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Ecumenical prayer with Pope Francis, Pope Tawadros to honor Botroseya church martyrs
Date: 2017-04-28 19:18:31 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:79 - ID:6788985
CAIRO, April 28 (MENA) - Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II and Pope Francis of the Vatican led a ecumenical prayer on Friday at the Botroseya Church to honor the martyrs who were killed in the terror attack on this church in December. Pope ....
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Pope lays wreath on Botroseya martyrs' memorial
Date: 2017-04-28 19:17:41 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:81 - ID:6788989
CAIRO, April 28 (MENA) - Pope Francis on Friday laid a wreath on the Memorial of the martyrs of the St. Peter and St. Paul (Botroseya) Church bombing. He was accompanied by Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark ....
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Azhar Grand Imam, Pope Francis stress necessity of working together to promote peace
Date: 2017-04-28 19:12:01 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:80 - ID:6788970
CAIRO, April 28 (MENA) - Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb and Pope Francis of the Vatican stressed the necessity of working together to promote peace in the world. In a statement by Al Azhar Sheikhdom following their meeting on Friday, Tayyeb ....
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Awqaf minister hails Pope Francis' speech as "so deep, balanced"
Date: 2017-04-28 18:13:53 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:76 - ID:6788939
CAIRO, April 28 (MENA) – Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa has lauded Pope Francis' speech during his meeting with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Friday, saying it was "so deep, balanced and humane." The pope is paying his first visit to ....
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Ministry says Pope's visit supports Egypt anti-terror war
Date: 2017-04-28 16:43:34 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:69 - ID:6788810
CAIRO, April 28 (MENA) - Social Solidarity Minister Ghada Wali on Friday decribed the current visit paid by Pope Francis to Cairo as a "historic visit to support Egypt in its war against terrorism, extremism and violence". In statements, the ....
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Pope Francis leaves Rome heading to Cairo
Date: 2017-04-28 09:28:03 GMT - Italy - Religion - SN:24 - ID:6788239
ROME, April 28 (MENA) - Pope Francis of the Vatican left Rome on Friday morning heading for Cairo to start a two-day historic visit to Egypt. The pontiff will arrive to Egypt at 2 pm Cairo Local Time and will then meet with President Abdel Fattah ....
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Al Azhar world conference discusses obstacles to peace
Date: 2017-04-27 16:38:27 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:73 - ID:6787317
CAIRO, April 27 (MENA) – The first session of Al Azhar World Conference on Peace discussed on Thursday obstacles to achieve peace nowadays. Delivering a speech at the session, attended by a galaxy of intellectuals, officials and scholars from ....
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Mufti to Belgian monarch: Egypt’s war against darkness forces supports world peace
Date: 2017-04-27 15:44:01 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:64 - ID:6787450
BRUSSELS, April 27 (MENA) – Egypt’s Mufti Shawqi Allam told King Philippe of Belgium on Thursday that Egypt’s war against the forces of darkness supported world peace. Islam’s peace message is totally different from allegations and ....
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Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue head arrives in Cairo
Date: 2017-04-27 15:11:49 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:61 - ID:6787339
CAIRO, April 27 (MENA) – President of Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue (PCID) Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran arrived in Cairo on Thursday coming from Rome. Tauran’s visit, accompanied by a delegation, comes within Pope Francis visit to ....
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Maronite League in Lebanon hails visit of Pope Francis to Egypt
Date: 2017-04-27 14:54:19 GMT - Lebanon - Religion - SN:58 - ID:6787401
BEIRUT, April 27 (MENA) – The Maronite League in Lebanon hailed Vatican Pope Francis’ visit to Egypt, to start on Friday. In a statement on Thursday, the league said Egypt is the largest Arab country, seat of Al Azhar Al Sharif and host of the ....
