In Egypt, one cannot but meet happy and proud Christians despite all the persecutions suffered. The primary reason for these: pride and happiness, in the understanding of Egyptians, is that Christianity in Egypt was seeded by Christ himself. Indeed, Christ, according to tradition, lived three and half years in there while infant. Saint Matthew narrates…

The Commission for Interreligious, Intercultural and Ecumenical Dialogue met in Rome from 4 to 8 April, 2016 Two of the meeting’s participants responded to our questions to present the work that they had done. These were Fathers François de Paul Hounguè and Dominic Xavier. Who organized this meeting, and for what purpose?The General Council. For…

27th of October is the day we SMA have chosen to celebrate, pray and reflect on the dimension of dialogue in our apostolate. This year, I have asked Isa Saliu, a priest of the diocese of Kontagora in Nigeria, and a student at PISAI (Pontificio Istituto di Studi Arabi e d’Islamistica), who resides with us at via della…

From 8th to 10th May 2013, Pope Tawadros II of the Coptic Orthodox Church paid a courtesy visit to Pope Francis in Rome, shortly after Francis’ election, during which he extended a formal invitation to the Pope to visit Egypt. This invitation was reiterated by President Al-Sisi when he visited Pope Francis on 24th November…

Dialogue between Christians and Muslims in the light of Nostra Aetate, is the topic that is ging to be discussed in this article. Nostra Aetate is one of the sixteen Vatican II documents . It is part of documents otherwise known as declaration. That of Nostra Aetate is about the relations between the Chruch and non-christian religions. Nostra Aetate Nostra…