The Coptic Orthodox Patriarch Tawadros II will be at the side of Pope Francis during the general audience in St. Peter's Square on May 10, and will speak: a rare and important testimony of closeness and brotherhood between the two heads of Churches.
Permitting the liturgy to take place last week at the pope’s cathedral in Rome was a breach of the Vatican’s ecumenical directives, and St. John Lateran offic.
Coptic Orthodox Patriarch Tawadros' visit to Rome in May 2023 to include unprecedented ecumenical events: speaking alongside Pope and Mass at St. John Lateran.