Date of source: Saturday, December 2, 2023
Although unable to attend the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in the United Arab Emirates due to lung inflammation, Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church urged the conference to pursue a breakthrough to stop the phenomenon of global warming, emphasizing the urgency of...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 25, 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.
Date of source: Sunday, October 15, 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...
Date of source: Sunday, October 15, 2023
Pope Tawāḍrūs II prayed the evening prayers in the Cathedral of St. Mark the Apostle in the city of Venice, which he opened yesterday afternoon in preparation for its inauguration on Sunday morning. The delegation that accompanied him was 11 European bishops who participated in the prayers. Several...
Date of source: Monday, October 2, 2023
On Monday (October 2), the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, received Egypt’s ambassador to the Vatican, Maḥmūd Ṭalʿat, and gave him a message to send to Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church.
Date of source: Sunday, September 10, 2023
Grand Imām of al-Azhar and Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, met with German President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, on Sunday, September 10, in Berlin to discuss ways of fighting the growing Islamophobia in Europe and animosity against Islam and Muslims in general.
Date of source: Monday, September 11, 2023
Grand Imām of al-Azhar and Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, said that the participation at the international peace forum in Berlin reflects al-Azhar’s keenness on keeping interfaith dialogue alive and opening up new channels of communication.
Date of source: Sunday, August 13, 2023
Egyptian Christians are still waiting for the endorsement of a unified personal status law, which is a constitutional right that the Egyptian parliament has not taken heed of since the 2014 constitution was approved.
Date of source: Saturday, July 29, 2023
Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church is marked with an openness to other churches and relations of amity and partnership with them. This has helped to strengthen the bonds of friendship among the different churches.
Date of source: Friday, July 7, 2023
Under the leadership of Pope Tawāḍrūs II, the Coptic Orthodox Church has maintained good relations with other churches, particularly the Roman Catholic Church. According to the official site of the Coptic Orthodox Church, the relationship between Pope Tawāḍrūs and Pope Francis of the Vatican was...