Date of source: Saturday, March 4, 2000 to Friday, March 10, 2000
In the time that the Egyptians were welcoming the Pope and viewing one of the most beautiful pictures of religious brotherhood, violence and fanaticism took on their worst forms in Israel. In newspapers, on radio and television and on walls in streets in Israel, there were accusations against the...
Date of source: Saturday, March 4, 2000
A discussion about the significance of the meeting of Pope John Paul II with President Mubarak during the Pope’s recent visit to Egypt.
Date of source: Friday, March 3, 2000 to Thursday, March 9, 2000
The beginning of the Pope’s visit was the monastery of Saint Catherine. At the mountain, where God spoke to Moses, everybody was surprised to see the Pope taking off his shoes, respecting the holy place. Through the whole three-and-a-half hours that the Pope spent in the monastery, his face...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 1, 2000
... Egypt welcomed the Catholic Pope of the world with all the principles of human hospitality. What kind of expression of thanks would be adequate to its great president and its noble policemen. They performed their work perfectly, in the most organized order and the noblest expressions... The...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 1, 2000
The messages exchanged between the Pope and President Mubarak signified the joint efforts being exercised for a just peace in the area. I perceived the Pope’s meeting with the Grand Imam as a closing of the historical memories of European wars [carried out] in the name of religion. The Pope is...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 1, 2000
The Patriarch of Lebanon, Nasrallah Sfeir, is not just a clergyman. He is one of the few effective characters on the Lebanese stage. He is very strict on his attitude towards the Arabic cases, like Jerusalem. He is interviewed here concerning the Roman Catholic Pope’s visit to Egypt.
Date of source: Saturday, February 26, 2000 to Friday, March 3, 2000
The CNN American Net broadcast a show because of the visit of Pope John Paul II to Egypt. Throughout the show that was entitled "Question and answer" which was presented by Riz Khan, the relationship between Muslims and Christians in Egypt and the effect of the Pope’s visit on these relationships...
Date of source: Monday, February 21, 2000
Next Thursday, Pope John Paul II, the Pope of the Vatican will be arriving to Egypt. Due to this occasion, we have asked what are the Catholic problems and concerns that await the great Pope of Rome? What do they want him to do in the coming period? The answer came to confirm the fact that what...
Date of source: Sunday, February 20, 2000
This visit is considered an answer to the generous invitation that President Mubarak gave to Pope John Paul II. Father Rafiq Graish, pastor of Saint Kyrollos Church for the Roman Catholics and the responsible of the media center that is assigned to supervise the preparations of the visit said: "...
Date of source: Sunday, February 20, 2000
A resume of the life and achievements of Pope John Paul II.