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Date of source: الأربعاء, نيسان (أبريل) 17, 2019
In the aftermath of the 1973 Arab-Israeli war and the peace negotiations which followed from 1977 to 1979, and under measures to bring about peace between Egypt and Israel, the late President Anwar al-Sādāt asked Pope Shinūda III that Christians visit Jerusalem. However, Pope Shinūda refused to do...
Date of source: الأحد, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 14, 2012
A high-level source in the Vatican said Cairo has sent a request nominating Public Prosecutor ‘Abd al-Majīd Mahmūd for the post of ambassador to it more than 15 days ago, before a court acquitted defendants involved in case of assaults on protesters on February 2, 2011, known in the media as the...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 16, 2018
Today, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib, Grand Imam of al-Azhar and head of the Muslim Council for Elders, met with President Sergio Mattarella at the presidential palace in Rome, Italy. The meeting comes as part of al-Ṭayyib visit to Italy.
Date of source: الخميس, شباط (فبراير) 22, 2018
Pope Francis suggested that Easter be unified and celebrated on the second or third Sunday of April, a proposal that was accepted by the Coptic Orthodox Church which is to discuss it in committees established for theological dialogue. The Greek Orthodox Church on the other hand declined the...
Date of source: الأحد, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 2, 2018
"Year of activity" was the slogan of the three churches of Orthodox, Catholic and Evangelical communities in Egypt throughout 2018. During the year, the Pope made several rounds abroad along with a group of pastoral visits that serve the members of the three communities.
Date of source: الجمعة, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 12, 2018
Father Ibrāhīm Isḥāq, Patriarch of the Coptic Catholic Church of Egypt, participated in the Synod on Young People at the Vatican, which was presided over by Pope Francis.
In his speech to the Synod, the Catholic Patriarch said “I bring you greetings from young Egyptians. These youth are growing...
Date of source: الأربعاء, آذار (مارس) 19, 2014
Dr. Abāss Shūman, deputy of the Azhar, denied claims in international media that the Azhar and the Vatican have signed an agreement to combat slavery. Shūman stated that Dr. Mahmūd ‘Azab, the representative of the Azhar in the conference that was held at the Vatican to discuss the prospects of...
Date of source: الخميس, آذار (مارس) 6, 2014
‘Bayt al-‘Aylah’, an organization which tries to resolve interfaith tensions in Egypt, has called on organizations globally, whether Arab, Christian or Muslim, as well as the Vatican, to take practical steps to halt the violence and bloodshed in the Central African Republic, out of respect for...
Date of source: السبت, آذار (مارس) 1, 2014
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Joachim Meisner, Archbishop of Cologne, Germany, who enraged the Muslim community in Germany after he made some controversial statements. Meisner told the members of a conservative Catholic organization that “each of your families is worth three...
Date of source: الجمعة, شباط (فبراير) 21, 2014
Pope Francis has urged the followers of the Catholic Church to continue evangelizing the world. He stated that a Christian that stops evangelizing is like a man sick in his creed (Author not mentioned, al- Fath, Feb. 21. p. 11). Read original text online in Arabic.
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