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Pope Tawadros II leads Maundy Thursday Mass in Alex.

Date: 2023-04-13 08:00:51 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:14 - ID:10110786

CAIRO, April 13 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St Mark Diocese led the prayers and the Mass of Maundy Thursday in Deir Mar Mina (St. Mina Monastery) with the participation of bishops and priests. Pope Tawadros received a ....

Azhar top imam greets Pope Tawadros on Easter

Date: 2023-04-12 14:19:08 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:61 - ID:10110046

CAIRO, April 12 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al Azhar Ahmed el Tayyeb greeted on Wednesday Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria on the occasion of Easter that falls on Sunday. During a phone call, the top imam wished a happy Easter to the pontiff and all ....

Head of Evangelical Community in Egypt says Azhar imam "effective model"

Date: 2023-04-12 14:18:17 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:60 - ID:10110042

CAIRO, April 12 (MENA) - Head of the Evangelical Community in Egypt Rev. Andrea Zaki said Wednesday that Grand Imam of Al Azhar Dr Ahmed el Tayyeb is such "an influencing model in the world and the Arab region". Zaki was speaking during his ....

Tayyeb: Islam came to entrench equality, end discrimination

Date: 2023-04-12 12:52:09 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:49 - ID:10109822

CAIRO, April 12 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al Azhar Ahmed Tayyeb stressed that Islam came to entrench equality and ditch discrimination. He made the remarks during a meeting on Wednesday with a high-ranking delegation of the leaderships of the Church ....

Azhar grand imam urges building families on pillars of love, mercy, patience to empower communities

Date: 2023-04-11 13:54:30 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:57 - ID:10108203

CAIRO, April 11 (MENA) – Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb urged enhancement of the morals of love, mercy and patience in order to build families and empower the communities, calling for avoiding divorce of the married couples unless life between ....

Saudi Presidency of Two Holy Mosques Affairs provides copies of Quran in variety of languages

Date: 2023-04-09 14:44:46 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Religion - SN:36 - ID:10105501

MECCA, April 9 (MENA) - The Saudi General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Holy Mosque and the Prophet's Holy Mosque, represented by the General Administration for the Affairs of the Holy Quran and Books, has provided the shelves and cabinets ....

Pope Tawadros leads Palm Sunday mass

Date: 2023-04-09 08:23:31 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:14 - ID:10104801

CAIRO, April 9 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St Mark Diocese has presided over the Palm Sunday mass at the Monastery of Saint Bishoy in Wadi El Natroun. The Orthodox Coptic Church said in a statement Sunday that the ....

Limited fire erupts at Blessed Virgin Mary Church - Bishop Martyros to MENA

Date: 2023-04-08 18:12:14 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:52 - ID:10104409

CAIRO, April 8 (MENA) – Bishop Martyros, General Bishop of the Churches at the Western side of the railway station (East of El-Sekka El-Hadead), said that civil defense teams had managed to control a limited fire that erupted at Blessed Virgin Mary ....

Azhar undersecretary: 'Human Fraternity' document aims to promote coexistence, interfaith dialogue

Date: 2023-04-07 16:21:01 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:40 - ID:10102973

CAIRO, April 7 (MENA) - Al Azhar Undersecretary Mohamed el Dowaini lauded the Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together signed in Abu Dhabi between Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb and Pope Francis of the Catholic Church, ....

Ahmed Omar Hashem named 'Islamic Personality of Dubai International Quran Award

Date: 2023-04-02 06:42:56 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Religion - SN:5 - ID:10094275

DUBAI, April 2 (MENA) - Dr Ahmed Omar Hashem, former president of Al Azhar University, was named the Islamic Personality of the Dubai International Quran Award Competition this year. This was announced at a news conference in the presence of ....