Religion

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  • Egypt's mufti heads to UAE to participate in "citizenship" conference

    Date: 2025-04-14 10:28:53 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:9 - ID:11137707

    CAIRO, April 14 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Nazir Ayad, the President of the General Secretariat for Fatwa Authorities Worldwide, heads to the UAE to take part in the "Citizenship, Identity, and Shared Values of Coexistence Conference" conference which ....

  • Pope Tawadros celebrates Palm Sunday at Alexandria's St. Mark’s cathedral

    Date: 2025-04-13 19:44:47 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:51 - ID:11136993

    ALEXANDRIA, April 13 (MENA) – Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark, led the Palm Sunday Mass at the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Alexandria, marking the beginning of Holy Week. Deacons welcomed the pope with ....

  • Pope Tawadros leads Palm Sunday Mass

    Date: 2025-04-13 06:12:04 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:3 - ID:11136079

    CAIRO, April 13 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark presided over the Palm Sunday Mass this morning at the Great St. Mark's Church in Alexandria, in the presence of a group of bishops, priests, monks, and a ....

  • OPEN// Presidential decree announced to renew tenure of Al Azhar's undersecretary

    Date: 2025-04-07 16:37:05 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:46 - ID:11129080

    CAIRO, April 7 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued presidential decree no. 147 of 2025, extending the service of Mohamed Abdel Rahman Mohamed el-Dawiny as undersecretary of Al Azhar for one year as of March 28, 2025. The decree was ....

  • Pope Tawadros II inaugurates services building at Giza Diocese

    Date: 2025-04-03 20:28:27 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:44 - ID:11124831

    CAIRO, April 3 (MENA) – Pope Tawadros II, along with Giza Governor Adel al-Naggar and Bishop Theodosius of Giza, inaugurated the new services building at the Coptic Orthodox Diocese on Morad Street. The ceremony was attended by government ....

  • Al-Azhar: Israeli minister's repeated storming of Al-Aqsa violates Muslim sanctity

    Date: 2025-04-02 18:21:28 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:49 - ID:11123662

    Cairo, April 2 (MENA) – Al Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism condemned Israel's extremist National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's latest storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque, calling it a deliberate provocation to Muslims and a clear breach of ....

  • Awqaf minister condemns Israeli incursion into Aqsa Mosque

    Date: 2025-04-02 17:10:00 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:43 - ID:11123604

    CAIRO, April 2 (MENA) - The Ministry of Awqaf vehemently condemned the incursion by the Israeli minister of security into Al Aqsa Mosque on the third day of Eidul Fitr. The ministry slammed the attack as provocative. In a statement on ....

  • Awqaf Ministry allocates over 6,000 open spaces for Eid prayers

    Date: 2025-03-30 20:08:17 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:32 - ID:11121170

    CAIRO, March 30 (MENA) - The Awqaf Ministry announced it will allocate more than 6,000 open spaces, in addition to major mosques across the country, to receive worshippers for Eidul Fitr prayers on Monday. In a statement released on Sunday, the ....

  • Awqaf minister mourns death of Bishop Pachomius

    Date: 2025-03-30 17:59:48 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:22 - ID:11121069

    CAIRO, March 30 (MENA) - Minister of Awqaf Osama el Azhari has mourned the death of Bishop Pachomius, Archbishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Patriarchal Vicar, Metropolitan of Beheira, Matrouh, and the Western Pentapolis, and Abbot of the ....

  • Al Azhar undersecretary highlights mosque’s successful initiatives during Ramadan

    Date: 2025-03-30 17:52:53 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:21 - ID:11121119

    CAIRO, March 30 (MENA) - Undersecretary of Al Azhar Dr. Mohamed El-Dewini praised the mosque’s successful spiritual and educational initiatives and programs during the month of Ramadan, highlighting its historic role as a guardian of Sharia and a ....

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