Date of source: Tuesday, November 21, 2000
The author describes the late bishop Athanasius as being a true patriotic and tolerant man. Hanna says that thanks to the wisdom of bishop Athanasius his bishopric did not witness fanaticism and extremism in 38 years. The bishop established many centers for serving and developing society. These...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 21, 2000
The churches of the world, according to the author, have a positive attitude towards the Palestinian issue. Pope John Paul II signed an agreement with the Palestinian president which authorizes the Palestinian Authority to supervise all the institutions of the Vatican in Palestine. The General...
Date of source: Monday, November 27, 2000
The General Secretary of the Supreme Council of Antiquities signed the contract of restoring the monastery of Anba Antonius in the governorate of the Red Sea. The restoration will cost 16 million pounds.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 15, 2000
The author explained that the meaning of the word Copt means Egyptian and not Christian. That is only an invention of Christians which was accepted by some Muslim Egyptian intellectuals. He conclude his article by asking the Ministers of Education and Higher Education to review the place of Coptic...
Date of source: Monday, November 20, 2000
An Italian organization called "The Revival of Mediterranean Cultures" invited the Al-Shazeli group for Sufi chanting and a team presenting Coptic chants will participate in a show organized by the institution. The director of the Academy of Egyptian Arts in Italy said that this is a good chance...
Date of source: Monday, November 6, 2000
The web site of the Evangelical churches announced the meeting between the representatives of the Egyptian Christian churches and the Azhar Permanent Committee of Inter-Religious Dialogue. The purpose of the meeting is to issue a joint statement that strongly condemns the killing of women,...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 17, 2000
The head of Cairo Appeals Court decided to begin hearings in the trial of Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim on the 18th of November. He is charged with receiving about 261,000 Euros from the European Union (EU) without permission from official departments. In addition, he is accused of forging official...
Date of source: Sunday, October 22, 2000
A delegation from the American Christian church [the Arabic uses a singular] reached Iraq yesterday. During its solidarity visit, the delegation will meet some Iraqi officials and make many tours around the country.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 18, 2000
UNESCO awarded Pope Shenouda III this year’s UNESCO Sing prize for tolerance. The Egyptian Ministry of Culture nominated Pope Shenouda for this prize which bears the name of the former Indian politician Sing.
Date of source: Saturday, September 30, 2000
The beatification mass for Pope John XXIII and Pope Pius IX, led by Pope John Paul II, aroused much debate in Italian circles, among Jews and also in Israel resulting in two
demonstrations. One was organized by representatives of aristocratic families in Rome. The other one was organized in memory...