Religion

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  • Awqaf min. condemns Boutrosiya Church blast

    Date: 2016-12-11 12:05:08 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:50 - ID:6125477

    CAIRO, Dec 11 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa denounced the blast that occurred inside the Boutrosiya Church next to St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Abbasiya earlier Sunday and left scores dead and injured. The minister ....

  • Azhar deplores Boutroseya Church blast, offers condolences to Pope Tawadros

    Date: 2016-12-11 11:31:46 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:45 - ID:6124885

    CAIRO, Dec 11 (MENA) – Al Azhar condemned on Sunday the terror attack that targeted El Boutroseya Coptic Orthodox Church this morning. In a press release, Azhar offered its condolences to Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark ....

  • Presidential advisor denounces church terrorist blast

    Date: 2016-12-11 11:24:10 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:43 - ID:6124997

    CAIRO, Dec 11 (MENA) – Presidential Advisor for Religious Affairs Dr. Usama al Azhari on Sunday denounced the terrorist bombing that rocked the Boutrosiya Church in Abbasiya earlier in the day, killing at least 25 people and wounding 35 ....

  • Greek president, PM meet Pope Tawadros II

    Date: 2016-12-10 10:24:41 GMT - Greece - Religion - SN:36 - ID:6118829

    ATHENS, Dec 10 (MENA) - Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos met on Saturday with Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese. The visiting Pope was also received today by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (MENA) M A E/A ....

  • Committee on Friday sermons to convene Thursday - minister

    Date: 2016-12-09 20:22:20 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:99 - ID:6116545

    CAIRO, Dec 9 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa on Friday said a committee, tasked with preparing Friday sermons, would hold its first meeting Thursday at the HQ of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs. In a statement, the minister ....

  • Pope Tawadros invites Greek Orthodox Church for joint cooperation

    Date: 2016-12-09 17:20:19 GMT - Greece - Religion - SN:86 - ID:6116121

    ATHENS, Dec 9 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese on Friday invited the Greek Orthodox Church for boosting joint cooperation in the various fields. During his meeting with the Holy Synod of the Greek Orthodox ....

  • Pope Tawadros highlights distinguished Egyptian-Greek ties

    Date: 2016-12-09 09:43:26 GMT - Greece - Religion - SN:23 - ID:6113129

    ATHENS, Dec 9 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese, currently visiting Athens, stressed the depth of ties between Egyptian and Greek peoples. Delivering a speech during a visit to a Greek Christian authority ....

  • Archbishop of Athens receives Pope Tawadros II

    Date: 2016-12-08 18:56:46 GMT - Greece - Religion - SN:87 - ID:6111617

    ATHENS, Dec 8 (MENA) - Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos II received Thursday visiting Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese and his accompanying delegation at the patriarchy headquarters in Greece. Pope ....

  • Pope Tawadros arrives in Greece

    Date: 2016-12-08 18:31:11 GMT - Greece - Religion - SN:82 - ID:6110849

    ATHENS, Dec 8 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese and his accompanying delegation arrived here on Thursday on a several day's visit to Greece, the first of its kind in 25 years. The pontiff was received ....

  • Azhar mourns victims of stricken Pakistani plane

    Date: 2016-12-08 12:55:56 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:42 - ID:6108989

    CAIRO, Dec 8 (MENA) – Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb mourned on Thursday the victims of a Pakistani plane that crashed earlier while en route from Chitral to Islamabad. In a press release, Tayyeb offered his condolences to the Pakistani ....

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