Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark, received a phone call from His Eminence, the Grand Imam, Dr. Ahmed el-Tayeb, Sheikh of Al-Azhar. During the call, His Eminence congratulated His Holiness the Pope on the occasion of Easter.

The Grand Imam of Al-Azhar's Wishes to Copts on their Feast

His Eminence the Grand Imam expressed his best wishes to His Holiness and to all members of the Coptic Church, hoping that the holidays would be an opportunity for greater unity and brotherhood among the people of the country, emphasizing the strength of the Egyptian national fabric.

Pope Tawadros II presided over the Easter Mass this evening, Saturday, at St. Mark's Cathedral in Abbasiya.