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Awqaf minister urges citizens to reason, not to believe rumors, those seeking strife

Date: 2021-04-28 18:30:18 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:76 - ID:8933726

CAIRO, April 28 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa urged citizens to reason and not to be swayed by rumors, fabrications and those seeking strife and evil. In statements on Wednesday, the Awqaf minister said Islam had been keen to ....

Pope Tawadros II leads Maundy Thursday Mass without people

Date: 2021-04-28 17:21:25 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:62 - ID:8933812

CAIRO, April 28 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Marks Diocese will lead the Maundy Thursday Mass at the Monastery of Saint Mina in Alexandria in the presence of a few numbers of bishops, priests and monks in light of ....

Awqaf min. greets Pope on Easter

Date: 2021-04-28 13:43:39 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:44 - ID:8933290

CAIRO, April 28 (MENA) - Minister of Awqaf Dr Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa greeted Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of the St. Mark Diocese and all Christian churches and sects on the Easter. In a statement Wednesday, the minister said Egypt ....

Islam forbids killing of people, whoever they are: minister

Date: 2021-04-26 22:50:11 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:92 - ID:8930358

CAIRO, April 26 (MENA) – Minister of Awqaf Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa said on Monday that the Islamic religion has forbidden the killing of people, whoever they are. In press statements, Gomaa stressed that Islam has never been bloodthirsty, but ....

Pope Tawadros leads Palm Sunday Mass in Alexandria

Date: 2021-04-25 09:30:45 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:31 - ID:8927137

CAIRO, April 25 (MENA) – Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark chaired on Sunday the Palm Sunday Mass at the St. Mary and Saint Karas Coptic Church in Alexandria’s Al Kabbari district. Pope Tawadros's service, ....

Pope Tawadros leads Palm Sunday Mass in Alexandria

Date: 2021-04-24 19:38:03 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:70 - ID:8926606

CAIRO, April 24 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark will chair on Sunday the Palm Sunday Mass at the St. Mary & Saint Karas Coptic Church in Bashayer Al-Khair 3, Alexandria. In a statement, Moussa ....

Egypt's Mufti says renewing religious discourse became "imperative"

Date: 2021-04-23 19:07:14 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:63 - ID:8924900

CAIRO, April 23 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Shawki Allam said that renewing the religious discourse has become an imperative and key issue that needs more attention. Allam's remarks came during a lecture that he delivered as part of his daily ....

Awqaf ministry warns it will sack whoever allows I’tikaf, charity banquets during Ramadan

Date: 2021-04-23 14:47:45 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:50 - ID:8924639

CAIRO, April 23 (MENA) – The Ministry of Awqaf warned that it will immediately terminate the employment of any of its employees if proven that they neglected their job duties in a way that enables any person or group to stay in seclusion in mosques ....

Coptic Orthodox churches hold end of fasting Mass services

Date: 2021-04-23 12:47:16 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:41 - ID:8924406

CAIRO, April 23 (MENA) - Coptic Orthodox churches in Egypt and across the world witnessed the end of fasting Mass services, which include the "anointing of the sick" prayer and the Divine Liturgy. All precautionary measures have been taken during ....

MENA "Maa el-Saam" 10th episode sheds light on consolation, helping others virtues

Date: 2021-04-21 21:44:34 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:103 - ID:8922053

CAIRO, April 21 (MENA) - The 10th episode of "Maa el-Saam" (With those who fast) program presented by the Middle East News Agency (MENA) during the holy fasting month of Ramadan highlighted the importance of Islamic virtues of consolation and ....