Date of source: Monday, February 12, 2001
Catholic leaders from Nairobi issued a statement in which they described the war in southern Sudan as tragic and unethical. Supporters of the popular movement of Colonel John Garang described the statement as taking sides and not being precise. Government supporters said the statement can be the...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 23, 2001
A document about the status of Christians, Jews and Muslims in Jerusalem as formulated by H.B. Patriarch Michel Sabbah, the Latin Catholic Patriarch of Jerusalem. The view of Patriarch Sabbah is shared by many other Christian communities in Jerusalem.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 10, 2001
Bishop Yohanna Qulta discussed the hottest religious issues in an interview of Akher Sa’a.. He also answered all questions concerning the relationship between Islam and Christianity, and the differences between them. He commented on how the Qur’an regarded Jesus Christ and Mary, and on why they...
Date of source: Sunday, December 10, 2000
Bishop Yohanna Qolta, the Deputy Patriarch of the Catholic church, believes that the month of Ramadan is a chance for social solidarity. The priest of the Hanging Church, described Mawa’id Al-Rahman as the Mawa’id of the national unity and love. Reverend Manees Abdel Nour said that Ramadan reminds...
Date of source: Friday, November 17, 2000
The American Jewish Committee expressed its deep frustration at the statement of the bishops of the American Catholic Church regarding the peace process in the Middle East [see article 18 in this RNSAW]. The reason is that, according to the Jewish Committee, the statement did not ask the...
Date of source: Monday, November 6, 2000
The web site of the Evangelical churches announced the meeting between the representatives of the Egyptian Christian churches and the Azhar Permanent Committee of Inter-Religious Dialogue. The purpose of the meeting is to issue a joint statement that strongly condemns the killing of women,...
Date of source: Saturday, September 30, 2000
The beatification mass for Pope John XXIII and Pope Pius IX, led by Pope John Paul II, aroused much debate in Italian circles, among Jews and also in Israel resulting in two
demonstrations. One was organized by representatives of aristocratic families in Rome. The other one was organized in memory...
Date of source: Sunday, July 23, 2000
This article gives an overall view of the history of Egypt, concentrating on the contribution of the Copts to the political and public life of Egyptian society, which varied depending on the type of government in power at each period.
Date of source: Sunday, May 28, 2000
Not having our equal rights is not the result of others being unfair to us, rather it is the result of us not mastering the rules of the game, such as applying required pressure and requesting clarification of the facts.
Date of source: Sunday, May 21, 2000
The writer of this article comments on the Pope’s apology saying that the Vatican Pope has given a good lesson in courage and humbleness, but unfortunately not fairness. He apologized, but not to the Muslims, although we pretended he did.