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Pope Francis with Tawadros II, Coptic Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria, in Cairo, Egypt, April 28, 2017. | L'Osservatore Romano.

Pope Francis, Tawadros II to Mark 50 Years of Renewed Catholic-Coptic Orthodox Relations

May 9, 2023

The head of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, Pope Tawadros II, will celebrate a liturgy in the Papal Basilica of St. John Lateran on Sunday to mark 50 years of renewed relations between the Catholic and Coptic Orthodox Churches.

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