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Date of source: Tuesday, May 9, 2023
A Vatican initiative for Christian unity published a book to mark the fiftieth anniversary of a summit between Pope Shenūdah III and Pope Paul VI. The meeting was a milestone in the relationship between the Catholic and Coptic churches.
Date of source: Saturday, July 27, 2024
On Friday, the 26th of July, millions of people around the world witnessed the opening of the Olympic games in Paris, the capital of France. I was not lucky enough to watch the ceremony due to the time difference between Australia and France. I was however surprised at the amount of criticism faced...
Date of source: Sunday, July 28, 2024
The Episcopal Church, under the leadership of Dr. Sāmī Fawzī, Archbishop of the Alexandria Province of the Episcopal Church, expressed its great sadness over the inappropriate artwork that was displayed at the opening of the Olympic games in Paris 2024. The artwork comprised an image of “The Last...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Dr. Candace Lukasik is an assistant professor of Religion and faculty affiliate in Anthropology and Middle Eastern Cultures at Mississippi State University. Her research focuses on the transnational politics of migration, violence, and indigeneity in the Middle East, specifically Egypt and Iraq,...
Date of source: Thursday, May 16, 2024
To the sound of the hymns of “Sunday Dawn,” “The Resurrection,” and other songs, a boat sailed on cruise of the Nile on which there was a group of priests, tourism investors, and university professors, as well as representatives of Egyptian communities who lived abroad, to inaugurate a new...
Date of source: Friday, April 12, 2024
Pope Tawāḍrūs received Monsignor Eric de Moulin Beaufort, Archbishop of Reims, and his accompanying delegation, at the Papal Residence in Cairo on Friday (April 12), during their visit to Egypt on a religious pilgrimage. The delegation of the bishops of the Catholic Church consisted of Monsignor...
Date of source: Monday, April 1, 2024
A senior clergyman in Jerusalem noted that the holy city has always been a significant destination for pilgrims during Easter, but this year, Archbishop William Shomaly, the Patriarchal Vicar for Jerusalem and Palestine of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, highlighted a substantial decrease in...
Date of source: Monday, February 5, 2024
Pope Francis extended his heartfelt thanks to the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmed al-Ṭayyīb, and President of the United Arab Emirates, Shaykh Muḥammad bin Zāyīd Āl-Nahyān, for their significant support of initiatives aimed at promoting the values of human fraternity and social friendship.
Date of source: Monday, December 18, 2023
Pope Francis denounced the IDF for the killing of two Christian women who had sought refuge in a church in Gaza, once again indicating that Israel is using tactics of “terrorism” in the Gaza Strip.
Date of source: Monday, October 23, 2023
Reverand Rifʿat Fikrī Saʿēd, Co-Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches and Chairman of the Council for Dialogue and Ecumenical Relations at the Evangelical Synod of the Nile, offered his sincere condolences to Pope Tawāḍrūs II and to the Coptic Orthodox Church on the passing of...
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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.