Tag: Pope Tawadros

Pope Tawadros II and Holy Synod enthrones 4 bishops, consecrates 7

OCP- June 13, 2013

13/6/13 The 118th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of All Africa on the holy Apostolic See of Saint Mark, His Holiness Pope Tawadros II and ... Read More

Austrian President Proud of the Coptic Church, Calls for Spreading of Religious Tolerance

OCP- June 1, 2013

1/6/13 Austrian President Hans Fischer stressed that the Coptic Church works to spread peace throughout the world and consolidate love and tolerance between Muslims and ... Read More

Egypt’s Coptic pope visiting Vatican for the 1st time in 40 years

OCP- May 10, 2013

  Associated Press – 10/5/13 CAIRO - Egyptian church officials say Coptic Christian Pope Tawadros II has left for the Vatican, marking the first such ... Read More

Coptic Pope stresses urgency of Christian unity at Vatican

OCP- May 10, 2013

By Estefania Aguirre and David Uebbing 10/5/13 Vatican City, May 10, 2013 / 07:06 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of ... Read More

Pope Tawadros II begins historic visit to Vatican

OCP- May 9, 2013

Ahram Online - 9/5/13 Leader of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church arrives in Rome for first such visit in 40 years. Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros ... Read More

Coptic Orphans Registered in Egypt and Meets with H.H. Pope Tawadros II (Video)

OCP- May 1, 2013

1/5/13 On March 31, 2013, hundreds of Coptic Orphans volunteers, along with key staff, met with His Holiness Pope Tawadros II at St. Mark's Coptic ... Read More

Egypt’s pope says Copts are sidelined

OCP- April 27, 2013

Pope Tawadros II and Sheikh of the Al-Azhar University, Ahmed el-Tayeb, speak during their meeting in Cairo yesterday. El-Tayeb offered Easter greetings to the pope. ... Read More

Coptic pope suggests church-building law to ease tensions

OCP- April 19, 2013

Ahram Online - 18/4/13 Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II met with legislators to discuss recent sectarian violence. In a meeting with 20 members of the ... Read More

Out of seclusion, Egypt’s Coptic Pope to meet Khosous victims’ families

OCP- April 15, 2013

Ahram Online - 154/13 After days in meditative seclusion following violent attacks at Egypt's main Coptic cathedral, Pope Tawadros II returns to Cairo and will ... Read More

Egypt’s Coptic pope to receive condolences for Al-Khosous victims on Thursday

OCP- April 9, 2013

Ahram Online 9/4/13 Pope Tawadros II to hold reception for public figures to offer condolences after four Copts killed in recent violence. Egypt's Coptic Orthodox ... Read More

Egypt’s President Denounces Violence Outside Coptic Church

OCP- April 9, 2013

9/4/13 Egyptian President Muhammad Morsi has condemned violence outside Cairo's main church that left one person dead and dozens more wounded. Clashes erupted after the ... Read More

Cathedral of St Mark in Al Abassiya attacked

OCP- April 7, 2013

7/4/13 CopticWorld reporting from CTV: 7:00 PM Cairo time: Gunshots heard all over the place 6:50 PM Cairo time: Molotov cocktails thrown into Cathedral grounds. Small fire ... Read More

Pope Tawadros II to Visit Pope Francis

OCP- April 6, 2013

CWN - 6/4/13 Pope Tawadros (Theodoros) II of Alexandria, who was elected head of the Coptic Orthodox Church in November, has announced that he will soon ... Read More

Pope Tawadros II calls upon Coptic movements to choose ‘peaceful struggle’

OCP- March 17, 2013

Ahram Online - 16/3/13 Tawadros II met several Coptic movements to discuss recent crisis in Libya and call upon groups to struggle peacefully. Coptic Pope ... Read More

Egypt’s coptic church commemorates late Pope Shenouda

OCP- March 16, 2013

Ahram Online - 9/3/13 Egypt's church remembers late Pope Shenouda with three days celebration.Pope Tawadros II announced on Saturday that three days of celebrations will ... Read More

More Convictions for Egypt’s Maspero Massacre—But Copts not Soldiers

OCP- February 10, 2013

Melissa Steffan - 10/2/13 So far, no military officers convicted for October 2011 incident that killed 28 Copts. It's been more than a year since ... Read More

Egypt’s Coptic Leader: ‘Christians Are Not a Minority in Terms of Value to the Nation’

OCP- February 9, 2013

By Katherine Weber , Christian Post Reporter 9/2/13 Pope Tawadros II, Egypt's Coptic leader, has issued an uncharacteristically sharp assessment of the North African country's ... Read More

Pope Tawadros to deliver Weekly Sermon at St Anba Rewis Cathedral

OCP- January 11, 2013

John Anton Special Correspondent OCP News Service 11/1/13 Cairo:Pope Anba Tawadros will start his weekly lecture at the St Anba Rewis Cathedral in Abbasiya on ... Read More

The Copts and Christmas

OCP- December 29, 2012

By Michael Adel -29/12/12 Amidst Egypt's political turmoil and the recent approval of the country's draft constitution, millions of Christians across Egypt are preparing to ... Read More

Egypt’s Coptic Church Pope Tawadros II advocates for civil and political rights

OCP- December 7, 2012

BEATRIZ SCHIAVA - 6/12/2012 The new pope of Egypt’s Coptic Church, Pope Tawadros II, said in an interview with the private TV station ONTV this Monday that “the ... Read More

The boycott option

OCP- December 7, 2012

6/12/2012 Shortly after his appointment as secretary to the Holy Synod, Bishop Raphael talks to Michael Adel about the Coptic Church’s stance towards the draft constitution and ... Read More