Date of source: Friday, August 27, 1999
Beirut: Iraq’s Catholic Patriarch said yesterday that Pope John Paul might visit Iraq during the first week of December.
Date of source: Sunday, August 22, 1999
The discussion at the press conference of the New York Council of Churches on June 28 [transcript presented in last week’s RNSAW] was mainly with members of the American Coptic Union. Before the press conference Drs. Cornelis Hulsman interviewed Rafique Iscander, chairman and founder of the...
Date of source: Thursday, July 15, 1999 to Wednesday, July 21, 1999
The Crusades are celebrating their 900 anniversary. The 900th anniversary of the First Crusade is important because of the enduring misconceptions about each other that have been foisted upon Muslims and Christians alike through the endless retelling of events which writers have emptied entirely...
Date of source: Thursday, July 8, 1999 to Wednesday, July 14, 1999
Otto Meinardus, a leading authority on the Coptic Church, wrote a new book called ’Two Thousand Years of Coptic Christianity’. The present work is a compact hardback publication which, according to the cover, is "a new, definite, one-volume history for the Millennium, surveying the twenty centuries...
Date of source: Sunday, July 11, 1999
Israeli archaeologists said that they have discovered some coins which have the face of Christ on them.
Date of source: Monday, January 18, 1999
An article on:
- The opening of the church of the prophet Moses for visiting tourists. 3750 steps lead to the place where Moses talked to God,
- A protocol for twining with the Greek town of St. Catherine,
- Renovation of tourist hotels and villages, completion of the building of a new hospital...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 24, 1998
Bishop of Greece -the head of the Greek Orthodox and Catholic Greek Bishops- hailed President Mubarak’s efforts to find peace and love, avoiding wars and tensions in the region.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 24, 1998
In a visit to Egypt, Bishop Christodoulos, Archbishop of Athens and Greece, hailed the efforts exerted by President Hosni Mubarak to find peace in the Middle East and to fight terrorism.
Date of source: Saturday, November 7, 1998
El-Wafd published on November 7 the full text of the statement given by Pope Shenouda.
Date of source: Monday, November 2, 1998
The Monastery of St. Catherine is considered one of the most famous monasteries in the world, situated in Sinai where God talked to Moses. At this famous monastery is a patriotic man in both body and soul who prevented the Israeli flag from being flown on top of the monastery instead of the...