Pope Tawadros leads Easter Mass at Abbassiya Cathedral

CAIRO - 1 May 2021: Head of the Coptic Orthodox Church Pope Tawadros II led on Saturday the Easter Mass at St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Abbasiya district, Cairo, amid limited public audience due to the anti-COVID-19 measures.

The mass was aired on the Egyptian TV and Coptic channels.

The pope will not receive any guests in light of the preventive measures taken to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, the spokesman of the Coptic Church Moussa Ibrahim said.

A number of bishops and priests attended the mass.

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Saturday sent a cable to Pope Tawadros II to greet him on Easter.

In his cable, Sisi hailed the good bonds of fraternity and sincere feelings shared by all Egyptians, Muslims and Christians, saying he prays to Allah to protect Egypt and its great people and bless it with happiness and peace for always, presidential spokesman Bassam Radi said.

The president sent a similar cable of greetings to the Egyptian expats abroad, wishing them a happy Easter. 

MENA contributed to the reporting.