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The Coptic Orthodox Church’s Youth Bishopric is participating in the activities of the Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF) for the year 2025 with the latest publications by Anbā Mūsa, General Bishop of Youths, including meditations on the Nativity, meditations on the Resurrection in Christianity...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Dār al-Ṯaqāfa of the Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services (CEOSS) is participating in the 56th session of the Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF) with a varied collection of publications tackling the topics of theology, intellect, and societal development in addition to children’s...
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During a ceremony held at the Maronite patriarchal headquarters, Maronite patriarch Bechāra Rāʿī presented Marwān Ṣeḥnaūī, president of the Lebanese Association of the Knights of Malta, with the Saint Maron medal, the highest distinction of the Maronite Church, in recognition of his exceptional...
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Translator Joelle Elise Mayoraz
The rector of the Grand Mosque of Paris has met Pope Francis for the second time in less than three years. Chems-Eddine Hafiz was received at the Vatican by the Sovereign Pontiff on Monday, 10 February 2025. Accompanied by a delegation from the European Coordination Council (AMMALE), Mr. Hafiz...
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Thanks to a generous invitation from Priest Dr. Mitrī Al-Rāhib, the founder and president of Dār al-Kalima University in Bethlehem, Palestine, I attended an important international conference organized by the university in collaboration with the Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought in...
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Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād, stated that the historical developments experienced by the Islamic nation in its early days emphasizes a distinction between mu’minūn (true believers) and munāfiqūn (hypocrites). “These intellectual and cultural wars we are currently witnessing have become...
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Media figure Ibrāhīm ʿĪsa described U.S. President Donald Trump’s statements during a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as tantamount to a “nuclear bomb.” “What Trump said may have surprised Netanyahu himself—his expression showed a mix of admiration and astonishment...
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Former Grand Muftī of Egypt Dr. ʿAlī Gomʿa outlined “five pillars” for the renewal of religious discourse, pointing towards the “great strides” made by Imām al-Shāfʿī in establishing the principles of fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence). Gomʿa, who is also a member of the Azhar’s Council of Senior...
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Report of CRLDHT (Comité Pour le Respect Des Libertés & Des Droits de l’Homme en Tunisie) On 5 February 2025, the Second Criminal Chamber of the Tunis Court of First Instance handed down sentences totalling more than 700 years' imprisonment to the defendants in the “Instalingo” case, a...
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Translator Joelle Elise Mayoraz
The Grand Imām of Al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad Al-Ṭayyīb, departed Cairo on Tuesday, February 18, for the Kingdom of Bahrain to participate in the Islamic-Islamic Dialogue Conference, held under the slogan “One Nation, Common Destiny” on February 19 and 20. The conference, held under the patronage of King...
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The Ministry of Justice hosted a second session of societal dialogue on the draft regarding personal status law for Christians under the patronage of Minister ʿAdnān Fangarī. The session aimed to gather multitudes of opinions in efforts to ensure that the law would serve the best interests of...
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During his visit to the cities of Baghdad, Mosul and Erbil, German journalist and theologian Matthias Kopp, who is also spokesperson for the German Bishops Conference (DBK) and consultant for the Dicastery for Communication, discussed his new book The Christian Heritage in Iraq. The different stops...
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Translator Maé Lefèvre
Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, expressed sincere wishes for the speedy recovery of Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church and prayers for good health. “I pray to God to bestow speedy recovery and good health on my dear brother Pope Francis so that he may continue his contributions...
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The Higher Presidential Committee of Church Affairs in Palestine (HCC), led by Ramzī Khūrī, sent messages to churches around the globe in which it warned of Israel’s “serious escalation” against Christian presence in Jerusalem. The Committee said in its letters that the reimposition of taxes on...
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Qummuṣ (Archpriest) Shārūbīm Ibrāhīm Misīḥa of Archangel Mikhā’īl Church in Sinnūris, al-Fayyūm diocese, presented a Master’s Degree thesis on the role of Copts in the building of the modern Egyptian state in the era of Muḥammad ʿAlī Pāshā (1805-1848)’ at the Coptic Orthodox Theological College in...
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Greek Orthodox Archbishop ʿAṭā Allāh Ḥannā of Sebastia said that Palestinians have lost confidence in this world’s politicians, most of whom were turning a blind eye to the crimes committed against them. “Violations have been going on for decades as if our people were destined to groan under...
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This year, the 33rd edition of the Arab Christian Heritage Conference, organized by the Friends of Arab Christian Heritage Committee, was hosted at the Franciscan Cultural Center for Coptic Studies at St. Joseph’s Church in Downtown Cairo. Titled ‘Christian Legal Writings’, the two-day conference...
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Translator Maé Lefèvre
Copts are currently preparing for the Great Lent in 2025, which this year starts several days before the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramaḍān, a rare coincidence that both Christian and Muslim communities are fasting at the same time. The Great Lent starts on Monday, February 24, continuing until...
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The House of Representatives under Speaker Ḥanafī Jibālī approved a proposal by Dr.ʿAlī Gomʿa, Chairman of the House’s Religious Affairs & Awqāf Committee, to add an article to the Criminal Procedures Law regarding reconciliation on crimes of murder related to vendetta. According to the new...
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