Date of source: Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Before his death, Pope Francis donated one of his popemobiles to be converted into a mobile clinic to assist the children of Gaza, one of the communities most affected by the war and humanitarian crisis in that region.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Undersecretary of al-Azhar Dr. Muḥammad al-Ḍūwaynī received a delegation from the Vienna Group for Religion & Diplomacy, a gathering that includes official representatives from 14 European nations and seeks to support interfaith dialogue and spread the culture of coexistence and freedom of...
Date of source: Monday, May 5, 2025
Two Serbian TV channels and a news agency conducted interviews with Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church on Monday (May 5), during his current visit to Serbia, which is part of his pastoral visit of the Diocese of Central Europe.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 22, 2025
President ʿAbd el-Fattāḥ el-Sīsī has delivered a number of messages conveying the state’s vision for raising moderate and responsible individuals who are capable of making positive contributions to our society, highlighting the importance of emulating Imam al-Sayūṭī as a role model, as he made an...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Dr. Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Raḥīm Bayyūmī, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, convened a meeting to outline the council’s participation in the 56th session of the Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF) 2025, scheduled to run from January 24 to February 5.
Date of source: Friday, May 3, 2024
During the last Friday of the Hegira calendar month of Shawwāl, the Ṣūfī Orders are celebrating the mūlid (birth anniversary) of the founder of the Shādhilī Order, Abū al-Ḥasan al-Shādhilī.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 28, 2024
A former advisor of the Grand Imām of al-Azhar said that Islamic Ṣūfīsm protects young people from the “hazard of extremism,” adding that people have to be aware of the sound form of Ṣūfīsm, or Islamic mysticism.
Date of source: Saturday, March 9, 2024
Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church thanked President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī for his congratulations to the Egyptian people on the occasion of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramaḍān and the Great Lent.
Date of source: Sunday, December 31, 2023
Pope Tawāḍrūs II said that it is not correct to use old ways of thinking when it comes to solving current issues. Although they may have worked out well in the past, they are inapplicable in the present and since each era has its own needs and visions, it is therefore important for the individual...
Date of source: Friday, March 10, 2023
Bishop Ermia, the president of the Coptic Orthodox Cultural Center, has spoken about the late Pope Kyrillos VI during an interview with al-Waṭan newspaper. He described Pope Kyrillos VI as a devout man of prayer who was chosen by the heavens and who displayed a great love for the Church and its...