Date of source: Monday, October 23, 2023
Reverand Rifʿat Fikrī Saʿēd, Co-Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches and Chairman of the Council for Dialogue and Ecumenical Relations at the Evangelical Synod of the Nile, offered his sincere condolences to Pope Tawāḍrūs II and to the Coptic Orthodox Church on the passing of...
Date of source: Thursday, October 19, 2023
At the papal headquarters in Cairo this Thursday evening, Pope Tawāḍrūs II, accompanied by Bishop Rāfāʾēl, the General Bishop of the sector, met with the priests of the churches of the central Cairo sector and their families.
Date of source: Sunday, October 15, 2023
Pope Tawāḍrūs II prayed the evening prayers in the Cathedral of St. Mark the Apostle in the city of Venice, which he opened yesterday afternoon in preparation for its inauguration on Sunday morning. The delegation that accompanied him was 11 European bishops who participated in the prayers. Several...
Date of source: Monday, October 16, 2023
Over the course of yesterday and today, the bishops of Europe concluded the seminar held in the Cathedral of Saint Mark the Apostle in Venice under the leadership of Pope Tawāḍrūs II and in the presence of the Secretariat of the Holy Synod.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 18, 2023
The Coptic Orthodox Church, under the leadership of Pope Tawāḍrūs II, condemned the unjustified aggression against the innocent citizens of Gaza.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 18, 2023
The Coptic Orthodox Church, under the leadership of Pope Tawāḍrūs II, condemned the unjustified Israeli violence against Palestinian civilians, which reached a tipping point when the Baptist Hospital in Gaza was bombed, killing hundred of innocents.
Date of source: Monday, October 9, 2023
The Israeli occupation forces bombed the Church of St. Porphyrius (Birphīrīōs) on Monday (October 9). This church dates back about 1,600 years, according to Palestinian activists who have been circulating this incident on social media.
Date of source: Friday, October 13, 2023
The funeral of Father Simʿān Ibrāhīm, the founder of the Monastery of Saint Simʿān (Simon) al-Kharāz in Moqaṭam, was held on Friday (October 13), where he was laid to rest inside the monastery. The funeral prayers were attended by thousands of Copts and Muslims in the Cathedral of the Virgin Saint...
Date of source: Sunday, October 8, 2023
Under Pope Tawāḍrūs II, the Coptic Orthodox Church expressed rejection and denunciation of the current developments between the Palestinians and Israelis.
Date of source: Thursday, October 5, 2023
On Thursday (October 5), Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church visited the Monastery of Saint Maqāryūs the Grand (Abū Maqqār) in the Shīhīt wilderness as part of the pope’s follow-up of the work and activities in the monastery.