Pope Tawadros II
President of the Evangelical Community in Egypt Andrea Zaki hailed President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's meeting with heads and leaders of Arab churches participating in the General Assembly of the Middle East Council of Churches in its 12th session, held for the first time in Egypt.
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark, greeted on Monday President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and Egyptians on the occasion of the Sinai Liberation Day.
The Pope’s appreciation was given during the East Mass on Saturday evening in St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Cairo’s Abbasiya amid the high presence of priests and Coptic citizens.
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi dispatched Chief of Presidential staff Ahmed Ali to the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Cairo's Abbassiya district to send his greetings to Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark on the Easter Celebrations.
Hundreds of Christians participated, Friday at the Holy Friday prayers in all governorates around the country.
Palm Sunday, celebrated by all churches inside and outside Egypt, commemorates Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
The newly-constructed Cathedral, for the first time, opens its gates for Coptic prayers, starting from 5:00 pm on Thursday and the mass would begin at 7:00 pm until 12:00 midnight.
The Pope would also lead the Christmas Mass for the Coptic Christians on January 7, 2022, the statement said.
Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and patriarch of the See of St. Mark, inaugurated the Cathedral of St. Macarius at his monastery in Wadi El-Natrun on Tuesday.
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese cabled greetings to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Eid al Adha, Monday.
Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St Mark, on Thursday congratulated Muslims on the occasion of the Eid al-Adha, expressing his wishes of a blessed Eid.
This came during the head of Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church, on Tuesday attending a ceremony marking the anniversary of the entry of the "Holy Family" to Egypt
In a statement released on Tuesday, the pontiff expressed his deep sadness for the demise of Patriarch Krikor Bedros.
The church called all parties to go to the negotiating table to stem bloodshed.
Pope Tawadros explained that the church would take all legal procedures to regain this usurped religious site.
Head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church Pope Tawadros II greeted Muslims and President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on the Islamic holy feast of Eid Al-Fitr set to start in the coming few days.
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.
Sisi hailed the good bonds of fraternity and sincere feelings shared by all Egyptians, Muslims and Christians.
The pontiff will receive no worshippers wishing to offer greetings over the occasion to avoid crowds, the spokesman added.
The Palm Sunday, celebrated by all churches in and outside Egypt, falls on the Sunday before Easter.
