Date of source: السبت, آذار (مارس) 27, 1999
Sub-Titles: A Christian lawyer accuses the priest of deviating from Christianity because of an [newspaper] article.
A response to the view of a Coptic priest who rejects adoption because of its pagan, Byzantine origin: a first inside the Coptic Church, last week a lawyer filed a lawsuit demanding...
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Father Dr. Christiaan van Nispen s.j., one of the members of our board of advisors, spoke with Atef Helmy, the author of the article "Fatawi Battles between Christian Denominations" in Rose El-Yousef, February 22-28, 1999 which has been strongly criticized by several Orthodox priests.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, شباط (فبراير) 23, 1999
The stance on baptism of the Orthodox church is not new "but never before has it been expressed in so explicit terms".
Date of source: الاثنين, شباط (فبراير) 22, 1999 to الأحد, شباط (فبراير) 28, 1999
The article is an attack on the Coptic Orthodox refusal to accept the baptism of the Coptic Catholic and Coptic Evangelical churches in Egypt. However, claims are made that Orthodox priests say are factually not true. Some Orthodox priests were consulted and their comments are found in the...
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون الثاني (يناير) 18, 1999
The Vatican International Family Conference, organized for the first time in Cairo, witnessed a heated discussion on more heated issues, from abortion, artificial insemination and homosexuality to female circumcision.
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون الثاني (يناير) 11, 1999
Maximus Hakim is Patriarch of the Greek Catholic Church in Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan, Egypt and the rest of the Arab countries. Patriarch Hakim was born in Egypt and then went to Palestine where he stayed until the 1967 war. He says he does not think the Israelis would be committed to...
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون الثاني (يناير) 4, 1999
Marriage does not take place during the fasting seasons, which are from the last week of November till January 7 (43 days), and between February and April (55 days) in addition to fasting periods depending on the Coptic calendar. These fasting periods cause a rush in marriage ceremonies after the...
Date of source: الاثنين, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 19, 1998
Preparations are currently underway to celebrate the passage of 2,000 years since Christ’s birth. The preparations are being made by the Coptic Church and the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism.
Date of source: الاثنين, تموز (يوليو) 27, 1998
An extended meeting will be held for the generation of the 70s next September. The meeting will include representatives of the Muslim Brotherhood, the Nasserists, the Marxists and the Liberals.
Date of source: الاثنين, آيار (مايو) 25, 1998
Abu Al-Ela Madi announced the presenting of credentials of the New Wasat Party to the parties’ committee after the parties’ court refused to accept the Wasat Party.