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Date of source: Sunday, March 17, 2024
“Egypt has lost a rare man in circumstances that are delicate and that are in need of the judgement, clarity, and experience of the minds of the wise. This man was not only known for his patriotic stances, charitable personality, and tireless efforts on a national level, but also for his commitment...
Date of source: Thursday, February 16, 2023
Patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Pope Tawāḍrūs II, received a delegation from the U.S. House of Worship Foundation currently on a visit to Egypt for interfaith dialogue. The Minister of Immigration and Egyptian Expatriates' Affairs, Sohā Jindī, also attended the meeting in which Pope...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 14, 2023
On 15th February 2023, the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will begin with the participation of various Christian churches and will be attended by Pope Tawāḍrūs II and representatives from the various Christian denominations. The opening ceremony will be held at St. Mark’s Cathedral in...
Date of source: Sunday, February 12, 2023
Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church said that leaders of the Christian denominations in Egypt have sowed the seeds of affection for 10 years since they established the Egyptian Council of Churches.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 12, 2022
The Parish Servants Committee concluded its seventh conference including bishops and priests from all churches in Egypt: the Coptic Orthodox, Catholic, Evangelical, Episcopal/Anglican, Armenian and Greek Orthodox churches.
The Egyptian Council of Churches’ conference was headed by Fr. Yūḥannā Saʿad...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Tomorrow marks the eighth anniversary of the founding of the Egyptian Council of Churches (ECC), which was established on February 18, 2013, by the heads and members of the Egyptian churches. The idea for the council came after Egyptian churches participated in meetings held by the Middle Eastern...
Date of source: Sunday, February 2, 2020
All the denominations of Egypt’s churches came together to celebrate Sunday’s masses for Christian unity, including the Orthodox, Catholic, Evangelical, Greek Orthodox and Episcopal churches. The masses were part of a week of prayer for Christian unity, organized in cooperation with the Egyptian...
Date of source: Friday, January 31, 2020
The Episcopal Church in Old Egypt began one of the activities for the “Week of Prayer for Christian Unity” under the title, “Youth Day,” in participation with the Egyptian Coptic Orthodox, Catholic, Episcopalian, Evangelical, and Roman Catholic denominations. At this event, the heads of the...
Date of source: Saturday, April 13, 2019
Father Būlus Jaras, Secretary General of the Council of Churches of Egypt and Pastor of the Church of St. Anthony of the Coptic Catholics in al-Fajjālah, stated that the Council of Churches of the Middle East does not work in politics, but it encourages all constructive work in the best interests...
Date of source: Thursday, October 11, 2018
The ecumenical dialogue and the review of differences, that created the great schism in 451 in the Council of Chalcedon, constitute an essential point in the existing conflict inside the Coptic Orthodox Church between the hard-line and the reformist currents. The hard-line current that had been...
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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.