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Tayyeb lauds profound ties between Al Azhar, Saudi Arabia

Date: 2018-09-23 13:36:41 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:55 - ID:7588929

CAIRO, Sept 23 (MENA) - Al Azhar Grand Imam Sheikh Ahmed el Tayyeb hailed the profound relationship between Al Azhar and Saudi Arabia. Tayyeb greeted Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud and the Saudi government and people on the occasion of ....

Pope Tawadros launches new church in US NJ

Date: 2018-09-22 18:17:03 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:51 - ID:7587827

NEW JERSY, Sept 22 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese inaugurated on Saturday the altars and icons of Saint Mina and Pope Kyrillos Church in Holmdel, New Jersey. The move was taken during Pope Tawadros's ....

Pope Tawadros lays foundation stone for papal headquarters in New Jersey

Date: 2018-09-22 12:17:10 GMT - USA - Religion - SN:31 - ID:7587264

NEW JERSEY, Sept 22 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese laid the foundation stone for a new papal headquarters in south of New Jersey. Egypt's orthodox church spokesman Bolis Halim said in a statement ....

Azhar renews keenness to spread peace culture, inter-faith dialogue

Date: 2018-09-21 20:16:17 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:63 - ID:7586405

CAIRO, Sept 21 (MENA) - Al-Azhar asserted on Friday that it is keen on spreading the culture of peace and dialogue among followers of different religions, citing several conferences it organizes in this regard. Al-Azhar's fresh assertion comes as ....

Pope Tawadros gives "Holy Family " icon to Egypt's consul in New York

Date: 2018-09-21 13:25:03 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:30 - ID:7586125

CAIRO, Sept 21 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese has presented the Holy Family icon to Egypt's Consul General in New York Hesham el Naqib, Spokesman for the Coptic Orthodox Church Paulus Halim said in a ....

Vatican amb. to Egypt visits St. Antonious church in Faggala

Date: 2018-09-20 22:37:32 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:86 - ID:7585608

CAIRO, Sept 20 (MENA) - Vatican Ambassador to Egypt Bruno Musaro visited Thursday St. Antonious church in Faggala district, Cairo. He attended the closing ceremony of the church's summer club. During the ceremony, the summer club's activities ....

Pope Tawadros II visits St. Mary & St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in Manhattan

Date: 2018-09-20 19:54:56 GMT - USA - Religion - SN:75 - ID:7585492

NEW YORK, Sept 20 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese visited Thursday St. Mary & St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in Manhattan, which was purchased from the Catholic church. The visit comes within the pope's ....

Archbishop of New York receives Pope Tawadros II

Date: 2018-09-20 19:18:54 GMT - USA - Religion - SN:73 - ID:7585413

NEW YORK, Sept 20 (MENA) - Archbishop of New York Timothy Dolan received Thursday Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese, who is currently on a pastoral visit to the US to tour a number of churches. The pope held a ....

Awqaf min. highlights importance of understanding Sunnah purposes

Date: 2018-09-19 19:16:59 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:95 - ID:7583705

CAIRO, Sept 19 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa highlighted on Wednesday the importance of understanding the purposes of the Islamic Sunnah and communication with an aim to correct misconceptions of Islam. In exclusive statements to ....

Pope Tawadros inaugurates St. Mary & St. Mina church in New York

Date: 2018-09-18 17:30:32 GMT - USA - Religion - SN:76 - ID:7581932

NEW YORK, Sept 18 (MENA) – Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese inaugurated on Tuesday the altars and icons of St. Mary & St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church in Syracuse city in New York. The move was taken during Pope ....