The head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Pope Tawadros II is travelling to the United States at the end of this week, Father Pals Halim, a spokesperson for the church, said on Sunday.
The pope is visiting churches on the west and south of the United States and will meet with several bishops and Egyptian copts there, Halim revealed. He added that “the pope is eager to maintain communication with Copts in the diaspora and to connect them with their homeland”.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
