Date of source: Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Politicians, intellectuals and clergy have emphasized that Egyptian society is characterized by pluralism, diversity and citizenship. On 19 December, during the conference "Towards a Citizenship that Supports Cultural Diversity" organized by the Forum for Intercultural Dialogue that is part of the...
Date of source: Friday, November 25, 2022
In conjunction with the tenth anniversary of the enthronement of Pope Tawāḍrūs II, the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church concluded its annual seminar, which was held in the Monastery of Fr. Bishoy in Wādī El-Natrūn for four days and addressed the topic of “the societal role of the Coptic...
Date of source: Friday, November 25, 2022
The Egyptian state has been working to strengthen citizenship for the sake of the country’s stability and worked to promote this goal after the revolution of June 30, 2013, when it made efforts to remove the stigma of “the marginalization of Copts” in political life.
Date of source: Saturday, January 15, 2022
Ambassador Nabīla Makram, Egypt’s Minister of Immigration and Egyptian Expatriates Affairs, met with Fr. Julius [Yūliyyūs], bishop of the Bishopric of Public, Ecumenical and Social Services of the Coptic Orthodox Church (BLESS), and Executive Director of Dignified Life Foundation Āya al-Qamarī....
Date of source: Thursday, January 13, 2022
The Vatican News website praised the good relation between President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī and Christians in Egypt. Since al-Sīsī assumed the Presidency of the Arab Republic of Egypt in 2014, he has made several friendly gestures towards the local churches, especially the Coptic Orthodox Church,...
Date of source: Thursday, January 6, 2022
President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī congratulated His Holiness Pope Tawāḍrūs II of Alexandria, patriarch of the See of St. Mark, on Christmas, during his visit to the Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ at the New Administrative Capital.
Date of source: Monday, November 15, 2021
Ambassador Nabīla Makram ʿAbd al-Shahīd, Minister of State for Immigration and Foreign Egyptian Affairs, witnessed the signing ceremony of a tripartite cooperation protocol between the Ministry of Immigration and the Coptic Orthodox Church, represented by the Bishopric of Public, Ecumenical, and...
Date of source: Monday, November 15, 2021
Ambassador Nabīla Makram ʿAbd al- Shahīd, Minister of State for Immigration and Egyptians Abroad Affairs, witnessed the signing of a tripartite cooperation protocol between her ministry and the Coptic Orthodox Church represented by the “Bishopric of Public, Social and Ecumenical Services” and the...
Date of source: Sunday, November 14, 2021
Pope Tawāḍrūs, Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church, said that “our national unity is the most precious thing that characterises Egyptians as we all live together by the Nile River as one nation since the dawn of history with a sense of innate and national unity. And just like their Muslim brothers,...
Date of source: Saturday, October 9, 2021
Pope Tawāḍrūs II, announced that the efforts made by President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī, President of the Republic of Egypt, represent his unprecedented achievements in achieving sustainable development, creating new urban societies and achieving a “dignified life” [Ḥayāh Karīma] for citizens. He...