Date of source: Saturday, October 21, 2000
Pope Shenouda III refused to meet a delegation of the sons of the Bishopric of Luxor who are still asking for the return of Bishop Ammonius. The delegation said that the problem of their Bishopric was not yet solved. Christians of Luxor sent the Pope a message in which they said "we get tired,...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 18, 2000
The UNESCO awarded Pope Shenouda III its prize for tolerance and non-violence. The UNESCO stated that Pope Shenouda is a religious figure who helped to strengthen the meaning of tolerance.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 18, 2000
UNESCO awarded Pope Shenouda III this year’s UNESCO Sing prize for tolerance. The Egyptian Ministry of Culture nominated Pope Shenouda for this prize which bears the name of the former Indian politician Sing.
Date of source: Monday, October 23, 2000
With a comment on what he believes about the appearance of the Holy Virgin, an eyewitness recounts what he saw and heard about this phenomenon.
Date of source: Monday, October 23, 2000
A papal committee was formed to investigate the Holy Virgin’s apparition in Assiut
The report of the Papal committee is not yet issued. Still, some resources mentioned that it does not include a confirmation of Virgin Mary’s apparition.
Date of source: Monday, October 23, 2000
The Mufti of Egypt stated that there is no reason why a Christian could not run for a seat in Parliament. He also stated the Shari’a [Islamic law] does not forbid a Moslem to vote for a Christian.
Date of source: Saturday, October 21, 2000
Dr. Safwat el-Bayadi, the head of the Evangelical denomination in Egypt, sent a message to President Mubarak in which he declared the complete support of the Evangelical denomination for the president’s sincere, honest and clear attitude towards the Palestinian issue.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 18, 2000
The Bishop of Naga Hamadi said that al-Ahali [See RNSAW week 42 article 3] wrongly quoted him as saying that "the National Democratic Party (NDP) is imposing certain persons whom we do not choose." The Bishop said that "this sentence caused misunderstanding with the members of NDP."
Date of source: Friday, October 20, 2000
The Grand Sheikh of the Azhar received the head of the Armenian Orthodox Church.
He welcomed his guest in the noble Azhar, saying "heavenly religions call for brotherhood, peace and true worship of the one God." The head of the Armenian Orthodox Church expressed his happiness for having such a...
Date of source: Sunday, October 22, 2000
After a long introduction about the difficulties Watani encountered to obtain its registration license, Youssef Sidhom, in a bitter and defying tone, wondered why Watani was not among the three papers the Supreme Council of press agreed to issue.