Amid warm relations, pope to visit Egypt

Accepting an invitation from Egypt’s president and top religious leaders, Pope Francis will visit Cairo from 28th to 29th April. In response to an invitation from President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, the Catholic bishops in Egypt, Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II and Ahmad el-Tayeb, grand imam of al-Azhar University, ‘Pope Francis will make an apostolic trip to... Read More

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August 2, 2016

Slain French priest was attack on ‘all of us,’ says imam

Fr Jacques Hamel’s gruesome murder in northern France on 26th July – by men claiming allegiance to Daesh – prompted sorrow and outrage from Muslim leaders around the world. ‘This attack in a place of worship and on innocent worshippers in particular demonstrates that there are no boundaries to the depravity of these murderers,’ wrote... Read More

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July 13, 2016

Vatican and al-Azhar officials look to kick-start joint talks and cooperation

The Vatican and Sunni Islam’s leading institution of higher learning have begun looking for ways to restart formal dialogue. Acting on Pope Francis’ expressed desire, the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue was sending a top-level official to Cairo to visit al-Azhar University, the council said in a written press release on 12th July. Spanish Bishop... Read More

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May 26, 2016

Lebanese leaders hope pope-imam meeting leads to new relationships

Lebanese leaders in Muslim-Christian dialogue said they hoped Pope Francis’ meeting with Ahmad el-Tayeb, grand imam of al-Azhar University, would lead to new relationships. Maronite Fr Fadi Daou, chairman of Adyan, a foundation for interfaith studies and spiritual solidarity based in Lebanon, told Catholic News Service that he hopes the meeting will be the forerunner... Read More

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