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Date of source: Wednesday, April 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: Friday, April 12, 2019
The Official Spokesperson of the Coptic Catholic Church Hanī Bakhūm revealed the details of the meeting held by the leaders of the Christian denominations in the Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral of ‘Abbassīa attended by the legal advisers of all the denominations to reach a unified draft for...
Date of source: Monday, April 15, 2019
Jamīl Halīm, the Catholic Church’s legal advisor, said that the transfer of the project of Coptic Personal Status laws to the government would be complete by mid-May next year. This will pave the way toward submitting it to the House of Representatives.
Date of source: Thursday, April 11, 2019
The Catholic Patriarch Ibrahim Ishaq met this morning with George Gharīb, the President of the International Catholic Conference of Scouting (ICCS), the ICCS-EM Regional Secretary, Antoine Maqsùd, the President of the Egyptian Catholic Scout Committee, Joseph Faīq, and the Leader of the Scout Abu...
Date of source: Thursday, April 11, 2019
The Copts who observe the Western calendar around the world will celebrate the Easter Sunday on April 20th, while the Egyptian churches will celebrate it on April 28th of the same month.
Next Sunday, Pope Francis of the Vatican will lead the Palm Sunday Mass and the Holy Week Mass in the...
Date of source: Saturday, April 13, 2019
Counselor Yūsuf Ṭalʿat, legal representative of the Evangelical Church, revealed the details of the meeting of the heads of the Egyptian churches at the papal headquarters at the Cathedral of St. Mark's in ʿAbbāsiyya.
Date of source: Saturday, April 13, 2019
Father Būlus Jaras, Secretary General of the Council of Churches of Egypt and Pastor of the Church of St. Anthony of the Coptic Catholics in al-Fajjālah, stated that the Council of Churches of the Middle East does not work in politics, but it encourages all constructive work in the best interests...
Date of source: Saturday, April 6, 2019
Within the Coptic Orthodox Church lies a controversial issue: whether to remain strict in the separation of the Church from other churches since the Council of Chalcedon in 451 AD, or to open a real dialogue with other communities in order to overcome the differences of the past 16 centuries.
Date of source: Monday, March 4, 2019
Ambassador Nabīla Makram, Minister of State for Immigration and Egyptian Expatriates’ Affairs, participated on behalf of president ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī in the celebration for the 800th anniversary of the meeting of Saint Francis of Assisi with Sultan al-Kāmil al-Ayyūbī. The celebration was led...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 26, 2019
The Coptic Catholic Church in the Asyūṭ governorate has completed preparations for Cardinal Sandri Leonardo and his accompanying delegation who will be visiting the Cathedral and the offices of the diocese this Tuesday. The Cardinal is scheduled to meet with priests and other members of the...
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