Christianity
‘It’s not Satanism’: Zimbabwe church leaders preach vaccines
World
October 13, 2021
‘It’s not Satanism’: Zimbabwe church leaders preach vaccines
SEKE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Yvonne Binda stands in front of a church congregation, all in pristine white robes, and tells…
Pope meets Hungary’s Orban at start of 4-day Europe trip
World
September 12, 2021
Pope meets Hungary’s Orban at start of 4-day Europe trip
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Pope Francis arrived in Hungary on Sunday on his first foreign trip since undergoing intestinal surgery…
Opinion | A Testimony to ‘A Thorny Path’: The story of the human fraternity journey
Opinion
July 7, 2021
Opinion | A Testimony to ‘A Thorny Path’: The story of the human fraternity journey
As president of Al-Azhar University, I was honored to attend some of the meetings between Professor Ahmed El-Tayeb, Grand Imam…
Egyptian judge and author recounts the history of the Human Fraternity Document in new book
Books
March 30, 2021
Egyptian judge and author recounts the history of the Human Fraternity Document in new book
“The Pope and the Grand Imam: A Thorny Path – A Testimony to the Birth of Human Fraternity” was recently…
Vatican defends pope’s Iraq trip amid virus as ‘act of love’
Middle East
March 3, 2021
Vatican defends pope’s Iraq trip amid virus as ‘act of love’
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican defended Pope Francis’ decision to go ahead with his trip to Iraq this weekend…
Iraq’s struggling Christians hope for boost from pope visit
Middle East
February 24, 2021
Iraq’s struggling Christians hope for boost from pope visit
Nasser Banyameen speaks about his hometown of Qaraqosh in the historical heartland of Iraqi Christianity with nostalgia. Before Islamic State…
Singer Basma al-Kuwaiti converts to Judaism
Cinema/TV
February 10, 2021
Singer Basma al-Kuwaiti converts to Judaism
Singer Basma al-Kuwaitiya announced that she was converting from Islam to Judaism. She made the announcement in a video posted…
Pope reappears after pain flare-up, calls for peace in New Year message
World
January 1, 2021
Pope reappears after pain flare-up, calls for peace in New Year message
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis reappeared on Friday after chronic sciatic pain forced him to miss the Church’s New…
Egypt legalizes 62 churches and affiliated buildings, total now 1,800
Egypt
December 30, 2020
Egypt legalizes 62 churches and affiliated buildings, total now 1,800
Egypt’s Committee for the Legalization of Unlicensed Churches on Tuesday legalized the status of 62 churches and affiliated buildings, bringing…
Coptic Orthodox Church rejects all insults towards religion: Spokesperson
Egypt
November 16, 2020
Coptic Orthodox Church rejects all insults towards religion: Spokesperson
The Coptic Orthodox Church totally rejects insults directed towards any religions, said Church Spokesperson Boulos Halim in response to a…