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Pope at UN to speak out for the poor and the planet
World
September 25, 2015
Pope at UN to speak out for the poor and the planet
Pope Francis heads to the United Nations on Friday to deliver an appeal to world leaders to help the poor,…
Pope says moved by meeting with Syrian refugees hosted in Vatican
Middle East
September 20, 2015
Pope says moved by meeting with Syrian refugees hosted in Vatican
Pope Francis on Saturday described how he became emotional when he met a family of Syrian refugees who have been…
Pope seeks easier way for Catholics to end marriages
Life & Style
September 8, 2015
Pope seeks easier way for Catholics to end marriages
Pope Francis wants to make it easier for Catholics to have their marriages annulled under reforms regarded with suspicion by…
Church spokesperson: Systematic campaign to show pope isolated from people
Egypt
June 6, 2015
Church spokesperson: Systematic campaign to show pope isolated from people
Father Royce Morkos, spokesperson for the Coptic Orthodox Church, said on Friday there is a campaign trying to show that…
Conference on history of Christian Egypt opens May 5
Egypt
April 29, 2015
Conference on history of Christian Egypt opens May 5
Hussein Eissa, President of Ain Shams University, is opening the second international conference on the history of Egypt in the…
On Good Friday, pope hears of indifference to Christian persecution
Egypt
April 3, 2015
On Good Friday, pope hears of indifference to Christian persecution
Pope Francis presided at a Good Friday service where he heard the Vatican's official preacher accuse the international community of…
Pope, on Palm Sunday, pays tribute to “today’s martyrs”
World
March 29, 2015
Pope, on Palm Sunday, pays tribute to “today’s martyrs”
Pope Francis led the world's Roman Catholics in Palm Sunday celebrations by paying tribute to those killed for their faith,…
Pope Francis decries beheading of Egyptian Christians in Libya
Egypt
February 16, 2015
Pope Francis decries beheading of Egyptian Christians in Libya
Pope Francis expressed deep sadness for the beheading of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians in Libya, departing from the script of…
Pope condemns female mutilation, domestic violence against women
Egypt
February 7, 2015
Pope condemns female mutilation, domestic violence against women
Pope Francis on Saturday condemned female mutilation and domestic violence against women, calling them degradations that had to be combated."The…
Al-Azhar Imam, Awqaf Minister greet Pope on Eastern Christmas
Egypt
January 6, 2015
Al-Azhar Imam, Awqaf Minister greet Pope on Eastern Christmas
Al-Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed El-Tayyeb sent a cable of greetings to Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St.…