Date of source: Monday, July 27, 2020
In his book, Impressions of Egypt [Inṭibāʿāt ʿan Miṣr], French voyageur Étienne-Louis Malus observes the impact of French culture and schools established by French missionaries on Egyptian society at the beginning of the 19th century. Even though these schools were established and run by monks and...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Bishop Aghāthūn, bishop of Maghāgha and al-ʿIdwah for Orthodox Copts announced the launching of a campaign on Facebook to fight what he described as false church teachings, innovation, modern heresies, and widespread misconceptions in several places through different means and channels. All of...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 21, 2020
The number of Christian publishing houses, participating in the Cairo International Book Fair 2020, has reached over ten and includes the Bible Society, Evangelical Culture Publishing House, Logos Publishing House, Episcopal Publishing, St. Mark’s Magazine, which is a part of the Monastery of St....
Date of source: Saturday, January 11, 2020
On Saturday, Pope Tawāḍrūs II was received by general Ṭāriq Al-Faqī Governor of Sūhāj, general Ḥasan Maḥmūd, Security Chief of Sūhāj, and a number of senior security officers and bishops of the diocese in Sūhāj. Pope Tawāḍrūs II’s pastoral visit will last until January 16 and will include visits to...
Date of source: Thursday, April 18, 2019
On Thursday, the Center for the Development of International Student Education organized the annual closing ceremony of the activities of the institutes of Islamic Missions and the institutes of Arabic Language Education for non-Arabic speakers and the opening of an exhibition to introduce the...
Date of source: Thursday, November 7, 2019
President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī attended a celebration marking al-mawlid al-Nabawī, the anniversary of Prophet Muḥammad’s birth, organized by the Ministry of Awqāf.
Date of source: Saturday, September 28, 2019
Cardinal Reinhard Marx, chairman of the German Bishops’ Conference, said that religious lessons in catholic schools should incorporate a greater focus on issues related to anti-Semitism in light of rising anti-Semitic attacks and hateful rhetoric.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Today, Pope Tawāḍrūs II delivered his weekly sermon from the St. Mary & St. Bīshūy Church in the presence of a group of bishops, priests, deacons and people.
Date of source: Saturday, July 13, 2019
Major General Jamāl Nūr al-Dīn, Governor of Asyut, witnessed the ceremony of enthronization of His Eminence Bishop Theophilus on the throne of Manfalūṭ of the Orthodox Copts and his ordination as bishop on the chair of the Diocese and successor to the departed Bishop Anṭūniyyūs.
Date of source: Saturday, July 13, 2019
Pope Tawāḍrūs II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark, His Holiness Bishop Daniyyāl, Archbishop of Maadi and Secretary of the Holy Synod, and Bishop Yūliyyūs, the General Bishop of the Old Cairo Churches Sector and the Archdiocese of Public Services, witnessed the graduation...