On Thursday, April 11, the heads of the Orthodox, Catholic, Evangelical, and Episcopal Churches held a meeting at the papal headquarters at St. Mark Cathedral in ʿAbāssiyya in the hopes of ending the harmful personal status crisis.  The meeting was presided over by Pope Tawāḍrūs II, Patriarch Ibrāhīm Isḥāq of the Catholic Copts, and Rev. Andrea Zakī [Andriyya Zakī], the head of the Evangelical community, in addition to legal counselors for Copts in Egypt, to discuss the Personal Status Law for Copts in Egypt and establish the final version before submitting it to the competent state authorities.