Displaying 1 - 10 of 13.
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: Monday, April 7, 2008
Two authors write about the Greek Catholic cemetery in Old Cairo, describing it as a remarkable museum that contains precious materials and works of art.
Date of source: Sunday, January 27, 2008
The article looks at recent incidents of fundamentalism in Egypt, citing the examples of a university course at Alexandria University and an Islamic thinker who has accused priests of secretly baptising converts.
Date of source: Sunday, October 21, 2007
Cardinal Jean Louis Tauran’s statement provokes hostile reactions from some Muslim and Azhar figures in Egypt. The cardinal stated that the “absolute interpretation” of the Qur’ān makes dialogue between Islam and Christianity difficult.
Date of source: Sunday, July 22, 2007
The Egyptian press continues to focus on the different reactions of Egyptian Christians to the controversial Vatican document that was recently issued. While representatives of the Catholic Church approve it, Protestant and Orthodox denominations attack it severely.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
In the following interview Patriarch Gregorious III Lahhām of Antioch and the Orient calls on Christians of the Arab world to have a more active role in their societies. He highlighted the Christians’ service of positive influence on their societies.
Date of source: Saturday, July 26, 2008
Arab media primarily placed the war in Iraq in the framework of the religious dimension. Religion is present in the background of almost all articles. Reactions of religious institutions and figures and the impact of religion on the characters of both Bush and Saddam Hussein are the focus of...
Date of source: Sunday, January 28, 2007
Articles that show internal divisions among Egyptian Christians.
Greek Catholic Patriarch Gregorius Laham strongly supports CIDT and AWR.
Date of source: Saturday, April 13, 2002
"We plead with you as Christian leaders, who are concerned about both Palestinians and Israelis and with the future of their children, to help both sides equally implement peace and justice."
Date of source: Friday, December 1, 2000
The Greek, Syrian and Latin Catholic churches witnessed three important nominations. The Latin Catholic Church in Egypt is still waiting for a successor of Archbishop Egidio Sampieri who died three months ago.
Pages
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.