Egypt
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Society
6/7/2025 4:29:00 PM
Pope Tawadros II, the head of Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church, and Pope Leo XIV, head of the Vatican, praised Egypt’s political leadership in a phone call on Friday evening for reaffirming that Saint Catherine’s Monastery will remain untouched.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
5/25/2025 9:36:27 AM
The archaeological sites of Old Cairo are being transformed and upgraded as part of plans to turn the district into a more vibrant cultural destination.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
5/20/2025 10:49:28 AM
Pope Tawadros II, the head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, praised on Monday the noticeable improvements in Lebanon’s security and economic conditions under President Joseph Aoun's guidance.
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Egypt
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Society
5/15/2025 12:47:47 PM
Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed El-Tayyeb and Head of the Roman Catholic Church Pope Leo XIV pledged support for the rights of the vulnerable, underprivileged, and oppressed, stressing the urgent need to end ongoing conflicts, particularly in Gaza, Ukraine, and Sudan.
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World
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International
5/11/2025 2:41:28 PM
Pope Leo XIV called for an end to war in the world as he greeted crowds from the balcony of St Peter's Basilica on Sunday, in his second official public appearance since becoming the leader of the Catholic Church.
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World
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International
5/9/2025 4:37:56 PM
Leo XIV urged the Catholic Church to "desperately" counter a lack of faith in his first homily as pope Friday, a day after the modest cardinal largely unknown to the world become the first US head of the 2,000-year institution.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
5/8/2025 11:50:49 PM
The Grand Imam of al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayyeb congratulated on Thursday Pope Leo XIV on his election as head of the Catholic Church.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
5/8/2025 11:22:22 PM
The Coptic Orthodox Church, led by Pope Tawadros II and its Holy Synod, congratulated the global Catholic Church on the election of Cardinal Robert Francis as the 267th Pope of the Vatican.
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World
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International
5/3/2025 6:12:30 PM
The cardinals of the Catholic Church held their ninth in a series of near-daily meetings at the Vatican on Saturday ahead of the election of a new pope.
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World
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International
4/27/2025 4:07:39 PM
With Pope Francis laid to rest, all eyes turn now to the conclave, the secretive meeting of cardinals set to convene within days to elect a new head of the Catholic Church.
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World
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International
4/26/2025 4:10:43 PM
Hundreds of thousands of mourners and world leaders including US President Donald Trump packed St Peter's Square on Saturday for the funeral of Pope Francis, "pope among the people" and the Catholic Church's first Latin American leader.
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Life & Style
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City Lights
4/23/2025 2:02:43 PM
Egypt’s ambassador to the United States, Moataz Zahran, and a high-level delegation joined the celebration of Easter Liturgy at the St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church of Washington DC on Holy Saturday.
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Egypt
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Society
4/22/2025 3:24:46 PM
A high-level official delegation from Egypt’s Al-Azhar, the world's leading and most esteemed Sunni Islamic institution, is set to attend the funeral of Pope Francis, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, who passed away on Monday at the age of 88.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
4/21/2025 6:49:20 PM
Grand Mufti of Egypt Nazir Mohamed Ayad extended his heartfelt condolences on the passing of Pope Francis II, head of the Catholic Church, who died at the age of 88 on Monday.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
4/21/2025 6:47:08 PM
The Coptic Orthodox Church, led by Pope Tawadros II, mourned on Monday the death of Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church, who passed away earlier that morning at the age of 88.
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World
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International
4/21/2025 4:23:40 PM
The April 21 death of Pope Francis triggered a period of mourning in the Catholic Church, but also kick-started the race for his successor.
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World
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Region
4/21/2025 3:52:53 PM
Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary-General of the Arab League, on Monday expressed deep sorrow over the death of Pope Francis, head of the Vatican and the Roman Catholic Church.
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World
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International
4/21/2025 2:31:30 PM
World leaders remembered Pope Francis as "a beacon of compassion", reacting with sadness after the leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics died on Monday.
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Opinion
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4/21/2025 12:31:50 PM
On 30 March, Egypt and the Coptic Orthodox Church lost a towering figure — and it is no exaggeration to say it was a loss for humanity as well.
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Egypt
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Society
4/20/2025 3:13:00 PM
Pope Tawadros II, the Pope of Alexandria and Head of Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church, led the Easter Mass on Saturday evening at St. Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Abbassia, Cairo.
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