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Date of source: Friday, June 14, 2013
Many Luxor Copts went to Saint Mark Cathedral in al-'Abbāsīyyah yesterday evening (June 13, 2013) to demand Bishop Ammonius' return from a 13 year suspension imposed upon him by the Holy Synod (Ahmad al-Sa'dāwī, al-Shurūq al-Jadīd, June 14, p. 4). Read original text in Arabic.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II denied rumors that President Mursi or the presidential office called him to involve him in discussions about Renaissance Dam crisis in Ethiopia. This came during a meeting between the Pope and Austrian President Heinz Fischer in Vienna (Ahmad al-Sa'dāwī, al-Shurūq...
Date of source: Monday, May 13, 2013
Rev. Dr. Safwat al-Bayādī, head of the Coptic Evangelical Church, revealed that an agreement was reached yesterday (May 13) between the Ministry of Justice and representatives of Christian denominations on the insertion of a separate chapter entitled civil marriage, in order to include Copts in the...
Date of source: Monday, May 13, 2013
Rev. Dr. Safwat al-Bayādī, head of the Coptic Evangelical Church, revealed that an agreement was reached yesterday (May 13) between the Ministry of Justice and representatives of Christian denominations on the insertion of a separate chapter entitled civil marriage, in order to include Copts in the...
Date of source: Monday, April 22, 2013
Sāmī 'Anān arrived yesterday for his second visit in the Cathedral to condole with Pope Tawadros. The former Chief of Staff disappeared from the public after President Muhammad Mursi (Mursī) decided in August 2012 to bring him down from his office. Sources of the church, that prepared the meeting,...
30. The Pope enters his secrecy and prevents communication and interviews with officials and clerics
Date of source: Friday, April 12, 2013
Pope Tawadros has entered into seclusion at Wādī al-Natrūn, and has forbidden any contact, in person or by phone, between clergy and officials. The Pope has asked the President to fulfill his promises of a full, equal and just investigation into recent sectarian violence. Sources within the papacy...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 5, 2013
In a private statement to al-Shurūq al-Jadīd, Bishop Marqus of Shubrā al-Khaymah said the Church does not mind the placing of surveillance cameras in churches for protection. The Church requests however, that it is informed of what is recorded on camera.
The Board of State Commissioners, headed by...
Date of source: Sunday, January 5, 2014
The Coptic Orthodox Church and the Evangelical Church of Egypt exchanged delegations, sent to congratulate each other on the occasion of Christmas.
Date of source: Saturday, May 4, 2013
Pope Tawadros leads his first Easter festivities amidst the ambiguity surrounding the position of the Copts. The transition from the late Orthodox Coptic Pope Shenouda III. Pope Tawadros, who led the Good Friday Mass called on worshippers at the Mass to pray for President Mohammed Mursi (Muhammad...
Date of source: Sunday, May 5, 2013
Archpriest Bishoy (Bīshūy), Secretary General of the Egyptian Council of Churches, stated his concerns about the sectarian tensions in Egypt. He reasoned the creation of the Egyptian Council of Churches to unite the various elements of the Christian community on theological, legal and scientific...
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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.