Patriarch Anba Ibrahim Isaac attends interfaith meeting and school jubilee

Patriarch Anba Ibrahim Isaac, Patriarch of Alexandria for the Coptic Catholics, met with sheikhs representing Al-Azhar Al-Sharif and the Ministry of Awqaf, according to the Catholic Church in Egypt.

Interfaith dialogue

The meeting addressed the importance of enhancing interfaith dialogue, respecting difference, and consolidating the values of human brotherhood and cooperation for the sake of peace and coexistence, the Catholic Church in Egypt reported. The meeting stressed that brotherhood is a moral and human responsibility rather than just a slogan, requiring people to see others as partners in humanity and the homeland who deserve respect and dignity to build a society of cooperation, love, and peace.

Anba Markos William, Bishop of the Qusiyya Diocese for Coptic Catholics, Anba Daniel Lutfi, Bishop of the Assiut Diocese for Coptic Catholics, and Anba Bishara Gouda, Bishop of the Abu Qurqas, Mallawi, and Deir Mawas Diocese for Coptic Catholics, attended the meeting, the Catholic Church in Egypt said.

School jubilee

Patriarch Anba Ibrahim Isaac also witnessed the Golden Jubilee celebration of the founding of Al-Salam Franciscan Schools in Manfalut, Assiut Governorate, according to Al-Dostor.

Participants in the celebration included Anba Markos William, Anba Daniel Lutfi, and Anba Bishara Gouda. Also present were Father Philip Farag, the Regional Superior of the Franciscan Order in Egypt, and Father Andrawos Gerges, the school principal, along with priests, monks, staff, students, parents, and guests, Al-Dostor reported.

The events included a visit to the church and prayer, followed by speeches from Patriarch Anba Ibrahim Isaac, the Bishops, Father Philip Farag, and Father Andrawos Gerges regarding the educational mission of the school and its role in building the human being, Al-Dostor said.