Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II holds the Christmas Eve mass at the Nativity of Christ Cathedral in Egypt's administrative capital, 45 kms east of Cairo, on January 6, 2020. (Photo by STR and STR / AFP)
Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II holds the Christmas Eve mass at the Nativity of Christ Cathedral in Egypt's administrative capital, 45 kms east of Cairo, on January 6, 2020. (Photo by STR and STR / AShow more
Coronavirus: Egypt’s Copts turn to video worship to enforce social distancing
After a brief resistance by its clergy and followers, the church’s spiritual leader last week ordered all churches closed