Date of source: الأربعاء, نيسان (أبريل) 11, 2001
The Archbishop of Syria said that Pope John Paul II will enter the Umayad mosque of Damascus, in his visit to Syria, to visit the tomb of John the Baptist inside the mosque. The unofficial program of the tour includes the pope meeting the Mufti of Syria.
Date of source: الأربعاء, نيسان (أبريل) 11, 2001
Algeria’s celebration of the anniversary of St. Augustin was an unusual event as it took place in a political climate where a bloody conflict between the state and Islamic groups is still at its peak. European Christian circles welcomed this initiative by the Algerian government, considering it an...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آذار (مارس) 20, 2001
Bishop Stephanous II, the Catholic Patriarch of Egypt, said that the bigotry of Pope Shenouda is the reason behind stumbling the process of the drawing closer of the Christian denominations. He added that the Orthodox emigrant Copts are the ones behind the stirring up of the issue of the...
Date of source: الجمعة, آذار (مارس) 2, 2001
The Catholic Patriarch of Egypt pointed out that there is a difference between the Catholic Church and the Orthodox one concerning dealing with the issue of Al-Quds [Jerusalem]; the Orthodox Church rejects visits to Jerusalem considering it as a kind of normalization [of relations with Israel]....
Date of source: الثلاثاء, شباط (فبراير) 6, 2001
The Vatican and the Franciscans are in conflict about the ethnic cleansing which led first to the elimination of the Islamic existence in Bosnia and later the orthodox. The Vatican believes that the evangelical role the Franciscans played in the Catholic areas in Bosnia has come to an end. So the...
Date of source: السبت, كانون الثاني (يناير) 27, 2001
The Patriarch of the Coptic Catholic church was given the rank of Cardinal. The Vatican Pope declared that he was given this rank because of his great work in serving the Coptic Catholic church.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 23, 2001
A document about the status of Christians, Jews and Muslims in Jerusalem as formulated by H.B. Patriarch Michel Sabbah, the Latin Catholic Patriarch of Jerusalem. The view of Patriarch Sabbah is shared by many other Christian communities in Jerusalem.
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 3, 2001
The Russian Orthodox Church is now subjected to a smear campaign by Western media, because of its attitude to the missionaries, being sent there. The number of missionaries worries the Orthodox Church and the Kremlin. This led the Duma to declare there were only three religions in Russia,...
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 3, 2001
Different religions are entering political challenges, not in the name of God, but in the name of power. Historians agree that wars do not often happen for religious reasons. The first religious war dates back to 1095, when the knights answered the call of Pope Urban II to save Christians in the...
Date of source: الخميس, كانون الثاني (يناير) 11, 2001
Introducing AWR press reviews. Growing media attention for RNSAW work.