A pilgrimage to remember

Friday, October 7, 2022

Maria Montemayor

A little over a week ago, I arrived back from my pilgrimage to Israel and Egypt. I was tanned from the Egyptian sun, sleep-deprived and jet-lagged, but happy to be home. The first week of the pilgrimage, my fellow pilgrims and I visited many sites and places including Capernaum, the House of Peter, Magdala, Tabgha, […]

The Egyptian Cookie Made for Sharing | Advent Around the World

Tuesday, December 8, 2020

Magy Nabil

Magy Nabil tells us all about her favourite Egyptian Christmas cookie - a dessert made especially for sharing in this season of giving.

Father of Monks, Fighter of Demons, Forerunner of Faith

Thursday, January 17, 2019

Fr. Matt Gworek

Fr. Matt Gworek reflects on the life of St. Anthony the Great, the great ascetic, mystic, and inspiration of the early Church. How can he inspire us today?

Pope in Egypt: Address during Prayer Meeting

Saturday, April 29, 2017

Salt + Light Media

Pope Francis’ final event in Egypt was a prayer meeting with clergy, men and women religious and seminarians. Read the full text of his prepared remarks: Your Beatitudes, Dear Brothers and Sisters, As-salamu alaykum! Peace be with you! “This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice in him! Christ is forever victorious over […]

Common Declaration of His Holiness Francis and His Holiness Tawadros II

Friday, April 28, 2017

Salt + Light Media

At the end of the courtesy Visit to His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, in the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Cairo, Pope Francis Francesco and Pope Tawadros II signed the following Joint Declaration: Common Declaration of His Holiness Francis and His Holiness Tawadros II We, Francis, Bishop of Rome and Pope of the Catholic Church, and […]