Date of source: الأحد, كانون الثاني (يناير) 5, 2014
The governor of Alexandria, Tāriq al-Mahdī, offered special congratulations to Pope Tawadros II and to all the Copts, in particular the Copts of Alexandria. He said that there is a comprehensive security plan for all churches in the city on the day of Christmas celebrations, and special...
Date of source: السبت, كانون الثاني (يناير) 4, 2014
His Holiness Pope Tawadros II will preside over prayers at the Christmas Mass in Saint Mark’s Cathedral in ‘Abbāsiyyah, Cairo, on Monday evening. According to the CBC satellite channel a representative of Egypt’s President is scheduled to attend, in addition to a number of leaders of political...
Date of source: السبت, كانون الثاني (يناير) 4, 2014
Muhammad Ibrāhīm, Minister of the Interior, sent messages of felicitation to Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria, to Safwat al-Bayādī, head of the Evangelical Community in Egypt, and to employees of the Ministry of the Interior, to mark the celebration of Christmas. Ibrāhīm stated ‘As our Christian...
Date of source: الجمعة, كانون الثاني (يناير) 3, 2014
Pope Tawadros announced that he will postpone his weekly sermon next week (8th of January) as he will be present in the Monastery of Saint Bishoy in Wadī al- Natrūn in the aftermath of the Christmas celebrations (Abd al- Wahhāb Sha’bān, al- Wafd, Jan. 3, p. 16).
Date of source: الاثنين, آيار (مايو) 18, 2015
When asked about the standardization Easter holiday date, Pope Tawādrūs commented, “We have proposed Sunday ,the 3rd of April each year as the standard date for Easter, there are churches who have agreed and others which are still thinking.” Most Theologians have agreed with the proposal, they find...
Date of source: الاثنين, آيار (مايو) 18, 2015
After a three week journey abroad, Pope Tawādrūs II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the Holy See of St. Mark, returned to Egypt. During his trip, he consecrated a number of churches in the Netherlands, presided over a conference on immigrant Monks in Italy and opened a new church in Austria....
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 1, 2014
Pope Tawadros called the Copts to mingle with the society and get out of their isolation. Also, he has called for separation of the church from politics.
Date of source: الأحد, آيار (مايو) 17, 2015
The conference was held at the St. Paul’s monastery on the Red Sea. Bishops, Priests, Youth and Copts from abroad discussed the challenges faced by Copts living outside Egypt, specifically the second or third generations of immigrants, as well as ways in which the Egyptian church could support its...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آيار (مايو) 12, 2015
Pope Tawadros and Ibrahīm Mahlab, the President of the Minister’s Council, will attend a celebration commemorating the holy family’s arrival in Egypt. The celebration will be widely attended by many bishops from different parishes and public figures such as intellectuals and artists.
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Date of source: الأربعاء, آيار (مايو) 11, 2016
Pope Frances sent Pope Tawadros a letter marking the second year since they met in the Vatican in 2013. Pope Frances reportedly stressed that their shared faith unites the two parishes now more than any time in the past. Remembering the Christians who have recently been killed in the Middle East,...