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Date of source: Friday, March 1, 2013
On Thursday, February 28, Bishop Mattias of the Ethiopian Church in Jerusalem was elected for the position of Sixth Patriarch for the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. He succeeds Father Paulus, who passed away on August 16, 2012 (‘Imād Khalīl and Fādī Francis, al-Misrī al-Yawm, Mar. 1, p. 3). Read...
Date of source: Friday, March 1, 2013
The presidency has made many efforts to convince the Coptic Orthodox Church to participate in the national dialogue called for by President Muhammad Morsi (Author not mentioned, al-Dustūr, Mar. 1, p. 4). Read original text in Arabic.
Date of source: Friday, March 1, 2013
A delegation of the Church left the Papal residency on Thursday morning, February 28. Bishop Pachomius of Beheira and the five Western cities, headed the delegation. The delegation was further made up of: Bishop Bishoy of Damietta; Bishop Raphael, secretary of the Holy Synod; Bishop Bīmin of Qūs...
Date of source: Friday, March 1, 2013
In discussion with al-Sabāh, the new Catholic Patriarch Ibrāhīm Ishāq Sidrāk speaks of migration, the problem with the low number of Catholic priests, visits to Jerusalem, his nomination as the new Patriarch, and his opinion of the group for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice.
Sidrāk...
Date of source: Friday, March 1, 2013
A large crack down led by Major Generals Salāh Mazīd and Ahmad ‘Abd al-Ghaffār, head of Qena Security Department and Chief of Qena Investigation Department, respectively, raided the hideout of the suspect accused of shooting and killing a guard of Dishnā Church in Qena Governorate. The security...
Date of source: Friday, March 1, 2013
After days, 116 cardinals (highest religious ranking in the Catholic Church) from all corners of the world are meeting at the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican to vote for the successor of Pope Benedict XVI, who recently resigned (Author not mentioned, al-Shurūq al-Jadīd, Mar. 1, p.10). Read original...
Date of source: Friday, March 1, 2013
Hundreds of people from the Church, including bishops and priests, protested in front of the Beni Suef Security Department demanding an end to the repeated encroachment of church property at the hands of some Muslims who security leaders have accused of colluding to expel Copts from the country (...
Date of source: Friday, March 1, 2013
According to the distribution manager of al-Misrīyūn, the newspaper was sold out nationwide on said Wednesday. Eyewitnesses confirmed that Copts were buying dozens of copies and setting them on fire. There were also areas where copies of the newspaper were not being sold altogether. These areas...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 27, 2013
The engineer and member of the Shūrá Council “the Islamic group”, ‘Asim ‘Abd al-Mājid, has criticized the position of the Salafī al-Nūr Party towards the National Salvation Front. He asked how it is that the party represents the strongest front in the Constituent Assembly and then demand the...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Yesterday, Tuesday February 26, a message was posted on the “Egypt Safer – Youth Bishopric” Facebook page. Youth Bishopric is affiliated to the Coptic Orthodox Church. The message, accompanied by a picture of Abū Islām (recently convicted of religious defamation), called for a prayer so that God...
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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.