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Pope Tawadros II opens 4th Coptic Studies conference at Cairo Cathedral
October 8, 2026 at 06:59 PM
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(opens the publisher’s site)Pope Tawadros II has opened the fourth international scientific conference of the Coptic Studies Institute at the Coptic Cathedral in Cairo, running October 8–9.
- The opening was preceded by the inauguration of an exhibition of Coptic art and architecture featuring Coptic icons and Indian Christian art.
- Tawadros said Coptic identity is rooted in everyday life, citing more than 2,000 Coptic-origin words still used in daily Egyptian speech.
- Tawadros said returning to roots reveals identity's strength, citing the church building law and the new capital's mosque and cathedral as sustaining measures.
- Tawadros said the period since 2013 marked a turning point in which the state pursued reconstruction establishing citizenship and equality.