Date of source: Tuesday, May 2, 2006
With the attendance of a large number of Egyptian religious and
political figures,
Bishop Antonius Najīb, 71, was ordained yesterday as the new patriarch of Coptic
Catholics in Egypt at
the Virgin Mary Cathedral in Nasr City, Cairo.
Date of source: Monday, April 24, 2006
An interview with the Armenian Orthodox metropolitan on Christians’ situations in Iran and the Middle East, in addition to other political issues concerning the relations between Iran and other countries.
Date of source: Monday, November 5, 2001
The international Assembly for civilization dialogue in Saudi-Arabia organized a
conference on inter-religious dialogue in Cairo. Muslim and Christian leaders who attended the conference disagreed
about the use of the term "heavenly religions." A few Christian representatives insisted on...
Date of source: Saturday, March 18, 2006
Both the grand imām of the Azhar, Dr. Muhammad Sayyid Tantāwī and the Coptic Orthodox patriarch, Pope Shenouda III, will hold a second meeting on Islamic-Christian dialogue in which the cartoon crisis will be discussed.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 8, 2006
The Middle East Council of Churches [MECC] has formed a new committee of Muslims and Christians that will be in charge of reacting quickly towards issues related to the Middle East.
Date of source: Sunday, March 5, 2006
Rose al-Yousuf congratulates the three Egyptian Christian religious men for being chosen as members of the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches.
Date of source: Sunday, November 9, 2003
During the preparatory meeting of the eighth general assembly of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), the council renewed its rejection of the theories of conflicts among civilizations, cultures and religions. It gave tribute to the Islamic-Christian dialogue sponsored by the council,...
Date of source: Saturday, August 9, 2003
Dr. Selim Naguib and Pastor McNeely have been writing inflammatory letters falsely claiming that Muslims do kidnap Christian girls in Egypt. There is no reason to doubt their sincerity but they have followed their sentiments without checking facts. The consequences of such false claims are severe...
Date of source: Monday, June 23, 2003
A conference was held in Lebanon last week under the supervision of the Organization of Arab Islamic-Christian Dialogue affiliated with the Middle East Council of Churches. A group of Christians and Muslims from Egypt, Lebanon and Syria attended the conference. Two professors from Washington were...
Date of source: Thursday, February 13, 2003
Heads of the Eastern Orthodox churches will hold a meeting in Beirut in early March to discuss the state of affairs in Palestine and Iraq.