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New president in Egypt gives Church leader hope

Michael Otto — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 04:50:21 +0000

MADRID (Zenit) — The election of Mohammed Morsi as president of Egypt is reason for hope in a better future for the country’s Christians, according to the head of the country’s Coptic Catholic Church.
Bishop Kyrillos William, administrator of the Coptic Catholic Patriarchate of Alexandria, said this on July 11 at an Aid to the Church in Need press conference in Madrid.
“The future will not be worse than what we have had before,” said the bishop.
Bishop William, who is standing in for Cardinal Patriarch Antonios Naguib, incapacitated by a stroke last year, expressed his confidence that President Morsi will keep promises that he made after the elections to govern for everyone regardless of religion.
“In Egypt we all are Egyptian — whether Christian or Muslim — and the President has promised that there will be a Copt and a woman appointed as vice-presidents.
“Although we still do not know who will be appointed, we trust he will keep his word.”
The prelate added that, in Egypt, there are 170 Catholic schools, and many of the leaders of the country send their children there even though they are not Catholics.
“This means that when their children are older and running the country, they will be more open in their relations with us Christians and more respectful,” he said.
Christians make up 9 per cent of Egypt’s population. There are no more than 250,000 Catholics out of a total population of 83 million.

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Vatican media welcome Obama’s speech in Cairo as step toward peace

Vatican City (CNS) — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:00:00 +0000

VATICAN CITY (CNS) United States President Barack Obama’s speech in Cairo, Egypt, was welcomed by Vatican media as a step toward peace and a new beginning in American relations with Muslims. The Vatican newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano, ran a front-page story June 4 on Obama’s speech earlier that day. The newspaper called it an effort to

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Vatican diplomat tells WYD pilgrims Spirit guides them to God

Michael Otto — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:00:00 +0000

SYDNEY (CNS) The Vatican’s ambassador to Egypt told World Youth Day pilgrims that the Holy Spirit will guide them in their relationship with God and stick with them when they leave the international youth festival. Archbishop Michael Fitzgerald told New Zealand and Pakistani youths gathered in St. Aloysius Gonzaga Church in southern Sydney July 16

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Vatican diplomat: Catholics, Muslims must learn more about religions

Vatican City (CNS) — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:00:00 +0000

VATICAN CITY (CNS) Catholics and Muslims must learn more about each other’s religions if they want to get along better, said the Vatican ambassador in Egypt and former president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue. echo $variable;

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