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The   12/11/2012 6:03:05 PM Catholic and Coptic Bishops in Egypt to forge a common position on the referendum for the draft constitution The Bishops of the Catholic and Coptic churches in Egypt will meet on Thursday to discuss and adapt a common position on the referendum on the new   12/8/2012 6:44:50 PM The Army in Egypt calls for dialogue between the President and the Opposition The army in Egypt has called for dialogue between President Mohammed Morsi and the opposition to resolve a crisis created by the president’s decree   12/7/2012 5:00:17 PM The Political Crisis in Egypt drags on Opposition groups in Egypt have rejected calls by president Mohammed Morsi to attend a meeting with him on Saturday to find solutions to the current   12/5/2012 9:05:59 AM Clashes in Egypt with anti Morsi protesters (Vatican Radio) More than 100,000 Egyptians protested outside the presidential palace in Cairo yesterday, fueling tensions over Islamist leader   12/1/2012 4:04:58 PM EGYPT – Islamists rally behind Mursi and draft constitution Islamist crowds demonstrated in Cairo on Saturday in support of President Mohamed Mursi, who is racing through a constitution to try to defuse   12/1/2012 1:43:51 PM The Head of the Coptic Church in Egypt, Tawadros II, calls for Peace after days of violent protests against President Mohammed Mursi The Constitution drafting Assembly in Egypt voted on Thursday on the draft constitution. It first voted in favour of sharia, the Islamic law, to be   12/1/2012 8:09:57 AM Egyptians protest draft constitution (Vatican Radio) Protesters flooded Cairo's Tahrir Square on Friday in the second giant rally this week, angrily vowing to bring down a draft   11/30/2012 10:36:32 AM Patriarch Tawadros II on Egypt: Prayer love wisdom (Vatican Radio) Islamists approved a draft constitution for Egypt early on Friday without the participation of liberal and Christian members. The   11/29/2012 11:41:05 AM Egypt's constitution to be put to vote (Vatican Radio) The body drafting Egypt's new constitution will start voting today on a final draft. President Mohamed Mursi's allies in the Muslim   11/28/2012 3:46:35 PM Egyptian courts suspend their work Egypt's Cassation and Appeals courts said on Wednesday they would suspend their work pending a ruling on the constitutionality of President Mohamed   11/28/2012 10:50:12 AM Demonstrations go on in Egypt Protests in Egypt are intensifying against president Mohamed Morsi's decision to grant himself new powers. Tens of thousands of people demonstrated   11/25/2012 6:45:46 PM Egyptians continue protest against president (Vatican Radio) Protests in Egypt over President Mohamed Morsi's decision to grab sweeping powers have entered their third day. Listen:    11/24/2012 6:54:52 PM Judges in Egypt criticise President for granting himself excessive Powers Senior judges in Egypt have condemned the Egyptian president, Mohammed Mursi, for staging an attack against the judiciary. The condemnation follows   11/23/2012 4:45:25 PM EU calls on Egypt to respect democratic process in the country The European Union on Friday called on Egypt's President Mohamed Mursi to respect the democratic process in his country. The appeal follows a decree   11/23/2012 8:44:21 AM Protests against President Mursi continue in Cairo (Vatican Radio) Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi has triggered controversy by issuing a decree likely to lead to retrials of Hosni Mubarak and his   11/21/2012 5:34:21 PM EGYPT – No more fuel subsidies Egypt's cabinet on Wednesday approved the ending of subsidies on 95-octane gasoline and said it would set quotas for the sale of other subsidised   11/21/2012 5:32:02 PM Egypt protesters attack Al-Jazeera studios in Cairo Egyptian protesters firebombed one of the offices of satellite broadcaster Al-Jazeera on Wednesday and attacked a police chief who tried to negotiate   11/19/2012 7:08:17 PM Pope Bendict congratulates new Coptic Pope in Egypt Pope Benedict XVI has sent a Message of congratulations to the Pope of Alexandria, His Holiness Tawadros II, who was enthroned yesterday in the   11/12/2012 5:55:24 PM Egypt awaits signing a loan deal with IMF The Egyptian government expects to sign a memorandum of Understanding with the International Monetary Fund for a $4.8 billion loan before an IMF   11/4/2012 4:42:42 PM Egypt: Copts elect Tawadros II, a man of dialogue (Vatican Radio)”He is a very spiritual man and is known to not like the lime light, but we couldn’t be happier. Everybody wanted a leader who could   11/3/2012 3:30:55 PM Coptic Orthodox Church set to elect new head (Vatican Radio) On Sunday the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria will choose a new Bishop of Alexandria – who holds the title of ‘Pope’ – to   10/9/2012 4:55:21 PM The president of Egypt issues a decree pardoning those jailed for taking part in the uprising that brought him to power The President of Egypt, Mohammed Mursi, has issued a decree pardoning all the people who were arrested during the uprising that brought down former   9/28/2012 6:35:06 PM Coptic Church in Egypt rejects government figures about its numerical strength The coalition of Egypt's Coptic faithful has reacted angrily to a statement by the country’s Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics ,   9/21/2012 1:37:56 PM Coptic Congress underway in Rome (Vatican Radio) The Tenth International Congress of Coptic Studies is underway at the Patristic Augustinian Institute, here in Rome. The conference   9/21/2012 9:33:11 AM Coptic Congress: Learning lessons from the past (Vatican Radio) The Tenth International Congress of Coptic Studies is continuing Friday in the Vatican Library here in Rome. This week has seen   7/31/2012 6:59:30 PM Coptic Bishop in Egypt warns of mass migrations of Christians if Freedom of Religion is not protected by the constitution The constituent committee charged with drafting a new constitution in Egypt is now in its second year of work, but it has not yet had a breakthrough   7/23/2012 11:19:17 AM Egypt kidnapping victim returns home A Pentecostal church pastor on Sunday celebrated his safe return home to Massachusetts after he and another churchgoer were abducted in Egypt then   7/14/2012 5:15:52 PM Coptic Bishop calls upon Egypt's new President to rule in the interest of all Egyptians regardless of their religious affiliations The administrator of the Coptic Catholic Patriarchate of Alexandria, Bishop Kyrillos William, has expressed hope that the election of Mohammed Mursi   6/30/2012 7:18:12 PM Egypt's New President sworn in The new elected president of Egypt, Mohammed Mursi, was sworn in on Saturday in the capital, Cairo. In his speech he promised to restore the   6/30/2012 6:07:16 PM New Egyptian president sworn in Mohammad Morsi was officially sworn in on Saturday as Egypt’s first president since the former president, Hosni Muberak, was forced out of office 16   6/27/2012 2:28:47 PM Egyptian president-elect meets Christian leaders Egypt’s President-elect Mohammed Morsi on Wednesday met with Catholic leaders and assured them that all Egyptians will be protected by the   6/25/2012 6:47:08 PM Egypt's Christians react to new president Egypt’s new president, Mohammed Morsi, has moved into his new office and has started work on forming a new government. Morsi on Sunday was declared   6/25/2012 8:50:20 AM Egypt: Morsi a president for all Egyptians The Muslim Brotherhood's Mohammed Morsi who was declared the winner of Egypt's first free presidential election, Sunday has proclaimed himself a   6/21/2012 12:33:26 PM Egyptians protest delayed election results (Vatican Radio) The speaker of Egypt’s parliament—dissolved last week by the nation’s ruling military council—has said that opponents of army rule   6/16/2012 8:26:36 AM Presidential run off vote begins in Egypt (Vatican Radio) Security is being beefed up around polling stations nationwide as Egyptian’s head to the polls today in a weekend presidential   5/30/2012 7:32:06 PM Christians in Egypt worried about their Future in the Country Christian leaders in Egypt have called upon their communities to vote for a presidential candidate who will guarantee the freedoms of the Christian   5/25/2012 8:42:35 AM Counting begins in Egyptian elections Counting has begun in Egypt’s first presidential elections since the fall of former leader Hosni Mubarak. After six decades under military-backed rule,   5/23/2012 11:37:52 AM Egyptians vote in Presidential Election Egyptians began voting freely Wednesday for the first time to pick their president in a wide open election. The poll pits Islamists against men who   5/23/2012 8:06:17 AM Egypt goes to the polls to elect a new president Egyptians will go to the polls on Wednesday to pick a president from 12 candidates vying to replace deposed leader Hosni Mubarak. The top candidates   5/12/2012 7:35:38 PM Conference on Moslem-Christain relations in Egypt to take place in Cairo next Month The Al Azhar School of Islamic Theology in Egypt has announced it will hold a conference from 25th to 30th June in Cairo to discuss Moslem-Christian   5/11/2012 5:24:12 PM Egypt: Voting underway for next President Egyptians living throughout the world are submitting their absentee ballots today less than two weeks before Egypt’s in-country elections. Egyptian   5/10/2012 3:43:58 PM Month of prayer for Christians in Egypt Christians in the Middle East and North Africa are facing increasing insecurity as their countries undergo huge changes in their political structures.   3/24/2012 11:55:10 AM Soccer violence breaks out in Egypt Violence erupted in the Suez Canal city of Port Said on Saurday, where last month a riot following a football match left 74 people dead. It was the   3/18/2012 1:52:07 PM Full text: Pope's Message of condolence to Coptic Christians Below, please find the full text of Vatican Radio's unofficial translation of Pope Benedict XVI's MEssage of condolence for the death of Pope   3/18/2012 1:02:29 PM Catholic Church shares grief of Coptic Christians Below, please find the text of the remarks of the Director of the Holy See Press Office, Fr. Federico Lombardi, SJ, expressing condolences to Coptic   3/2/2012 9:41:37 AM Egypt: released US activists return home Seven Americans on trial over charges their pro-democracy groups fomented unrest have flown out of Egypt after the U.S. posted nearly $5 million in   1/24/2012 2:39:25 PM Egypt's revolution: one year on Tahir Square in central Cairo was the backdrop for the start of Egypt’s revolution exactly one year ago that toppled Hosni Mubarek’s 30 year rule but   1/10/2012 12:49:15 PM Egypt’s Ambassador on “religious terrorism” and more… Though Pope Benedict did not actually name the country in his annual speech Monday to diplomats, Egypt would have come to the mind of many when the   1/5/2012 10:44:17 AM Christians turn out for Egypt polls First results in Egypt show that the Muslim Brotherhood and the Al Nour party have made significant gains in the final stage of the lower-house   12/10/2011 12:14:38 PM Nobel Peace Prize highlights role of women in peace building The winners of the Nobel Peace Prize vowed yesterday to work even harder to make the world see women not just as victims of conflicts, but as leaders   12/5/2011 5:22:04 PM Egyptians vote in runoff elections Egyptians are voting Monday in run-off polls that are part of parliamentary elections that began last week. Islamic parties emerged strongly in the   12/2/2011 8:48:44 AM Egypt awaits election results Egypt's military rulers have postponed the release of results from the country's first election since Hosni Mubarak was ousted in February. The   11/29/2011 8:55:26 AM Polls open in Egyptian elections Millions of Egyptians turned out on Monday to vote in their first election since a popular revolt toppled Hosni Mubarak in February. High turnout and   11/25/2011 8:52:35 AM Massive protest planned in Egypt Egyptian protesters and police this morning are observing a truce after violence that has killed more than 40 people in five days. But protesters   11/24/2011 9:59:05 AM Violent protests continue in Egypt Egyptian riot police fired tear gas at protesters demanding Egypt's army relinquish power in a sixth night of violence. Scores of young men, coughing   10/21/2011 3:49:53 PM European Broadcasting Union leadership voices unease over Egyptian Member ERTU's riot coverage Geneva, 21 October 2011 – The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) President, Jean-Paul Philippot, and Director General, Ingrid Deltenre, have written   10/20/2011 5:41:24 PM Be active in Politics, Cardinal Antonios Naguib encourages Egyptian Christians Cardinal Antonios Naguib of Alexandria in Egypt has called on Christians in the country to participate in politics because this is one of the ways   10/14/2011 4:03:08 PM EGYPT: Coptic Church Condemns Violence The Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt has declared three days of fasting and mourning after 25 of its members were killed on Sunday in violent clashes   10/14/2011 3:42:43 PM Sinai hostages: a 21st century tragedy In December 2010, almost a year ago, Pope Benedict XVI appealed for an end to the suffering of Eritreans and Ethiopians held hostage by people   10/14/2011 3:15:30 PM Message from the President of CCEE, Cardinal Péter Erdő, on the events of recent days in Cairo In the face of the events of recent days in Cairo, sure in the knowledge of belonging to the same communion in Christ who died and rose, as European   10/10/2011 11:15:29 AM Egypt: Christians call for rule of law “The real issue at stake is rule of law”, says Msgr. Antonius Mina, bishop of Giza, in the wake of deadly violence in Egypt. His sentiments are   10/4/2011 1:54:42 PM Egypt combats rise in substance abuse Egyptian authorities have been struggling to contain drug and alcohol abuse among one of the biggest populations of young people in the Middle East   8/18/2011 10:46:42 AM Trial for Hariri suspects A UN-backed court has ruled that there is enough evidence for a trial over the killing of Lebanon's former Prime Minister, Rafik Hariri. Four men   8/6/2011 10:28:28 AM Fr Samir: Syria is unlike other Arab Spring protests “The situation is impossible right now in Syria, because of the violence. Whatever [the protesters] do there will be a reaction. But the people   8/4/2011 5:25:36 PM Christians yet to see benefits of Egypt's revolution Egypt's former interior minister and six police commanders returned to court today to face charges of ordering officers to shoot at protesters. Their   6/21/2011 3:06:10 PM Political uncertainty in Egypt causing hardship Egypt’s Prime Minister, Essam Sharaf, this weekend said delaying a September parliamentary election would give parties more time to prepare, as the   6/20/2011 8:56:27 AM Egyptian parties debate election date Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf says he supports delaying a parliamentary election due to help efforts to reorder the country. The political   6/1/2011 11:00:00 AM F. Rafiq Greiche on Oasis: The Egyptian Church is Called to a Renaissance Following the celebrations for the peaceful expulsion of a dictator who for thirty years had been oppressing his people whilst allowing his family   5/18/2011 7:25:28 PM Bishop Antonios Aziz Mina warns that Egypt could descend into anarchy if Islamic Violence against Christians is not halted About two weeks ago an extremist Egyptian Muslim group called the Salafist Jihad Movement attacked several churches of the Orthodox Coptic Church and   5/11/2011 3:13:37 PM Catholic bishop, Antonios Aziz Mina of Giza, says Egyptian police must respond quicker to violence By Simon Caldwell (Catholic News Service) Egyptian police must act more quickly against Muslim rioters, a Catholic bishop said after 12 people were   5/11/2011 11:53:19 AM Minority Christians fear future of Egypt Weekend clashes in Egypt between minority Christians and Muslims have killed 12 people and highlighted rising inter-faith tensions. The violence   5/9/2011 1:01:54 PM Religious clashes in Egypt leave at least 12 dead In Egypt, weekend fighting between Muslims and Christians left at least 12 people dead and more than 230 people injured. Saturday’s violence began   4/13/2011 12:23:53 PM Rise of Islamic political parties pushes Christians from Egypt Ex-Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was ordered detained for 15 days on Wednesday -- a move that may help quell protests and quash suspicions that   4/7/2011 1:58:09 PM Copts worry about political future in Egypt Members of a leading Salafi organization in Egypt this week announced plans to form a political party to participate in the country’s upcoming   3/30/2011 6:20:12 PM The uprising through Egyptian eyes The Catholic lay community Sant Egidio is one of the best known Church-related organizations for its work in promoting peace and dialogue among   3/21/2011 8:32:19 AM Egyptians approve changes to constitution Egyptian voters overwhelmingly approved changes in the constitution during a referendum on Saturday, opening the way for parliamentary and   3/16/2011 12:44:18 PM Christians determined to play a Role in Egyptian Society despite the Persecutions As you heard, 13 people died and 140 were injured in clashes between Muslims and Coptic Orthodox Christians in Cairo last Tuesday. The fighting was   3/8/2011 12:09:46 PM Egypt's PM meets Christians amid protests Egypt’s new Prime Minister Essam Sharaf has met with the Christians who have been protesting since a church was set on fire on the outskirts of Cairo   2/11/2011 6:42:33 PM Egypt after Mubarak Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak has resigned the presidency after three decades in power. The Higher Military Council of Egypt is in control of the country,   2/6/2011 4:54:09 PM Pope appeals for calm, just peace in Egypt Pope Benedict XVI appealed for calm and a return to peaceful coexistence in Egypt on Sunday. “I have been following the delicate situation in the   2/4/2011 12:26:59 PM ICRC aids medical emergency operations in Cairo As violent clashes in Egypt continue and casualties mount, the first ICRC aircraft carrying emergency medical assistance has landed at Cairo airport.   2/3/2011 12:33:28 PM More violence in Egypt kills five overnight Supporters and opponents of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak clashed again on Thursday near a central Cairo square where demonstrators have been   2/2/2011 2:19:00 PM Unrest continues in Egypt as calls for Mubarak to resign increase Clashes broke out between opponents and supporters of President Hosni Mubarak in central Cairo on Wednesday after the amilitary told protesters   1/29/2011 5:52:04 PM Egyptians defy curfew protests continue “We have achieved something, the government has gone, but its not enough anymore”, these the words of one of the thousands of the protesters who are   1/12/2011 10:01:12 AM Egypt: Communiqué from the Press Office of the Holy See Below is Vatican Radio's unofficial translation of the communiqué issued Tuesday evening by the Director of the Press Office of the Holy See.    1/12/2011 9:35:42 AM Egyptian Ambassador to Holy See recalled amid fresh anti-Christian violence: Vatican Press Office clarifies An off-duty Egyptian policeman shot and killed a 71-year-old Christian man on a train in the southern part of the country. The officer also shot and   1/7/2011 2:13:33 PM Nuncio to Egypt on Path to Peace The Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt celebrated Christmas Friday amid tightened security in the wake of threats by Islamic extremists to carry out   1/3/2011 5:22:21 PM Cardinal Tauran reacts to the New Year's bombing in Alexandria The President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran shared his reflection on the New Year’s bombing in   1/2/2011 4:21:34 PM Fr. Lombardi welcomes Imam's appeal for dialogue Egypt’s religious and civil authorities have roundly condemned the New Years Eve car bomb attack on the All Saints church in Alexandria in which 21   1/1/2011 3:47:54 PM A car bomb strikes down Christians as they leave the Orthodox Church of the Saints in Alexandria, Egypt, early Saturday. A car bomb outside a church killed about 20 people in the northern Egyptian city of Alexandria as they gathered to pray on New Year’s eve. State media   1/1/2011 12:23:12 PM Nuncio to Egypt, New Year’s attack proves religious freedom is key to peace “Here in Egypt the year has started badly with this attack on the Coptic Orthodox Church in Alexandria”, says Archbishop Michael Fitzgerald,   12/15/2010 1:47:30 PM The woes of Egypt's Christians this Christmas More than 150 people, many of them minors, remain in jail following the November 24th clashes between Egyptian security forces and Coptic Christians   11/24/2010 1:44:40 PM Christian killed in Egypt demonstrations At least two Christian have been killed in clashes with police in Egypt, after hundreds of Christians demonstrated against the decision to halt   10/23/2010 12:02:19 PM An appeal to remain strong in the faith, to work together in unity and to bear witness in the Message from the Special Assembly for the Middle East of the Synod of Bishops. MESSAGE TO THE PEOPLE OF GOD During the Fourteenth General Congregation held Friday 22th October 2010, the Synod Fathers approved the Message to the   7/8/2010 5:37:51 PM Green Light for Church Project in Egypt (09 July 10 - RV) Catholics in Egypt are seizing a rare opportunity to build a church in a country where permission to build new structures often   7/8/2010 4:08:16 PM Pope Benedict XVI to the new ambassador of Egypt: Your Country has always been known as a land of hospitality for many refugees, Muslims and Christians, who have sought security and peace in its territory Thursday, 6 November 2008 ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI TO H.E. Mrs LAMIA ALY HAMADA MEKHEMAR AMBASSADOR OF THE ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT TO THE