Pope Tawadros II donates FEPN award for new mosque and church

CAIRO - 24 May 2017: Patriarch of the Coptic Church Pope Tawadros II will donate his award from the Fund for the Unity of Orthodox Peoples (FEPN) to build a mosque and church at the new Administrative Capital, according to state-owned news agency MENA on Tuesday.

“It’s my pleasure to award this prize to the new cultural center, which is under construction at the new Administrative Capital under the patronage of President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, to build a church and a mosque, which I invite you all to visit," Pope Tawadros II said during his accepting speech at the temple of Christ the Savior in Moscow, Russia on Tuesday.

The FEPN Award given on behalf of Patriarch Alexy II is an annual award given for persons who promote Christian values in society and the strengthening of the unity of the Orthodox peoples. It was awarded by the Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia, Kirill.