Date of source: Saturday, June 23, 2018
Al-Taḥrīr interviewed the diocesan Bishop of Viterbo, Lino Fumagalli before his departure to Cairo. Heading the first Italian pilgrimage delegation to the path of the Holy Family in Egypt, the representative of the Vatican expressed his joy to revisit Egypt, in particular Luxor and Aswān. He...
Date of source: Sunday, April 29, 2018
The Council of Patriarchs and Bishops in Egypt has given thanks to Egypt’s President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī, high-ranking army and police officials, as well as the respective ministries, on the occasion of the first anniversary of the Pope’s historic visit to Egypt in April 2017.
Date of source: Sunday, December 31, 2017
The article covers key events witnessed by Egypt’s churches in 2017, a year which was mostly tragic for Egyptian Christians.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 29, 2017 to Tuesday, October 10, 2017
The Catholic Church in Cairo has promoted the Papal visit to Egypt by opening a new website; Pope Francis will be heading to Cairo the 28th of April, 2017, for two days.
Date of source: Monday, May 1, 2017
We aren't here to favor one religion over another, or compare between human beliefs… we can't tame this attitude. But we can differentiate a person’s behaviors when they have the same responsibility and are in the same place.
Date of source: Saturday, April 29, 2017
Three speeches by Pope Francis on Friday focused on eight key issues, including dialogue, Christian rights, uniting Christian communities, renouncing violence and calling for peace. The speeches mark the conclusion of Pope Francis’ first two-day visit to Egypt.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 12, 2017
Bishop Yuḥanna Qulta, the Deputy Patriarch of Egypt’s Coptic Catholic Church, stressed that Pope Francis’ insistence on visiting Egypt is timely because he is a world figure who understands the value of Egypt. “Perhaps we Egyptians are not aware of the value and glory of this country, historically...
Date of source: Monday, April 10, 2017
Archbishop Monsignor Angelo Becciu, the third highest official in the Vatican announced in an interview published on April 10, that Pope Francis will still visit Egypt at the end of April, even after yesterday’s attacks that targeted two Coptic churches and killed 44 people.
Monsignor Becciu said...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 4, 2017
Greater than a conference and further than a spiritual and religious meeting between Islam and Christianity: this is the essential message concluded by those who follow the news on the two-day peace conference organized by al-Azhar in Cairo, and which was culminated by Pope Francis’ closing speech...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Pope Francis's first visit to Egypt is scheduled for April 28 and 29 will carry many political messages and economic gains, reflecting the stability and security of the country.