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Iftaa: Meeting between Vatican Pope, Azhar top imam refutes Takfiri claims
Date: 2017-04-27 10:03:40 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:23 - ID:6786697
CAIRO, April 27 (MENA) - The Fatwa monitoring observatory of Egypt's Darul Iftaa stressed that the expected meeting between Pope Francis of the Vatican and Grand Imam of Al Azhar Ahmed el Tayyeb refutes claims of Takfiri groups that conflict is the ....
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Pope Francis starts historic visit to Egypt Friday
Date: 2017-04-27 09:33:43 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:21 - ID:6786586
CAIRO, April 27 (MENA) - Vatican Pope Francis is slated to start on Friday a historic visit to Egypt at an invitation from President of Egypt Abdel Fattah El Sisi, the Coptic Orthodox pope and Al Azhar sheikh. All necessary measures were taken ....
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Niqabat Al Ashraf welcomes Vatican pope's visit to Egypt
Date: 2017-04-27 07:55:46 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:10 - ID:6786552
CAIRO, ِApril 27 (MENA) – Niqabat Al Ashraf welcomed the visit by Vatican Pope Francis to Egypt on Friday. During his first visit to Egypt, Pope Francis will attend the Azhar International Peace Conference - which is due to open later ....
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2nd session of Muslim, church councils kicks off, 3 last Cairo
Date: 2017-04-26 10:57:30 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:33 - ID:6785142
Secretary General of the International Church Council Olav Fykse stressed the importance of Muslim-Christian cooperation to achieve peace and equality in rights and obligations. This is the goal of the inter-faith dialogue, Fykse noted. He ....
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2nd session of Muslim, church councils kicks off, 2 Cairo
Date: 2017-04-26 10:19:23 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:27 - ID:6785075
Addressing the session, head of the Muslim Council of Elders Dr Ahmed el Tayyeb stressed the importance of citizenship to achieve equality in rights and obligations between Muslims and non Muslims. He denied claims that terrorism is linked with ....
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2nd session of Muslim, church councils kicks off
Date: 2017-04-26 10:00:35 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:26 - ID:6785066
CAIRO, April 26 (MENA) - The second session of a dialogue between the Muslim Council of Elders and the International Church Council kicked off here Wednesday. The session tackles the role of religious leaders in activating initiatives of ....
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Pope Tawadros hails EAAF's churches renovation, new churches law
Date: 2017-04-26 08:34:10 GMT - Kuwait - Religion - SN:14 - ID:6784825
KUWAIT CITY, April 26 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria hailed the role played by the Engineering Authority of the Armed Forces (EAAF) in overhauling churches. In statements late Tuesday on the fringe of his visit to Kuwait, the pope deemed ....
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Anba Daniel receives WWC delegation
Date: 2017-04-26 06:58:35 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:5 - ID:6784772
CAIRO, April 26 (MENA) - Bishop of Maadi Anba Daniel has received a delegation from the World Churches Council (WCC) under Secretary General Olav Fykse Tveit. The talks tackled the challenges besetting Egypt, especially terror. The talks also ....
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Vatican delegation arrives in Cairo to prepare for Pope Francis’ visit
Date: 2017-04-25 18:32:56 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:59 - ID:6784490
CAIRO, April 25 (MENA) - A high-ranking delegation from Vatican arrived in Cairo Tuesday to prepare for a visit by Pope Francis to Egypt slated for Friday. During his stay, Pope Francis will meet President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, Al Azhar Grand ....
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Pope Tawadros II inaugurates Kuwait's St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
Date: 2017-04-25 13:48:36 GMT - Kuwait - Religion - SN:40 - ID:6784091
KUWAIT CITY, April 25 (MENA) - Visiting Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese inaugurated on Tuesday St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in Kuwait's Hawally. The pope led a mass, amid tight security measures, during the ....