Pope Francis' trip to Egypt was marked Friday, April 28, by a significant step forward in ecumenical relations between the Roman Catholic and Coptic Orthodox Churches. In a joint declaration signed ...

Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - "The meeting between the Pope Francis and Pope Tawadros II caused joy especially among the very simple people. Now the hope is that the path on the way of unity can move ...

The declaration signed by Pope Francis and Coptic Pope Tawadros II, that Catholics and Copts for the first time will recognize each other’s sacrament of baptism stirred wide controversy among Coptic ...

During his two-day visit to Egypt, Catholic Pope Francis signed a baptism unification agreement with his Coptic Orthodox counterpart Pope Tawadros II. According to the agreement, both Catholic and ...

At a meeting with a group of young people during his visit to the UK on Wednesday, Pope Tawadros II denied that he had agreed with Pope Francis to cancel baptism. The joint declaration issued by the ...

Two priests from the Coptic Orthodox Church in Sudan have been arrested after the religious conversion of a Muslim in the Islamist-run state, church sources said. “I understand there was someone from ...

Vatican City (AsiaNews) - "Dear friends, in gifting us faith, the Lord has given us what is most precious in life, that is, the most beautiful and real reason for which to live ... Now you, dear ...