The Coptic Orthodox Church celebrated Good Friday with a mass led by Egypt’s Copts leader Pope Tawadros II at the Saint March Church in Alexandria.
“We've learned at the church that the fasting period is a suitable time for real repentance,” the pope said.
During a meeting with journalists where he spoke on the Personal Status Law, the pope said the churches have agreed on 90 percent of its content.
Regarding the issue of the Macarius Monastery in Wadi al-Rayan, the pope said he authorized the government to handle the issue.
In February, priests from the monastery challenged army-guarded bulldozers that were to level the 4th-century structure for the construction of a new road.
The Coptic Orthodox Church is getting ready to celebrate Palm Sunday on 5 April. Masses of resurrection will be held on Saturday.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
