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Date of source: 15 Nov 2023
Yesterday (November 14), Pope Tawadrus II met with the Bishop of the Netherlands, Bishop Arsānī, at the Papal residence in Cairo.
During the meeting, they discussed a number of personal matters regarding the bishop’s pastoral service in the Diocese of the Netherlands, which includes around 150,000...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 11 Nov 2023
Sheikh of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad Al-Ṭayyib, announced a number of important messages to the governments, the people, the resistance, the people of Gaza, the West, and the Secretary-General of the United Nations. This came after the start of the Israeli aggression against Gaza on October 7, after the...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 7 Nov 2023
The official campaign of the presidential candidate, ʿAbdel Fattāḥ el-Sīsī, visited the Coptic Orthodox Church on Tuesday. During the visit, head of the electoral campaign of the presidential candidate ʿAbdel Fattāḥ el-Sīsī, Counselor Maḥmūd Fawzy, met with Pope Tawāḍrūs II at the papal...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 4 Nov 2023
The National Center for Translation, chaired by Dr. Karma Sāmī, announced the best-selling books for the month of October, where the Arabic edition of the book The Egyptian Labor Corps: Race, Space, and Place in the First World War, authored by Kyle J. Anderson, and translated by Shukrī Mujāhid and...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 6 Nov 2023
The war in Gaza is still raging and international stances are changing day to day now that Gaza has become an internal crisis in the United States and Europe.
Cracks began to emerge when the Democratic Party, universities, civil society, civil rights activists’ circles, Hollywood, and others became...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 28 Oct 2023
Former Palestinian Prime Minister Salām Fayyāḍ proposed a plan for durable peace in the Gaza Strip, envisioning reforms that would enable the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) to rule the area.
In an analytical report for the U.S. magazine Foreign Affairs, published on Friday (October 27),...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 12 Nov 2023
Al Nūr magazine for children, which is issued from the International Organization of Azhari Graduates, participated in a series of theatrical productions under the title “Ṭāʾer al Shamʿidān.” This production is inspired by Yemeni culture and was directed by the Ṣadām al ʿAdla, who is himself a...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 14 Nov 2023
An Azhari scholar, Al Shaḥāt ʿAzāzī, said that participation in the presidential, parliamentary, or any other kind of election, is considered to be an urgent priority as well as a duty from the perspective of sharīʿa. He stated that voting is concerned with the welfare of the nation, and pointed...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 1 Nov 2023
The ministry of awqāf (religious endowments) announced that more than EGP31 million (roughly $1 million) have been spent on Qurʾān-related activities during the fiscal year 2023/2024.
The activities included the building of centers for the training of reciters nationwide, local and international...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 9 Nov 2023
The General Sheikhdom of Ṣūfī Orders organized a conference under the title “Islamic Mysticism: Towards Complete Muḥammadan Values,” in association with the Dar al-ʿIrfān foundation for Sūfī studies in Bangladesh, with international participation from Sudan and the United Kingdom.
The event, held...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 8 Nov 2023
An Azhari scholar said that authentic Sufism is the veneration of ‘Āl al-Bayt (the Prophet’s Household), as well as the pursuit of the ethics of the Prophet Muḥammad, adding that every Muslim must illuminate their hearts with prayers to God and glorification of the Prophet.
“Egypt gave refuge to ‘...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 12 Nov 2023
The issue of climate change has become a pressing topic on the agendas of nations and institutions worldwide, including religious establishments.
Climate-related issues have become part of the religious discourse during the past years, and people have been warned against the consequences of abusing...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 11 Nov 2023
The head of the Coptic Evangelical community in Egypt, Dr. Andrēā Zakī, attended the inauguration of Priest Amīr Shiḥāta as pastor of al-Amal City Church, formerly known as al-Hajjāna. The inauguration was attended by the Chairman of the Evangelical Synod of the Nile, Priest Dr. Rāḍī ʿAṭallah,...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 9 Nov 2023
A member of the Holy Synod’s Coptic History Committee, Coptic researcher Ibrāhīm al-Bājūshī, said the popes of the Coptic Orthodox Church have always been defending Jerusalem.
The registrar of the Ayyubid armies during the time of Saladin (Ṣalāh al-Dīn) and King al-ʿĀdil was Samʾān bin Kelīl bin...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 8 Nov 2023
Media figure Ibrāhīm ʿĪsa said that the massacres in Gaza from Israeli bombardment are still going on, adding that the battles result in civilian victims or displaced Palestinians, and that it would be “disastrous” to become accustomed to watching these scenes.
“The disaster lies in the Arab...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 18 Nov 2023
Today (Saturday), Pope Tawāḍrūs inaugurated the Church of John (Yōḥanā) the Baptist in the neighborhood of al-Basātīn in the city of al- Khayālla. This is the 181st Church that has been inaugurated by the Pope since that start of his term.
Today also marks the 11th anniversary of the inauguration...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 15 Nov 2023
There are less than 15 days remaining before the commencement of the COP 28 conference, which will be hosted by the United Arab Emirates. In addition to convening these meetings, the UN has also created several bodies to confront climate change. One of these is the Intergovernmental Panel on...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 11 Nov 2023
Pope Tawāḍrūs asked the Christian masses to pray for the sake of peace in the world and for God to grant His wisdom and grace to all the leaders of the world. He pointed out that what is happening in the region now is beyond the limits of humanity, and that we have no choice but to pray to God to...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 9 Nov 2023
The Minister of Awqāf, Dr. Muḥammad Mokhtār Jumʿa, and the Grand Muftī of the Republic, Dr. Shawqī ʿAllām, led a delegation of ministry leaders that included the Head of the Religious Sector, Dr. Heshām ʿAbd el ʿAzīz, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs, Dr. Muḥammad ʿEzzat...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 2 Nov 2023
Archbishop ʿAṭāllāh Ḥannā of Sebastia from the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem appealed to the “powers of good in the world and all spiritual and humanitarian leaders” to have a clear attitude in rejecting aggression and demanding the war in Gaza to stop.
He added that the cost of this war...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 15 Oct 2023
As the occupation army continues to drop bombs on the Gaza Strip, Palestinian Christians performed the Sunday prayers in the churches of Holy Family for Latin Catholics and Saint Porphyrius for Greek Orthodox.
According to the Palestine News & Info Agency (WAFA), some 1,000 Christian citizens...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 4 Nov 2023
The leaders and representatives of the major religions are preparing for the Global Faith Leaders Summit to be hosted this week in Abu Dhabi under the auspices of the President of the United Arab Emirates, Shaykh Muḥammād bin Zāyīd Āl-Nahyān.
The summit is shedding light on the important role...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 3 Nov 2023
Palestinian President Maḥmūd ʿAbbās and Pope Francis shared a phone call where they discussed the latest developments in Palestine, including Gaza, the West Bank and Jerusalem.
During the conversation, ʿAbbās expressed his appreciation for the role and efforts of Pope Francis in supporting peace-...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 24 Oct 2023
Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Sebastia, ʿAṭallāh Ḥannā, made an urgent appeal to “all Christian churches around the world and all global Christian spiritual leaders” to “act immediately and call for an end to the aggression and the crimes committed against our people in Gaza.”
“It is no longer...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 25 Oct 2023
Archbishop of Latin Church Catholics of the Archdiocese of Jerusalem, Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, said he was agonized by the suffering of thousands of people, as well as the huge number of victims that keeps rising daily.
The clergyman expressed grave concerns over the developments taking...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 25 Oct 2023
Queen Rānyā of Jordan accused Western leaders of having a ‘glaring double standard’, which is apparent in their failure to condemn the killing of Palestinian civilians who are victims of Israeli shelling in Gaza.
“People all around the Middle East, including in Jordan, are shocked and disappointed...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 26 Oct 2023
The Egypt Council of Churches (ECC) priests and pastors committee concluded its 8th annual conference at the Anaphora House on October 24, where 80 priests from the Orthodox, Anglican, Catholic, and Episcopal churches from several Egyptian provinces attended.
The conference, held under the title ‘...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 27 Oct 2023
The Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, said the practices of the ruthless Zionist occupation in Gaza – which include intensive bombing, electricity and Internet cut-off, and the obscuring of all sources of information on massacres and war crime, – are nothing but ‘blind terrorism.’
In a...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 23 Oct 2023
Reverand Rifʿat Fikrī Saʿēd, Co-Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches and Chairman of the Council for Dialogue and Ecumenical Relations at the Evangelical Synod of the Nile, offered his sincere condolences to Pope Tawāḍrūs II and to the Coptic Orthodox Church on the passing of...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 22 Oct 2023
Hebrew newspapers reported that Pope Francis has renewed his calls for the continuation of aid to Gaza, as well as the release of the hostages that were captured by Ḥamās on October 7.
The Pope said, “I am saddened with what is happening in Israel and Palestine. I pray for all those who are...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 23 Oct 2023
The Coptic Orthodox Church, headed by Pope Tawāḍrūs II will prepare for the beginning of the Christmas fast from 25 November, for a period of 43 days until the Coptic Christmas on 7 January, 2024. During this time, Copts abstain from meat and dairy products. This period of fasting is distinguished...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 22 Oct 2023
The White House made a statement saying that President Joe Biden spoke on the phone with Pope Francis on Sunday (October 22), and discussed the developments in the Middle East between Israel and the terrorist organization Ḥamās.
It added that they discussed “the importance of preventing escalation...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 24 Oct 2023
On Monday afternoon, al-Azhar, in cooperation with the Ministry of Youth and Sports, launched the initiative titled “A Homeland Unites Us,” in the presence of the Undersecretary of al-Azhar, Dr. Muḥammad al-Ḍūwaynī, Minister of Youth and Sports, Dr. Ashraf Ṣubḥī, and Egyptian university graduates....
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 23 Oct 2023
His Holiness Pope Tawāḍrūs II mourned the death of Bishop Athnāsīus, Bishop of the Diocese of Marseille and Toulon in France, who died today (Monday, 23 October) after reaching an age of over 90 years. He was a father and a shepherd of the Coptic Orthodox Church for nearly half a century, and set...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 18 Oct 2023
Al-Azhar Center for Electronic Fatwās issued a statement saying, “For nearly a century, the Palestinian people have been suffering from the systematic terrorism, persecution, displacement, subjugation, and brutal extermination at the hands of an occupying force, which breaks all international and...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 18 Oct 2023
Al-Azhar issued a firm statement and an appeal to Arab and Islamic nations on Wednesday morning (October 18) after mass protests were held as a result of the targeting of al-Ahlī Baptist hospital in the Gaza Strip.
In its statement it said, “The Arab and Islamic nations must radically reconsider...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 25 Oct 2023
Under the auspices of the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib, the Council of the Islamic Research Academy at al-Azhar made a statement saying, “Teach the youth that the Palestinian cause will not die, and that tolerance and coexistence cannot exist whilst civilians and institutions are...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 25 Oct 2023
In conjunction with the brutal attack has been launched by the state of Israel on the Gaza Strip since October 7th, the Islamic Religious Endowments (awqāf) Department in Jerusalem also reported that the blessed al-Aqṣā was closed this morning (October 25), with worshippers forbidden from entering...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 22 Oct 2023
On November 12-13, the Faculty of Arabic Language at al-Azhar University will hold its sixth international scientific conference called “Contributions of the Handicapped in Building Human Civilization in the Past and Present.” This will be under the auspices of the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 21 Oct 2023
Al-Azhar Center for Electronic Fatwās stated that donating blood for the benefit of the injured of Palestine is one of the most important ways of supporting their cause and ensuring that they remain steadfast, as well as saving the lives of a people in need. For Allāh Almighty has said, “Whoever...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 21 Oct 2023
The Advisor to the President of the Republic for Financial Affairs, Major General Muḥammad Amīn, has recently passed away.
The Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib mourned the deceased and wrote, “With God’s will and destiny, Major General Muḥammad Amīn, Advisor to the President of the...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 21 Oct 2023
Vice President of Al-Azhar University in Upper Egypt, Dr. Muḥammad ʿAbd el-Mālek, said that a march was launched today from inside the Asyūṭ campus of al-Azhar University, with thousands of protesters participating including the university’s employees, such as deans, faculty members and workers, as...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 20 Oct 2023
Dr. Fānia Mabādi ʿAbd al-Raḥīm has passed away. He was a professor at the Islamic University, and spent many years of his life teaching the Arabic language to non-native speakers. He was also a researcher and investigator. He passed away after sunset today (October 20) in Medina.
Dr. Fānia, more...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 20 Oct 2023
The joint convoy of preaching activities between al-Azhar, al-Awqāf (religious endowments) Ministry and Dār al-Iftāʾ has set off today in the mosques of Rafaḥ al-Māsōra, al-Shaykh Zōwayd, and al-Jōra, in the north of Sinai. This is the eighth week in a row of religious and cultural activities, in...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 20 Oct 2023
Under the auspices of the Grand Imām, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib, al-Azhar called upon the people of Egypt to hold a protest after the Friday prayers, and to stand in solidarity with the people of Palestine against Israeli aggression.
The Director of Al-Azhar Mosque, Dr. Hānī ʿAwda, confirmed that the...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 15 Oct 2023
On Sunday (October 15), Pope Francis called upon the opening of humanitarian corridors to help those trapped in the Gaza Strip, and renewed his call for the release of hostages. In his weekly sermon at St. Peters square, the Pope asked that “all children, ill persons, elderly persons and women, as...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 21 Oct 2023
Al-Azhar Observatory warned of the consequences of Israel attacking al-Quds hospital after the Israeli army asked for the evacuation of 12,000 displaced people, most of whom are women and children, and more than 400 patients. The Observatory confirmed that the evacuation is the equivalent of...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 19 Oct 2023
At the papal headquarters in Cairo this Thursday evening, Pope Tawāḍrūs II, accompanied by Bishop Rāfāʾēl, the General Bishop of the sector, met with the priests of the churches of the central Cairo sector and their families.
This meeting comes as part of the Pope’s follow-up of service work in the...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 13 Oct 2023
The funeral of Father Simʿān Ibrāhīm, the founder of the Monastery of Saint Simʿān (Simon) al-Kharāz in Moqaṭam, was held on Friday (October 13), where he was laid to rest inside the monastery. The funeral prayers were attended by thousands of Copts and Muslims in the Cathedral of the Virgin Saint...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 9 Oct 2023
The Israeli occupation forces bombed the Church of St. Porphyrius (Birphīrīōs) on Monday (October 9). This church dates back about 1,600 years, according to Palestinian activists who have been circulating this incident on social media.
The Church of Saint Porphyrius is an Eastern Orthodox Church in...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 17 Oct 2023
The youth of the Diocese of Milano presented Pope Tawāḍrūs II with a book titled “The Power of Love,” which was presented in a short film during his meeting in the Church of Annunciation in Milan last Friday (October 13).
The book tells a true story about a young Milanese man named Marco, who would...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 18 Oct 2023
The Coptic Orthodox Church, under the leadership of Pope Tawāḍrūs II, condemned the unjustified Israeli violence against Palestinian civilians, which reached a tipping point when the Baptist Hospital in Gaza was bombed, killing hundred of innocents.
The Church stated that it “condemns this attack...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 16 Oct 2023
The Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, launched the “Help Gaza” campaign under the slogan “Strive with your money…and save Palestine.” This was launched in support of Palestinians, who are currently under heavy military attack from their Zionist counterpart, and have been so for the past...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 18 Oct 2023
Al-Azhar stated that Arab and Islamic nations must reconsider their dependance on the West, and that the Palestinian people must know that the West, with all its military capabilities and weapons of destruction, is weak and afraid when it comes to confrontation because it kills on land that is not...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 19 Oct 2023
Dr. Walāʾ Jād al-Karīm, a member of the National Council for Human Rights, confirmed that Israel is violating both human rights and international law, pointing out that the United Nations has not been able to enter the occupied territories and follow up on human rights because Israel is refusing to...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 18 Oct 2023
President ʿAbd el-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī addressed the nation and told them that the idea of transferring Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Sinai is the same as transferring the idea of resistance and of fighting from the Gaza Strip to Sinai, thus making Sinai a base for launching operations against...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 18 Oct 2023
Pope Tawāḍrūs II expressed his extreme disapproval at the events unfolding in Palestine, where bombing, devastation, and killing are taking place. He stated that “Our hearts are in pain at what is happening in Gaza, and at the large numbers of deaths and victims, as well as the wounded and the...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 18 Oct 2023
The Coptic Orthodox Church, under the leadership of Pope Tawāḍrūs II, condemned the unjustified aggression against the innocent citizens of Gaza.
In solidarity with the people of Gaza, and under the direction of His Holiness the Pope, the Diocese of Public and Social Services is preparing aid that...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 16 Oct 2023
Over the course of yesterday and today, the bishops of Europe concluded the seminar held in the Cathedral of Saint Mark the Apostle in Venice under the leadership of Pope Tawāḍrūs II and in the presence of the Secretariat of the Holy Synod.
During the seminar, the topic of “The Service of the...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 15 Oct 2023
This Saturday evening (October 14), Pope Tawāḍrūs II received the Bishop of Turin and Rome, Bishop Barnaba, and the Bishop of the Netherlands, Bishop Arsani, at his residence in Venice, as part of his current visit to Venice and Milan.
The bishops presented a report to the Pope about the Monastery...
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Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.