Date of source: Thursday, March 23, 2017
Pope Tawāḍrūs II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark's Church, has delegated Bishop Antonios, Bishop of Jerusalem for Orthodox Copts, to attend a ceremony organized by the Orthodox, Catholic and Armenian Churches on Wednesday, marking the end of the 10-month restoration process of the...
Date of source: Saturday, December 23, 2006
Pope Benedict XVI urged the
Islamic world, at his
end-of-year speech to the Roman Curia, to respect human rights and the freedom of
faith as the Catholic Church had
done in the past.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 5, 2006
The Egyptian press has widely covered the four-day visit that Pope Benedict XVI paid to Turkey from November 28 to December 1, 2006 in an obvious attempt to heal the wounds opened by his earlier "offensive" remarks on Islam and the Prophet Muhammad. According to political analysts, the pontiff’s...
Date of source: Sunday, October 22, 2006
The author discusses the issue of the ordination of women in various Christian denominations and traditions.
Date of source: Sunday, September 24, 2006
The author discusses internal conflict within institutional churches.
Date of source: Thursday, January 3, 2002
Members of the Azhar Permanent Committee of Inter-Religious Dialogue returned to Cairo after attending the International conference for Inter-Religious Dialogue held in Brussels. They achieved great success in regard to the role the Azhar played in the International Conference for Inter-Religious...
Date of source: Thursday, May 26, 2005
Heads of Orthodox churches decided to withdraw the recognition of the Patriarch of Jerusalem, Irenios I, and agreed with the Jerusalem Bishops Congregation’s decision concerning his dismissal after accusing him of selling church possessions to Israelis.
Date of source: Monday, August 9, 2004
The Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomeus I residing in Istanbul, stated that there is not enough religious freedom in Turkey, stressing that the church is facing a lot of legal obstacles. The Patriarch also stated that Turkey is incapable of protecting its religious minorities, which, in turn...