Pope Tawadros II
On Thursday, Pope Tawadros II inaugurated the Church of the Virgin Mary and Saint Archdeacon Habib Girgis in the Al-Majd neighborhood of New Obour City. The inauguration coincided with the feast of the Virgin Mary.
Pope Tawadros II describes the April 7, 2013 attack on the Cathedral as an unprecedented act of aggression.
Pope Tawadros II, the Pope of Alexandria and the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, will lead the Holy Resurrection (Easter) Mass tonight at St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Abbassiya, Cairo.
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St Mark Diocese led the Good Friday mass at the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Cairo's Abbasiya district, attended by a host of bishops and priests.
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and St. Mark Diocese greeted on Monday Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb on the occasion of Eid al Fitr.
The celebration will be attended by several ministers, senior officials, statesmen, representatives of the President of the Republic, Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, as well as members of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Egypt is monitoring the progress of investigations into the mysterious killing of three Egyptian monks inside a monastery east of Pretoria, the South African capital.
Pope Tawadros II, the Head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, said Egypt is utilizing its historical weight and pioneering regional position to deal with the Palestinian cause with wisdom and precision.
He said that President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s visit to the cathedral every year to congratulate Egyptians for Christmas represents a high-value.
During the meeting, which was also attended by Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, President El-Sisi said that it is necessary to reach a deal on the exchange of detainees and hostages, and concert international efforts to find a just and comprehensive solution for the Palestinian struggle to establish an independent state, according to a statement from the Egyptian Presidency.
His Holiness added: “We hope that this crisis will end; the wounds will be healed; Gaza will be reconstructed, and health and beautiful life will return."
Madbouli made a visit to the Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Abbasiya on Thursday to meet with the pope ahead of Christmas.
Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ahmed El-Tayyeb and Pope Tawadros II, the Head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, have agreed on establishing a joint committee that acts in one voice against the Israeli aggression in the Gaza Strip.
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese has vehemently denounced the ongoing killings and destruction in Occupied Palestinian Territories.
President Abdel Fattah al Sisi received on Monday cables from Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli and Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese to greet him on Eid al-Adha.
Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark, prayed for blessing the Nile waters this morning after performing the mass commemorating the entry of the Holy family of Jesus Christ to Egypt.
He said that his visit was successful, noting that belongings of Coptic Christians who were killed in Libya were to dedicate to the Church of Rome. During his visit, Pope Tawadros II conducted medical checks in Austria, adding that were reassuring.
The Coptic Orthodox leader recalled his last visit to St Peter’s Square, ten years ago.
“We are in Egypt approximately 105 million Egyptians, of whom 15 million are Copts, and [there is] about 2 million Copts live abroad in about 100 countries,” he said in a meeting with reporters at the new administrative headquarters of the Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Abbassyia.
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi sent a greeting cable to Pope Tawadros II on the occasion of Easter, Extra News reported.
