Pope Tawadros heads mass in Russian church

2014-11-02 11:53:03 GMT
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CAIRO, Nov 2 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese headed a mass on Sunday at St. Catherine Armenian Church in St. Petersburg city of Russia.
In a press release, the Orthodox Church said members of the delegation accompanying Pope Tawadros and members of the Coptic community in Russia attended the mass.
During his sermon, Pope Tawadros said he visited a number of religious and social services facilities in Russia and also met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
He added that a church committee was formed to discuss means of communicating and cooperating between the Egyptian and Russian churches.