Tawadros II, 72, Coptic Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria The Sixth ... He presided over a general audience with Pope Francis and, in a first, spoke. Although he doesn't have unanimous support ...

Coptic Pope Tawadros II during his visit to the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome in 2023. (Photo: Wolters M./Wikimedia Commons) Coptic Orthodox Egyptologist Ashraf Alexandre Sadek does not ...

Pope Francis, who was admitted to a hospital in Rome for bronchitis, is in “fair” condition with a “respiratory tract ...

The Egyptian language evolved for thousands of years, but its final form—Coptic—continues to hold cultural and religious significance today. This video explores how Coptic developed from hieroglyphics ...

the Coptic Orthodox Church, the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church, the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, and the Syriac Orthodox Church. The pope noted that the ...

Pope Francis offered that reminder on Thursday as he met with a delegation of Orthodox clergy taking part in a study visit to ...

the Coptic Orthodox Church, the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church, the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, and the Syriac Orthodox Church. The pope noted that the ...

Pope Francis referred to a third meaning of the creed on the spiritual level and asked his listeners not to forget that the ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Cyprus has a population of about 1.1 million, nearly 82 percent of whom follow the Greek Orthodox Church and celebrate Easter accordingly, ...