Pope Tawadros II
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GwenTwo popes mark 1973 declaration, Pope Francis thanks Coptic leader Tawadros for ‘growing friendship’
Two popes sat side by side before a crowd of rain-soaked pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on May 10, 2023. Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II,...
Coptic Orthodox Church suspends theological dialogue with Catholic Church over *Fiducia supplicans*
The Coptic Orthodox Church has announced that it is suspending theological dialogue with the Catholic Church. The decision followed a March 7 press release from the Coptic Orthodox...
Three Coptic monks murdered in monastery in Johannesburg, South Africa
The Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church announced through a website statement on Tuesday, 12 March that three Egyptian monks had been murdered inside a Coptic monastery in Johannesburg, South...
Coptic Orthodox Church Defrocks Priest Rewiess Aziz Khalil Over Sexual Abuse Allegations
The spokesperson for the Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt announced on Saturday evening that Pope Tawadros II had decided to defrock Reweiss Aziz Khalil, a priest of the...
Pope Francis adds 21 Coptic Orthodox martyrs to Catholic Roman Martyrology
Pope Francis announced on Thursday that 21 Coptic Orthodox martyrs will be inserted into the Roman Martyrology of the Catholic Church, “as a sign of the spiritual communion...
Egypt’s Copts See Improved Security Under Sisi, but Structural Disadvantages Persist
The Maspero events of 9 October 2011 remain a defining memory for Egypt’s Copts. A protest in front of the state broadcaster’s Maspero building in Cairo, mostly by...
Coptic Church Marks Tenth Anniversary of Pope Tawadros II’s Enthronement
The Coptic Orthodox Church marks November 18 as the anniversary of the enthronement of His Holiness Pope Tawadros II on the throne of Saint Mark the Apostle, who...
Coptic Monks’ Delegation Arrives in Moscow for Pilgrimage to Russian Holy Places
A delegation of Egyptian monks arrived in Moscow on 21 October 2026, according to a communication from the Department for External Church Relations of the Russian Orthodox Church....
Coptic Church’s Anti-LGBTQ+ Conversion Therapy Programs Draw Scrutiny
Non-Islamic religious institutions in Egypt, including the Coptic Orthodox Church, receive little scrutiny for anti-LGBTQ+ actions, according to an analysis of the church’s role in the state’s approach...
