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Date of source: Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Palestinian minister of state for foreign affairs and expatriates, Dr. Varsen Aghabekian Shāhīn, praised Pope Francis, describing him as one of the greatest symbols of the nation who was truly committed to the cause of justice worldwide. She said, "In these difficult and unprecedented circumstances...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 22, 2025
His Holiness Pope Tawāḍrūs II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the Holy See of Saint Mark, said, "We offer our condolences to the entire world following the death of this man who served all of humanity, Pope Francis. His 12 years on the pontifical throne in Rome were filled with work, activity...
Date of source: Sunday, April 13, 2025
Hundreds of Christian believers participated in the Palm Sunday procession in Jerusalem. The procession started from the Monastery of Bayt Fajjār in the town of Al-Tūr and passed through the streets of the town, including the road to the Church of Gethsemane, the Church of Santa Maria, and the road...
Date of source: Sunday, April 13, 2025
The Higher Presidential Committee for Church Affairs in Palestine strongly condemned the odious crime committed by the Israeli occupation forces as they bombed the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital, run by the Anglican Church in Gaza City, on Palm Sunday, one of the holiest days for Christians. The committee...
Date of source: Sunday, March 23, 2025
Bishop Paula (Būla), the Archbishop of Tanta and its suburbs and the person responsible for personal status law within the Coptic Orthodox Church, confirmed that the new Personal Status Law for Christians has set the age of a minor to be under 21 years, instead of 18 years, as is the case in other...
Date of source: Monday, March 24, 2025
The former Grand Mufti of Egypt and member of the Council of Senior Scholars at Al-Azhar, Sheikh ‘Alī Gomʿa, answered a question from one of the youths: "If a Christian dies as a martyr for the country, does he go to Heaven?" Gomʿa said, "This is something that should be discussed within the...
Date of source: Monday, March 17, 2025
On Monday, Dr. Andrea Zakī, the President of the Evangelical Church in Egypt, visited Dr. Osāma al-Azharī, the Minister of the Awqāf, at the Islamic Cultural Center in the Grand Mosque located in the New Administrative Capital to congratulate him on the approaching ʿEīd al-Fiṭr Holiday. Dr. Zakī,...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 11, 2025
The trio of Makāriyūs, ʿĀdel, and George went out, carrying trays of juices and plates of dates in their hands. They began their distribution to passersby and drivers in front of the Ifṭār cannon in Dolphin Square, located at the entrance to Qenā. No one paid attention to their religion or...
Date of source: Monday, March 10, 2025
The relationship between Pope Cyril VI and the late leader Gamāl ʿAbd el-Nāṣṣer, marked by affection and warmth, is depicted by Moḥammad Ḥassaneīn Heīkal in his book Autumn of Fury. Heīkal writes, “The relationship between Gamāl ʿAbd el-Nāṣṣer and Cyril VI was excellent; they had mutual admiration...
Date of source: Friday, March 7, 2025
On Ash Wednesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio caused media outrage when he appeared with a cross on his forehead during one of the official celebrations. The act raised questions about how this aligns with the Christian faith, as well as questions regarding the political and cultural...
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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.