Date of source: Sunday, October 15, 2023
On Sunday (October 15), Pope Francis called upon the opening of humanitarian corridors to help those trapped in the Gaza Strip, and renewed his call for the release of hostages. In his weekly sermon at St. Peters square, the Pope asked that “all children, ill persons, elderly persons and women, as...
Date of source: Friday, October 20, 2023
The joint convoy of preaching activities between al-Azhar, al-Awqāf (religious endowments) Ministry, and Dār al-Iftāʾ has set off today in the mosques of Rafaḥ al-Māsōra, al-Shaykh Zōwayd, and al-Jōra, in the north of Sinai. This is the eighth week in a row of religious and cultural activities, in...
Date of source: Sunday, October 15, 2023
Pope Tawāḍrūs II prayed the evening prayers in the Cathedral of St. Mark the Apostle in the city of Venice, which he opened yesterday afternoon in preparation for its inauguration on Sunday morning. The delegation that accompanied him was 11 European bishops who participated in the prayers. Several...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 18, 2023
The Grand Muftī of the Republic, Dr. Shawqī ʿAllām, called for a minute of silence for the souls of the martyrs of the Baptist Hospital that was bombed earlier in the Gaza Strip, and for the souls of the martyrs of Palestine.
Date of source: Sunday, October 15, 2023
This Saturday evening (October 14), Pope Tawāḍrūs II received the Bishop of Turin and Rome, Bishop Barnaba, and the Bishop of the Netherlands, Bishop Arsani, at his residence in Venice, as part of his current visit to Venice and Milan.
Date of source: Monday, October 16, 2023
Over the course of yesterday and today, the bishops of Europe concluded the seminar held in the Cathedral of Saint Mark the Apostle in Venice under the leadership of Pope Tawāḍrūs II and in the presence of the Secretariat of the Holy Synod.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Pope Tawāḍrūs II expressed his extreme disapproval at the events unfolding in Palestine, where bombing, devastation, and killing were taking place. He stated that “Our hearts are in pain at what is happening in Gaza, and at the large numbers of deaths and victims, as well as the wounded and the...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 18, 2023
President ʿAbd el-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī addressed the nation and told the people that the idea of transferring Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Sinai is the same as transferring the idea of resistance and of fighting from the Gaza Strip to Sinai, thus making Sinai a base for launching operations...
Date of source: Thursday, October 19, 2023
Dr. Walāʾ Jād al-Karīm, a member of the National Council for Human Rights, confirmed that Israel is violating both human rights and international law, pointing out that the United Nations has not been able to enter the occupied territories and follow up on human rights because Israel is refusing to...
Date of source: Saturday, October 7, 2023
Al-Azhar said it is offering condolences to a “silent world” over the victims of Palestine. It hailed the bravery of the Palestinian people and prayed for God to grant them determination in the face of “Zionist tyranny and the shameful silence of the international community.”