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Date of source: Saturday, March 2, 2013
Beni Suef security forces surrounded St. George Church and St. Anthony Hall in al-Wastá after Friday prayers, in anticipation of an attack on the church by Salafīs and members of the Muslim Brotherhood following the disappearance of a Muslim student.
A citizen named Hātim al-Shāzlī filed a...
Date of source: Thursday, February 21, 2013
Before the beginning of the Pope’s weekly sermon, protesters held banners saying: “We warn the Pope that his role is spiritual and not political,” “No to brotherhoodisation of the Church,” “We reject the Church sliding towards politics,” and “Mursī is not my guardian”.
Upon his arrival to the...
Date of source: Thursday, February 14, 2013
On Wednesday, February 13, Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II met the Saudi Ambassador Ahmad Al-Qatān at Saint Mark Cathedral in al-'Abāsīyyah. The Church confirmed that the Ambassador came to congratulate the Pope on taking the Papal seat. In meeting with the Pope, the Ambassador illustrated his...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 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...
6. For the first time in the history of the Catholic Church: Pope Benedict announces his resignation
Date of source: Tuesday, February 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: Sunday, January 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: Thursday, January 17, 2013
The Coptic Catholic Church of Egypt announced yesterday that Bishop Ibrāhīm Ishāq of al-Minya Governorate has been elected new Patriarch of the Coptic Catholic Church to replace Patriarch Antonius Najīb.
The spokesman of the Church Father Rafīq Greish said that the official announcement by the...
Date of source: Saturday, February 18, 2012 to Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Coptic leaders and church sources welcomed the decisions by the People’s Assembly human rights committee and the ‘urfī (informal) conciliatory panel to have Coptic families forced out of their homes in Sharbāt village, al-‘Āmrīyah, return to their homes.
Date of source: Monday, January 7, 2013
Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II conducted the first Christmas holy mass since his ordination in November 2012 following the death of former Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III in March 2011. Around five thousand Muslims and Christians beside several official and public figures attended the holy mass...
Date of source: Monday, February 13, 2012
“The Maspero Youth Union (MYU) and other political movements started a march on Sunday (February 12) from ‘Abd al-Mun’im Riyād to the People’s Assembly to support MPs raising the issue of the Copts of al-‘Āmirīyah, Alexandria, who were forced to leave their dwelling places last week over a...
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Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.