Date of source: Sunday, January 5, 2025
The Catholic Church in Jordan is preparing for an important occasion coming up – the official consecration of the Church of the Baptism of the Lord (Kanīsa maʿamūdiyya al-sayyīd al-masīḥ) in Wādī al-Kharrār, the desert area near the Jordan river where according to the Gospel, Christ was baptised by...
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, May 13, 2023
Cardinal Nicolas Thévenin, the Vatican’s apostolic nuncio to Egypt, said Pope Tawāḍrūs II’s visit to Rome and his meeting with Pope Francis was not the first time this had occurred. The visit celebrated the 50th anniversary of the late Pope Shinūda III’s meeting with Pope John Paul VI, which was a...