Date of source: الجمعة, نيسان (أبريل) 5, 2013
Coptic Pope Tawadros II met the new Apostolic Nuncio to Egypt Archbishop Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel at Saint Mark Cathedral in al-'Abbāsīyyah. During the meeting they discussed cooperation and dialogue between the Coptic Orthodox and Roman Catholic Church, and Pope Tawadros announced that he will visit...
Date of source: الأربعاء, آذار (مارس) 20, 2013
Below is the full text of Pope Francis inauguration speech as it came on Catholic Voices Comment with the title “Text of Pope Francis Inauguration Mass homily”:
[This is the text of the homily given by Pope Francis at the mass for the inauguration of his pontificate, 19 March 2013]
Dear Brothers...
Date of source: الجمعة, آذار (مارس) 1, 2013
On Thursday, February 28, Bishop Mattias of the Ethiopian Church in Jerusalem was elected for the position of Sixth Patriarch for the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. He succeeds Father Paulus, who passed away on August 16, 2012 (‘Imād Khalīl and Fādī Francis, al-Misrī al-Yawm, Mar. 1, p. 3). Read...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, شباط (فبراير) 26, 2013
For the first time in the history of the Vatican, an Arab Cardinal, namely Patriarch Mar Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, the 77th Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, could be nominated for the position of Pope (Fādī Francis, al-Misrī al-Yawm, Feb. 26, p. 16). Read original text in Arabic.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, شباط (فبراير) 26, 2013
For the first time in the history of the Vatican, an Arab Cardinal, namely Patriarch Mar Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, the 77th Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, could be nominated for the position of Pope (Fādī Francis, al-Misrī al-Yawm, Feb. 26, p. 16). Read original text in Arabic.
Date of source: الأربعاء, شباط (فبراير) 13, 2013
News of Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation has caused a storm of controversy and political calculations to win elections to the Papacy have begun. South American countries in particular are aspiring to grab the Papal throne. There have been formal submissions of candidates to succeed Pope Benedict XVI...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, شباط (فبراير) 12, 2013
DECLARATIO
(Video)
Dear Brothers,
I have convoked you to this Consistory, not only for the three canonizations, but also to communicate to you a decision of great importance for the life of the Church. After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have come to the certainty that my...
Date of source: الأحد, كانون الثاني (يناير) 20, 2013
The Pope was asked if Christians fear the Muslim Brotherhood reaching power to which he replied that Copts do not fear anyone. He continued that he refuses visits to Jerusalem under Israeli occupation (Rajab Ramadān, ‘Imād Khalīl and Fādī Francis, al-Misrī al-Yawm, Jan. 20, p. 3). Read original...
Date of source: السبت, آيار (مايو) 4, 2013
Yesterday (May 3, 2013), thousands of Copts took part in the Good Friday Prayer in churches and monasteries in Daqahlia Governorate whilst Dr. 'Alī 'Abd al-Rahmān, the governor of Giza, visited the Coptic Catholic Diocese Headquarters to offer praise for Easter. Meanwhile today (May 4),...
Date of source: الخميس, نيسان (أبريل) 25, 2013
Several Coptic activists protested outside the North Cairo Criminal Court in al-'Abbāsīyyah yesterday (April 24, 2013), demanding the release of Samuel Subhī and 'Atif 'Awad arrest in the incidents of Saint Mark Cathedral (Yusrī al-Badrī, 'Imād Khalīl and Fādī Francis, al-Misrī al-Yawm, Apr. 25, p...