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Watani
13-07-2025
- General
- Watani
Pope inaugurates 5th world service week for Coptic youth worldwide
On 12 July, Pope Tawadros II inaugurated the fifth Service Week for Coptic Orthodox Youth from around the world. The event was held at Karma House in Ikingi Maryut. The opening ceremony included a documentary showcasing the history of the Logos youth gatherings from 2018 until 2025. The young men and women then engaged in discussions with the Pope, tackling topics related to voluntary service, the work of the apostles, and comparisons between past and present. Pope Tawadros spoke about the theme of the Service Weeks, 'GPS,' and offered a new spiritual reflections on its meaning: -G for Glory -P for Power -S for Sky At the conclusion of the event, and in a touching gesture, the young people celebrated the 37th anniversary of the Pope's' monastic vows, which coincides with the end of July. World Service Week for Youth of the Coptic Orthodox Church is the fifth such week organised for young people following the Logos Gatherings of 2018 and 2022. A total of 80 young men and women from around the world are taking part. The week is held under the patronage of the HIGH Office for Service Weeks, and the theme of this year's event is 'Discipleship.' Joyous 'Back to Roots' for Coptic Diaspora young Logos Coptic Youth Forum: 'See for yourselves' Comments comments Tags: 5th World Service Week for Coptic youth worldwide 2025
Watani
09-06-2025
- General
- Watani
Mayor of New York visits Anba David for Global Coptic Day
Eric Adams, Mayor of New York City and Chief Executive of New York, paid a visit to the Coptic Orthodox Bishop David of New York and New England on 31 May 2025 at the church of the Holy Virgin Mary of Zaitoun. Mr Adams came to wish Copts a happy Global Coptic Day, an annual occasion marked by the Coptic Church on 1 June, a date which coincides with the Coptic Feast of the Entry of the Holy Family into Egypt. The first Global Coptic Day was celebrated on – June 2019. Bishop David welcomed Mr Adams, and spoke about the origins of the Coptic Church which was established in Egypt in the first AD century at the hands of St Mark the Apostle who was martyred in Alexandria in 68AD. The Bishop also cited the Bible on the flight of the Holy Family Flight into Egypt. He presented Mr Adams with a commemorative gift, a Coptic painting of the Holy Family in Egypt. Mr Adams praised the Coptic Church and community for their engagement in American society. He also recalled the customs and traditions of Egypt during his trip to Cairo ten years ago when he was working with the American police. Global Coptic Day has been celebrated over the past weekend and this week with sports and social activities, entertaining games for youth and children, and the delicious Egyptian meals, desserts, pastries, and baked goods that Egypt is famous for. Watani International 2 June 2025 Comments comments Tags: Ashraf HelmyEric Adams New York Mayor meets Coptic Bishop David
Egypt Today
03-05-2025
- Politics
- Egypt Today
Pope Tawadros inaugurates first Coptic Orthodox Church in Romania
FILE - Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark CAIRO – 3 May 2025: Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark, inaugurated the Church of St. Mina the Martyr in Bucharest—the first Coptic Orthodox Church in Romania. The inauguration was part of his ongoing pastoral visit to Romania, within the broader framework of his tour of the Diocese of Central Europe, which commenced on April 25. Accompanying Pope Tawadros were Bishop Giovanni of the Diocese of Central Europe and 11 other Coptic Orthodox bishops from across Europe, who participated in the inauguration prayers. Pope Tawadros II met with Bishop Giovanni on Friday to discuss the mission and role of the Coptic Church in Europe.
Middle East Eye
15-02-2025
- Middle East Eye
In pictures: 10 years after IS beheadings, Coptic widows reflect on a decade of resilience and sisterhood
The 10 widows of the Egyptian Coptic Christians who were kidnapped and beheaded by the Islamic State (IS) group in Sirte, Libya, gather at the Church of the Martyrs of the Faith and Homeland, the Coptic Orthodox cathedral in al-Our, in the Minya Governorate in Egypt that was built and named in their husbands' honour. The tragedy became a symbol of both the brutal persecution faced by the broader Coptic community and their resilience in the face of adversity. In its video, IS proclaimed that the beheading was a message to the 'people of the Cross, followers of the hostile Egyptian Church'. Over the past decade, the widows formed a private sisterhood of support and strength. They remain profoundly impacted by the massacre of their husbands, finding purpose in keeping their memories alive through imagery, personal shrines and telling the stories of their deaths. But amid the heaviness, there are also giggles, shared birthdays, and inside jokes, as these 10 women from different walks of life find a healing joy in their unique bond born of shared grief. 'We had no idea who each of us were before this; it was from the day that they [their husbands] were kidnapped so that we started to get to know each other and come closer, as one, to pray for them,' Takeya Bebawey Raouf, 29, shares with Middle East Eye.
