Pope Tawadros II leads Christmas Mass at New Capital's Cathedral

CAIRO - 5 January 2018: Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark’s Diocese will lead Saturday the Christmas Mass at the the new Nativity of Christ Cathedral in the New Administrative Capital.

President Abdel Fatah Al Sisi is scheduled to take part in the Mass, that will kick off at 19:00 CLT.

Christmas Mass this year will be celebrated for the first time at the new Nativity of Christ Cathedral as a fulfillment of President Sisi's promise made last year while attending the Mass at the Cathedral of St Mark in Abbasiya.