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Pope Tawadros opens new church in Queens, US

Date: 2018-09-14 20:50:16 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:57 - ID:7576335

NEW YORK, Sept 14 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II inaugurated on Friday St. Mary & St. Antonios Coptic Orthodox Church in Queens in New York. The pope led a Mass in which a number of Coptic bishops, priests and ordinary people also attended the ....

Pope leaves for US on pastoral visit

Date: 2018-09-13 11:30:00 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:26 - ID:7574466

CAIRO, Sept 13 (MENA) - Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II left here on Thursday on his second pastoral visit to the US since becoming pope. He is scheduled to visit Coptic parishes in the northern part of the US. Pope Tawadros is accompanied by ....

1st scientific conference on renewing religious discourse to be organized in Kazakhstan - minister

Date: 2018-09-10 12:54:58 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:39 - ID:7570205

CAIRO, Sept 10 (MENA) - Awqaf (Endowments) Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa said that it was agreed with the religious affairs minister in Kazakhstan to organize the first scientific conference on renewing religious discourse in Kazakh city of Almaty ....

Catholic patriarch greets Sisi on Hijri year

Date: 2018-09-09 21:27:13 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:89 - ID:7569616

CAIRO, Sept 9 (MENA) - Coptic Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak sent on Sunday a cable of greetings to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and the Egyptian people on advent of the new Hijri year. The patriarch wished peace and ....

Dar al Iftaa says New Hijri Year to start Tuesday

Date: 2018-09-09 18:15:45 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:76 - ID:7569423

CAIRO, Sept 9 (MENA) - Tuesday, September 11, will mark the start of the New Hijri Year 1440, Egypt's Dar al Iftaa announced Sunday. Dar al Iftaa's Sharia and scientific committees nationwide failed to spot the crescent of Muharram today, meaning ....

Awqaf Ministry to celebrate new Hijri year Monday

Date: 2018-09-09 16:06:48 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:70 - ID:7569321

CAIRO, Sept 9 (MENA) - Cairo Governor Khaled Abdel Aal will attend on Monday the Awqaf Ministry's celebration of the New Hijri year at Al-Hussein Mosque in Cairo on behalf of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa is ....

Gomaa honored for role in boosting Egyptia-Kazakh ties

Date: 2018-09-09 09:18:52 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:16 - ID:7568348

CAIRO, Sept 9 (MENA) - Visiting Kazakh delegation under Kazakh minister for religious affairs and civil society honored Egyptian Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa in appreciation of his role in boosting Egyptian-Kazakh cooperation and developing ....

Awqaf min. probes promoting religious cooperation with Kazakhstan

Date: 2018-09-08 17:03:48 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:42 - ID:7567828

CAIRO, Sept 8 (MENA) - Minister of Awqaf Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa on Saturday discussed with the visiting minister of religious affairs in Kazakhstan means of boosting religious cooperation. During the meeting, the ministers inspected the ....

Pope Tawadros chairs Standing Committee of the Holy Synod

Date: 2018-09-07 16:38:25 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:43 - ID:7566549

CAIRO, Sept 7 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese chaired Friday the Standing Committee of the Holy Synod to discuss legalizing churches through the church building law. Spokesman for the Coptic Orthodox ....

Ambassador: Dutch gov't rejects any act inciting hatred

Date: 2018-09-04 12:30:08 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:54 - ID:7561665

CAIRO, Sept 4 (MENA) - Dutch Ambassador here Laurens Westhoff said on Tuesday that a Dutch MP who has called for organizing a competition for anti-Islam cartoon in the Dutch parliament does not represent the people and government of the ....