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Pope Tawadros receives WCC secretary-general

Date: 2018-01-16 22:24:37 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:104 - ID:7194913

CAIRO, Jan 16 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese on Tuesday received Secretary-General of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Olav Fykse Tveit. Earlier in the day, the Pope also met Egypt's newly-appointed ....

Pope Tawadros meets OIC chief in Cairo

Date: 2018-01-16 20:30:52 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:97 - ID:7194911

CAIRO, Jan 16 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark received on Tuesday Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Yousef Ahmad al-Othaimeen at the St. Mark Cathedral in Abbasiya. The ....

Pope Francis thanks Azhar Imam; urges more inter-faith efforts

Date: 2018-01-15 22:45:23 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:116 - ID:7193102

CAIRO, Jan 15 (MENA) - Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb on Monday received a cable from Pope Francis, thanking him for a Christmas greeting message sent on December 25. In his cable, the Pope prayed God to bless every sincere step meant to promote ....

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Date: 2018-01-15 14:12:19 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:65 - ID:7192424

ATTENTION SUBSCRIBERS CAIRO, Jan 15 (MENA) – The Middle East News Agency is providing a special coverage on the general bulletin with pictures and the multimedia bulletin during Al Azhar international conference due to be held in Cairo on January ....

Awqaf minister receives message from Vatican pope

Date: 2018-01-15 08:59:33 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:15 - ID:7191319

CAIRO, Jan 15 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Guma has received a message from Pope Francis of the Vatican. In the message, the pontiff called for enhancing the values of solidarity, coexistence and dialogue to serve humanity. The ....

Azhar University president: Al Quds conf. asserts Egypt's backing to Palestinian cause

Date: 2018-01-14 09:21:37 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:13 - ID:7189641

CAIRO, Jan 14 (MENA) - President of Azhar University Mohamed Hussein al-Mahrsawy said Azhar conference in support of Al Quds (Jerusalem), that will kick off on Wednesday under the auspices of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, asserted Egypt's backing ....

Azhar to organize conference in support of Al Quds Wednesday

Date: 2018-01-13 09:39:44 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:20 - ID:7188312

CAIRO, Jan 13 (MENA) - Al Azhar will organize an international conference on Al Quds on Wednesday with the aim to emphasize the Arab and Islamic identity of the city. The two-day event will shed light on the international responsibility toward the ....

First conference of Family house kicks off in Cairo 3 last Cairo

Date: 2018-01-09 13:38:54 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:60 - ID:7181884

For his part, Bishop Armia, the President of the Coptic Orthodox Cultural Center, shed light on the unity of the Egyptian people in confronting terrorism which knows no religion or homeland, praising the Family House experience. Speaking at the ....

Tanta church martyrs tomb, museum opened

Date: 2018-01-09 13:35:15 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:59 - ID:7182240

CAIRO, Jan 9 (MENA) - Anba Paula, the Bishop of Tanta on Tuesday inaugurated the tomb and museum of the Tanta church martyrs that includes the bodies of 30 Copts who were killed on April 9, 2017 in a terrorist attack on Mar Girgis Church. The ....

First conference of Family house kicks off in Cairo 2 Cairo

Date: 2018-01-09 12:42:20 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:49 - ID:7181885

Zaqzouq, secretary general of the Family House, underlined the importance of dialogue among civilizations and cultures in standing against terrorism, praising the model of coexistence among the Egyptians and the role played by the Egyptian Family ....