site.btaEgyptian Copts Celebrate Christmas

Patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church Tawadros II will celebrate the Divine Liturgy on Christmas Eve at the Church of the Nativity in Egypt's new administrative capital - a tradition that began in 2018, even before the official opening of the temple. Ministers, governors, lawmakers, representatives of Al-Azhar University, the world's most prestigious Sunni institution, as well as public figures and diplomats are expected to attend the festive service at the cathedral, which is believed to be the largest in the Middle East.