In pictures: 5th world service week for Coptic youth worldwide
Some 80 young men and women from around the world took part in the Service Week.
The voluntary service of the young people involved work with the poor and underprivileged, with children, the elderly and the handicapped.
The youth were also treated to visits of Coptic landmarks.
World Service Week for Youth of the Coptic Orthodox Church was the fifth such week organised for young people following the Logos Gatherings of 2018 and 2022. The week is held under the patronage of the HIGH Office for Service Weeks, and the theme of this year's event was 'Discipleship.'
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Watani International
21 July 2025
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