Egypt Today Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese will lead the New Year’s Mass on Friday at the Saint Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Alexandria, the Cathedral announced in a statement on Thursday. “Pope Tawadros II will also lead the Christmas Mass for Coptic Christians …
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Egypt Independent The Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt announced on Wednesday, “limiting attendance of all Christmas celebrations, due to rise in COVID-19 infections”. “Due to the continued spread of COVID-19 and its new mutations. We, in the Coptic Church, will limit the celebration and the prayers of the Divine Liturgy …
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Ahram Online Pope Tawadros II, Head of Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church, announced on Saturday the holding of the Christmas mass in Wadi El-Natron. The mass will be held with a limited number of participants, amid the coronavirus safety measures. The mass will be held at the ‘Anba Bishoy Monastery’. It …
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Egypt Today “Egypt condemns the terrorist attacks that targeted civilians and military personnel in northern Burkina Faso over the past days, causing deaths of many citizens mostly women”, a foreign ministry statement in Cairo said. The ministry described the incident as “one of the bloodiest attacks the African country has …
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Egyptianstreets Liverpool star, Egyptian footballer Mohamed Salah won praise for sharing a photo on social media of his family with a Christmas tree. The photo, which has gone viral, won people’s hearts; with the majority of social media users praising him for promoting tolerance. However, a number of other social …
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Ahram Online Grand Imam of Al Azhar Dr Ahmed El-Tayyeb extended his “heartfelt Christmas greetings to head of the Catholic Church Pope Francis and all Christians worldwide”. In a message to Pope Frances, El-Tayyeb highlighted “the robust ties between the Muslim and Christian worlds”. The grand imam cited joint efforts, …
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Egypt Independent Egyptian Catholics began celebrating Christmas, according to the Western calendar, on Wednesday. The Patriarch of the Coptic Catholic Church in Egypt, Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak is set to receive Pope Tawadros II of the Church of Alexandria and some statesmen who will deliver Christmas greetings. The Right Reverend Mouneer …
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Egypt Independent Pilgrims from around the world gathered Tuesday in the biblical city of Bethlehem, revered by Christians as the birthplace of Jesus, to celebrate Christmas in the Holy Land. Palestinians and foreigners began converging on the “little town” in the Israeli-occupied West Bank from early morning, with Christmas Eve …
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Egypt Independent The Israeli authorities said, on Thursday, that the Gaza Strip Christians will not be allowed to visit The holy cities of Bethlehem and Jerusalem to celebrate Christmas this year. “Gazan Christians will be granted permits to travel abroad but none will be allowed to go to Israel and …
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Ahram Online Al-Azhar’s Grand Imam Ahmed Al-Tayeb paid today (Wednesday) a visit to the Coptic Cathedral in Cairo to offer his best wishes to Pope Tawadros II on the occasion of the Coptic Orthodox Christmas on 7 January.The Grand Imam was accompanied by top Al-Azhar scholars and youth representatives. Al-Tayeb …
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