Video - The Meeting of His Holiness Pope Tawadros II and His Holiness Pope Francis in an Interview with the MECC Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs on Al Keraza TV

The Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches Dr. Michel Abs was the guest of Reverend Rifaat Fikry, MECC Associate Secretary General, in a phone interview in an episode entitled “The Pope of Love, the Pope of Peace” within the program “Kadaya Sakhina” ( “Hot Issues”), on Al Keraza TV in Egypt, on Monday 22 May 2023. Dr. Abs presented his impressions and aspirations from the visit of His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark, to the Vatican, and his meeting with His Holiness Pope Francis. He also highlighted the importance of Christian unity where souls embrace and bridges are built. Moreover, the Secretary General considered that this trend of togetherness shall fulfill the role of example for all people.

The meeting of His Holiness Pope Tawadros II and His Holiness Pope Francis aimed to celebrate the 50 years since the return of relations between the Coptic Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church, after 15 centuries after the Council of Chalcedon in 451, and also to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the declaration of the Day of Brotherly Love called for by His Holiness Pope Tawadros II during his visit to the Vatican in 2013.