Date of source: Saturday, September 26, 2020
This is the transcript of the presentation H.E. Bishop Dr. Yohanna Qulta (84) gave at the Webinar on Inclusive Citizenship on September 26, 2020. This transcript was made by Shady Saleh elSherif. Before Bishop Qulta became a priest he was teaching philosophy at Cairo University, Egypt. He is a...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 20, 2024
The governorate of Damietta (Dumyāṭ), about 160 kilometers north of Cairo, is getting prepared to celebrate the mūlid (birthday anniversary) of al-ʿĀrif Biāllah al-Fātiḥ al-Takrūrī, also known as Abū al-Maʿāṭī. The courts of dhikr and Ṣūfī rituals are being prepared, with local sweet and souvenir...
Date of source: Monday, February 19, 2024
Orthodox Copts in Egypt and worldwide are preparing for this year’s three-day Nineveh fast, commencing on February 26, fifteen days ahead of the Lent. The fast is observed in honor of the Prophet Yūnān (Jonah), who remained inside the belly of a whale for three days.
Date of source: Monday, February 5, 2024
Today (February 5), the Coptic Orthodox Church commemorates several significant events, foremost among them being the anniversary of the martyrdom of Saint Abū Fām al-Jindī al-Ūsīmī.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Al-Bayt al-Muḥammadī Foundation for Sufism and Heritage Science Studies is celebrating the anniversary of the al-Isrā’ wa al-Miʿrāj (Night Journey and Ascension to Heave of the Prophet Muḥammad) and al-Sayīda Zaynab.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Fr. Paulus Sati, Patriarchal Administrator of the Chaldean Catholic Church in Egypt is leading the celebrative mass marking the feast of Mār Antonius (Saint Anthony the Great, d.356).
Date of source: Saturday, January 20, 2024
Pope Tawāḍrūs said that Egypt has a national amity that binds all, and that feasts are a good chance to express this.
Date of source: Friday, January 19, 2024
The Coptic Orthodox Church is celebrating the Epiphany of 2024 to commemorate the baptism of Jesus by Saint John the Baptist in the Jordan River. Churches are organizing the ceremonies for the celebration that starts on Friday (January 19).
Date of source: Thursday, January 18, 2024
The Coptic Orthodox Church is celebrating Epiphany on January 19 and 20, with Pope Tawāḍrūs leading a mass on Friday (January 19), and Copts celebrating the occasion that is associated with baptism on Saturday (January 20).
Date of source: Sunday, January 7, 2024
Pope Tawāḍrūs II said the visit by President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī to the church on Christmas eve was a beautiful gesture that had great influence over all Egyptians, and not just Christians, adding that the president was congratulating all Egyptians over the new year and Christmas.