Date of source: Thursday, August 25, 2022
Mr. Bas Belder was between 1999 and 2019 one of the very few members in the European Parliament showing an active interest in the position of Christians in the Middle East. He is to be complimented for his genuine interest in Christians in the Middle East but the sources he used in his paper for...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Eliana Mallouk is Lebanese and works at the Lebanon office of DanMission, a Christian Danish faith-based organisation working for almost 200 years in the Middle East and North Africa, and also in other regions including Asia and Europe. Our main focus is on dialogue, peace building and also on...
Date of source: Sunday, March 5, 2023
The Senate Committee on Culture, Tourism, Antiquities and Information have reviewed the plan and strategy for the development of the Holy Family Trail, which includes the development of 25 tourist sites. ʿĀdil al-Jundī, the National Coordinator of the Revival of the Holy Family project, provided...
Date of source: Thursday, February 16, 2023
Pope Tawāḍrūs II, Patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church, received a delegation from the U.S. House of Worship foundation, currently on a visit to Egypt for interfaith dialogue. Sohā Jindī, the Minister of Immigration and Egyptian Expatriates' Affairs, also attended the meeting, in which Pope...
Date of source: Thursday, March 9, 2023
Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Salām, the secretary general of the Muslim Council of Elders, and Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, met to discuss the best ways to strengthen cooperation in the area of East-West dialogue. Judge ʿAbd al-Salām expressed his appreciation for Rev. Welby’s efforts to promote...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 14, 2023
On 15th February the 2023 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will begin, with the participation of various Christian churches, and will be attended by Pope Tawāḍrūs II and representatives from the various Christian denominations. The opening ceremony will be held at St. Mark’s Cathedral in...
Date of source: Monday, February 13, 2023
The Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Tamūh has started a new course for youths entitled “Sacred Agpeya”, which will address several spiritual topics in the Agpeya, a primary daily prayer book for Coptic Orthodox Christians, such as the early prayers, contemplative prayer and Vespers (evening prayers)....
Date of source: Monday, February 13, 2023
The 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Papal Office for Projects was celebrated on 3rd February, and attended by various Egyptian ministers, ambassadors, public figures, bishops and priests. Pope Tawādrūs II, of the Coptic Orthodox Church, praised the Office’s contribution to community...
Date of source: Sunday, February 12, 2023
During celebrations marking the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Egyptian Council of Churches, leaders of the different Christian denominations expressed their gratitude for the Council. Pope Tawāḍrūs II, Patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church, praised the Council’s role in sowing...
Date of source: Saturday, February 10, 2018
In an address to the General Synod of the Church of England, the Archbishop of the Anglican Episcopal Church, Dr. Samī Fawzī, expressed that same-sex marriage conflicts with the teachings of Christianity. He drew attention to resolution 10:1 from the 1998 Lambeth conference, which expressed the...