope Tawadros that all of the impact...
Date of source: الخميس, كانون الثاني (يناير) 8, 2015
The Pope’s statements declare the innocence of the Egyptian Army in the bloodshed at Maspero
Pope Tawadros’ statements today confirmed his belief that the Egyptian Army is not to blame for the bloodshed in the Maspero incident. He claimed instead that the Muslim Brotherhood provoked the incident...
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 7, 2015
A coalition of Coptic Leaders submits legislation addressing tribal conflicts to Bishop Tawadros
A coalition of Coptic leaders met with Pope Tawadros and submitted to him legislation to address the sectarian conflicts the previous coalition was dealing with. Bishop Tawadros promised to study the...
Date of source: الأحد, كانون الثاني (يناير) 4, 2015
Bishop Tawadros: the Maspero incident was a deception perpetrated by the Muslim Brotherhood
Bishop Tawadros said that the assault on the Papal Headquarters during the rule of the Muslim Brotherhood was the first in all of Islamic History. He added that the Muslim Brotherhood started the violence...
Date of source: الاثنين, شباط (فبراير) 16, 2015
President, Prime and Interior Ministers offer condolences to Pope Tawādrūs for Egyptian martyrs in Libya
Prime Minister Ibrāhīm Mahlab and Interior Minister General Muhammad Ibrāhīm accompanied Egypt’s President ‛Abd al-Fatāh al-Sīsī on a visit to Saint Mark’s Cathedral in Cairo to offer their...
Date of source: الخميس, آب (اغسطس) 27, 2015
In the course of a protocol he signed with Hūssām Mūghāzi Egypt's minister of water resources and irrigation for an awareness campaign to save the Nile river from encroachment and pollution, and few weeks before his scheduled visit to Ethiopia in September, Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and...