His Holiness Pope Tawadros II Receives an Honorary Doctorate from the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport
His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark, participated in the ‘Media and Information Literacy and Global Understanding: Peace for All’ Conference, organized by the League of Arab States, in cooperation with the UNESCO Organization for Culture and Science, on Monday 22 April 2024.
The opening session of the conference witnessed the announcement of His Holiness Pope Tawadros II receiving an honorary doctorate from the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport which is affiliated with the League of Arab States.
Mr. Ahmed Aboul Gheit (Secretary-General of the League of Arab States), and Dr. Ismail Abdel Ghaffar (President of the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport) welcome His Holiness Pope Tawadros II upon his arrival to the headquarters of the League of Arab States. His Holiness was received in the headquarters’ Emirates Hall before the opening session of the conference commenced.
Professor Dr. Ismail Abdel Ghaffar announced that His Holiness Pope Tawadros II had been granted an honorary doctorate degree from the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport. The President of the Academy elaborated on the reasons for this: “After reviewing the recommendation of the Academy’s Executive Council for the forty-seventh regular session held on Saturday the 20th of April 2024 at the Academy’s headquarters in New Alamein, and in implementation of the Academy’s second Education Council of 2024, the President of the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport decided to grant His Eminence the Grand Imam Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, (Sheikh of Al-Azhar Mosque), and His Holiness Pope Tawadros II (Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark) an honorary doctorate degree for his efforts in the service of humanity and upholding the values of tolerance.”
The Secretary-General of the League of Arab States and the President of the Academy presented the honorary doctorate to His Holiness Pope Tawadros II amid the applause of the attendees.
In his speech, His Holiness Pope Tawadros II emphasized his happiness at being at the Arab League, expressing his gratitude for receiving an honorary doctorate from the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport. He stressed the importance of education for man’s life and societies, noting that university education contributes to creating a new formulation of the scientific and cognitive mind on the basis of scientific methodology.
He highlighted that life is linked to the value of love, as a person will not live without love, and love is the love of goodness and the love of others. Love is what connects a person to God and to others, and the world cannot be imagined without love.
His Holiness Pope Tawadros II pointed out that at the beginning of every day, we pray, seeking God’s help: “Let Your face shine upon us and let the light of Your divine knowledge enlighten us. Grant us, O our Master, to be sons of light and sons of day, to pass this day in chastity, righteousness, and good conduct”…
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