🎥HIGHLIGHTS | Pope Francis and the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, Pope Tawadros II, led the general audience at the Vatican on Wednesday, sitting together on the platform in front of St. Peter’s Basilica. Tawadros II's visit marks the anniversary of a historic encounter in 1973 between St. Paul VI and Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria, which marked a renewal in Catholic-Coptic Orthodox relations. Tawadros II addressed the crowd gathered in St Peter’s Square, the first time the

Pope Francis declares these 21 Coptic Orthodox killed by ISIS in 2015 will be added to the Catholic Church’s official list of martyrs. “I am glad to announce today that, with the consent of Your Holiness, these 21 martyrs will be inserted into the Roman Martyrology as a sign of the spiritual communion uniting our two Churches,” Francis said in a speech to the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, Pope Tawadros II. | Catholic News Agency