Date of source: Sunday, August 2, 2020
In 2020, we needed for the renewal of Missio support a letter of recommendation of either the Apostolic Vicar in Egypt, the Apostolic Nuncio or the Coptic Catholic Patriarch. The previous recommendation had come from Bishop Adel Zaky, O.F.M., in function from September 1, 2009, until he sadly...
Date of source: Friday, July 2, 2021
The book "The Pope and the Grand Imam: A Thorny Path... A Testimony to the Birth of Human Fraternity" is showcased at the 52nd Cairo International Book Fair, in both al-Azhar al-Sharīf and the Muslim Council of Elders pavilions. The book was written by Judge Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Salām, Secretary...
Date of source: Thursday, July 1, 2021
Coptic representative Ayman Shukrī, a member of the House of Representatives in Fayoum governorate, participated in the opening of the al-Ḥalīm Mosque in ʿIzbit Naṣṣār in the Fayyūm Centre.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Seven years have passed since the rule of President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī. These years have witnessed many achievements and successes, the most prominent of which is strengthening the Copts' relationship with the state and gaining the respect and love of the Coptic people, particularly of His...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 9, 2021
On Wednesday, His Holiness Pope Tawāḍrūs II, Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, received the Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Amjad Adaileh [Amjad al- ʿAḍāylih], at the Papal Headquarters in Cairo, who passed onthe greetings of King Abdullah II [ʿAbd Allāh] of Jordan to...
Date of source: Monday, June 7, 2021
During his visit to the Shaykh of Al-Azhar Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib, Dr. Sāmī Fawzī, the new archbishop of the Episcopal Church in Egypt, presented the idea of establishing a center for Islamic studies within the church.
Date of source: Monday, May 17, 2021
Many non-religious people in the West tend to believe religious people are irrational. Their view of religious Muslims is often even less favorable. They are, unjustly, often associated with religious extremism. Ignorance of the great diversity that we find in all religions as well as their...
Date of source: Friday, April 30, 2021
The Egyptian state is a unique example of co-existence between religions and national unity. It has strived to ingrain and promote tolerance, peace, and equality regardless of religion or creed. In light of these efforts, the media center for the Egyptian Cabinet has published a report that...
Date of source: Monday, April 19, 2021
Egyptian churches stressed their solidarity with the Egyptian state, army, and police in the wake of Nabīl Ḥabashī Salāma’s murder. Ḥabashī was kidnapped by terrorists five months ago in North Sinai, and a video of his execution was recently published on their media platforms.
Date of source: Monday, April 19, 2021
On Sunday, November 18, a video showing the execution of Nabīl Ḥabashī Salāma, who was kidnapped in North Sinai five months ago by terrorists, was published on their social media platforms. Egyptian security forces, however, successfully found those involved in the incident and killed them in an...