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Date of source: Tuesday, April 22, 2025
His Holiness Pope Tawāḍrūs II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the Holy See of Saint Mark, said, "We offer our condolences to the entire world following the death of this man who served all of humanity, Pope Francis. His 12 years on the pontifical throne in Rome were filled with work, activity...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church said the enacted 2016 law on the construction of churches had a major role in the codification of churches in Egypt.
Date of source: Thursday, April 3, 2025
Adīb Jūda al-Ḥusaynī, the holder of the key to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, said the Arab Orthodox Christians had a well-established role in protecting their spiritual heritage and the service of the holiest Christian shrine all over the world.
Date of source: Sunday, April 13, 2025
Archpriest Mūsa Ibrāhīm, spokesperson for the Coptic Orthodox Church, has expressed his solidarity with Christians in the West Bank after the Israeli occupation prevented them from reaching Jerusalem to celebrate Palm Sunday in the city’s churches, in particular the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
Date of source: Saturday, April 12, 2025
Many wonder about the possibility of the marriage between Christians of different denominations. In light of this, the Coptic Orthodox Church has agreed on a new set of rules regarding marriage, which aim to regulate personal status within the sect. Foremost among these rules is the requirement...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 2, 2025
I would like to extend my congratulations on this occasion of ʿEid al-Fiṭr to all of our Muslim brothers who are celebrating in Egypt and across the world, praying to God for joy and peace in our country and for our people, as well as over the region and the rest of the world. Today, Coptic...
Date of source: Saturday, April 5, 2025
This paper examines marriage and wedding customs and regulations in Egypt, with a focus on the traditions practiced by Coptic Orthodox Christians and Muslims in the village of Isnīt, located in Markaz Kaft Shukr in the Qalyūbiyya province of Lower Egypt. It explores the similarities and differences...
Date of source: Sunday, March 23, 2025
Bishop Paula (Būla), the Archbishop of Tanta and its suburbs and the person responsible for personal status law within the Coptic Orthodox Church, confirmed that the new Personal Status Law for Christians has set the age of a minor to be under 21 years, instead of 18 years, as is the case in other...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Sara ʿAllām Shaltout worked as the Christian affairs editor for the newspaper al-Yawm al-Sābiʿ from 2015-2020, a position usually reserved for Egyptian Christians. The fact that she was entrusted with this position as a Muslim is a testament to her independent thought and objective journalism. In...
Date of source: Saturday, March 15, 2025
Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church received at the Papal Residence in Cairo a delegation of the Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy (IAO) led by Secretary-General Dr. Maximos Charakopoulos, and discussed a proposal on unifying the date of Easter celebrations among all Christians...
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Emerging Perspectives on Intercultural and Interreligious Relations
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.