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Date of source: Monday, November 22, 2010
The Coptic Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria was officially made a member of the Council of Cardinals by Vatican Pope Benedict XVI yesterday, making him the third Egyptian member of the council in history. In a statement, Bishop Antonius Najīb said that religious discrimination in Egypt is non-...
Date of source: Saturday, November 20, 2010
In an interview with al-Wafd, the official spokesman for the Egyptian Catholic Church, Father Rafīq Greish, said that former U.S. President George W. Bush is responsible for the Sayyidat al-Najāh Church massacre in Iraq because it is one of the consequences of the President allegedly destroying...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Around 600 people performed liturgy last Sunday in the courtyard of a school belonging to the church that was destroyed by a fire last week. Youannis Zakaria pointed out that this is the third church to be destroyed by a fire in the Diocese of Luxor, all three resulting from electrical short...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Authorities are investigating a large fire that took place two days ago at the Catholic Church of Copts, which is a subsidiary of one of the national centers at the Hegaza Kibli village in the Qena Governorate. The fire purportedly destroyed the church completely.
Key Words: Qena - The Catholic...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 2, 2010
The article notes the conversion of forty people from the Coptic Orthodox Church to the Presbyterian Church. The author expects that the incident might renew the conflict between the two churches.
Date of source: Thursday, August 6, 2009
Rose al-Yūsuf reports on the meeting held by the Middle East Council of Churches [MECC] under the title of ’Young Peace Makers.’
Date of source: Sunday, March 1, 2009
The article lists facts related to the houses of worship file. He shows the extent of the state’s discrimination in dealing with both Muslim and Christian houses of worship.
Date of source: Sunday, July 15, 2007
A “historic” reception gathered Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria and Saint Mark Diocese with the Patriarch of the Ethiopian church and that of the Armenian Orthodox Church. The meeting resulted in announcing three-copy announcement on the faith unity signed by the three patriarchs.
Date of source: Thursday, July 12, 2007
The article discusses the ongoing reactions in the Catholic Church in Egypt to the controversial statements of Bishop Bīshūy which deemed Catholics apostates and threatened them with eternal punishment unless they abandon their Catholicism and embrace Coptic Orthodoxy.
Date of source: Sunday, July 1, 2007
The following article presents an interview with Coptic Catholic Metropolitan Kyrillos William, bishop of Assuit. Metropolitan William speaks about the Coptic Catholic Church in Egypt in general and Assiut in particular. He provides information about the number of Coptic Catholics in Egypt and the...
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Emerging Perspectives on Intercultural and Interreligious Relations
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.