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Pope Tawadros chairs Good Friday Mass
Date: 2017-04-14 08:15:16 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:16 - ID:6768432
CAIRO, April 14 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese chaired the Good Friday Mass at the Abbasiya Cathedral. A number of Coptic Orthodox bishops and priests attended the Mass alongside hundreds of ....
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Iftaa observatory says terrorists act to foment sectarian sedition
Date: 2017-04-12 13:05:41 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:42 - ID:6765633
CAIRO, April 12 (MENA) - The observatory of takfiri fatwas (religious edicts) said Wednesday that terrorists act to foment sectarian tension with the aim to destroy countries. The observatory, which is affiliated with Dar al Iftaa or Iftaa House, ....
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Vatican Pope confirms his visit to Egypt late this month
Date: 2017-04-11 14:41:18 GMT - Italy - Religion - SN:75 - ID:6764126
ROME, April 11 (MENA) - Pope Francis of the Vatican has said his plan to visit Cairo April 28-29 upon invitations from President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed El Tayyeb remained unchanged. During a meeting with a number of ....
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Vatican delegation condoles with Pope Tawadros over death of worshippers in church attacks
Date: 2017-04-11 12:20:39 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:49 - ID:6763755
WADI EL NATROUN, Egypt, April 11 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese received on Tuesday at Wadi El Natroun monastery a Vatican delegation. During the meeting, the delegation offered condolences to the pope ....
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Mufti urges regulating fatwa efforts
Date: 2017-04-11 11:39:02 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:41 - ID:6763609
CAIRO, April 11 (MENA) – Egypt's Mufti Shawky Allam underlined the importance of regulating fatwa efforts, cautioning of random fatwas that harm the whole society. He made the remark on Tuesday during a meeting of the religious affairs committee ....
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FMEEC condemns attacks on Egyptian churches
Date: 2017-04-10 20:56:24 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:79 - ID:6763020
CAIRO, April 10 (MENA) - The Fellowship of the Middle East Evangelical Churches (FMEEC) on Monday condemned deadly bombing attacks on two churches in Egypt that killed and wounded dozens of worshipers on Palm Sunday. In a statement, the FMEEC ....
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Catholic Church to MENA: Vatican pope's visit to Egypt as scheduled
Date: 2017-04-10 12:27:00 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:38 - ID:6762116
CAIRO, April 10 (MENA) - Bishop Emmanuel Bishay, Archbishop of Luxor and Chairman of the Organising Committee for the Visit of the Pope to Egypt, said the pontiff's visit to Egypt has not been cancelled and will be paid as scheduled on April ....
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Mourning prevails celebrations of Orthodox Church with Week of Pain
Date: 2017-04-09 13:05:31 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:52 - ID:6759741
CAIRO, April 9 (MENA) - Mourning prevailed the celebrations of the Orthodox Church with the Week of Pain due to the terrorist attack that hit Mar Gerges Church in Tanta on Sunday. Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese ....
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Pope Tawadros II leads Palm Sunday mass in Alexandria
Date: 2017-04-09 08:54:22 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:13 - ID:6759334
ALEXANDRIA, April 9 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria, on Sunday chaired a Palm Sunday Mass at the Orthodox Church in Alexandria as part of the Orthodox Church celebrations of Easter Feast . A Coptic source at Saint Mark's Coptic ....
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Egypt’s Mufti: Fatwa Observatory meant to combat terrorism, violence
Date: 2017-04-06 16:02:27 GMT - Thailand - Religion - SN:65 - ID:6755931
BANGKOK, April 6 (MENA) – Egypt’s Mufti Shawqi Allam asserted on Thursday that the Observatory for Anomalous and Takfiri Fatwas of Darul Iftaa is meant to combat the issues of terrorism and violence. During a meeting with political and ....
