Date of source: Saturday, January 10, 2015
The Pope of Ethiopia: the Renaissance Dam will not harm Egypt
Pope Matyāof Ethiopia thanked Pope Tawadros for his invitation to visit Egypt and reiterated his belief in the necessity of developing the relationship between the two parishes. Pope Matyā assured Pope Tawadros that all of the impact...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Relations between the Presidency and the Church in Egypt: infatuation and retaliation
All were surprised when President ‘Abd al-Fattāh al-Sīsī visited a Cathedral in celebration of Christmas, dazzling the crowd and setting a new precedent from that of his predecessors. With his visit, al-Sīsī...
Date of source: Friday, June 5, 2015
The Church breaks its silence and responds to systematic smear campaigns. It asserts: “The Pope is not negligent of His people and does not hand his sons to the police. Rioting is not a solution to the problems. There are attempts to strike the Pastor and divide the Parish.
Last Wednesday the Pope...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Mahlab and Tawadros celebrate the holy family’s entrance to Egypt
Pope Tawadros and Ibrahīm Mahlab, the President of the Minister’s Council, will attend a celebration commemorating the holy family’s arrival in Egypt. The celebration will be widely attended by many bishops from different parishes...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Recent years have witnessed a series contradictions in our performance of religious rituals and our morals and behaviors. There are double standards, even among individuals.
You may find many people who are, in appearance, religious; they go to mosques frequently, they pray, they wear hijāb, and...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 11, 2012
An initiative for peace was lunched between Dr. 'Ilwī Amīn, Professor at the Azhar University and Archpriest Būlus 'Uwaydah and Bishop Bisantī. One meeting was at the 'Amr Ibn al-'As mosque and the other was at the Hanging Church.
This initiative was to reinforce religious tolerance between...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Dr. Muhammad Mūsá 'Uthmān, Professor at the Azhar University, issued a fatwá tukafir (Reviewer's Note: plural of takfīr which means accusing others of being nonbelievers) against all Jamā'āt Islmīyah members. Foremost of these were its members who were involved in the assassination of President al-...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Regardless of who had supported and voted for Mursī as president of the republic and who had not, there are some facts that can not be ignored, for example:
- Dr. Muhammad Mursī has won the presidency through the polls, to which we always hoped to resort.
- Dr. Muhammad Mursī is the first elected...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 19, 2012
The political carousel that has been spinning during the past few days in Egypt is reminiscent of a saying that goes "why taking the long road while there is a shortcut available".
Date of source: Tuesday, June 5, 2012
I’ve always been respecting this man ever since I got to know him for the first time in the summer of 1989. Our relations gradually grew stronger that I feel honored to have been introduced to him.