Source: Haggai International, August 23, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With roots dating back to the first century, the Coptic Church is a denomination of Christians following Jesus across the Middle East and North Africa\u2014arguably one of the most difficult regions for believers to worship and live safely in during the modern age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Born Wagih Sobhi Baki Soliman, Haggai leader Pope Tawadros II left a career in pharmaceutical manufacturing for the priesthood in the 1980s and today serves as the 118th Coptic Pope of Alexandria and patriarch of the Holy See of St. Mark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the face of radical change and persecution, Pope Tawadros II stands out as a picture of peace and perseverance. Most recently, Pope Tawadros II has made inroads in Saudi Arabia, playing a key role in efforts to protect the religious freedom of Coptic Christians in that nation. In January\u2014when Coptic Christians celebrate Christmas\u2014the first-ever public Christmas celebration was allowed in Saudi Arabia. This was a momentous occasion for the 3,000 Coptic Christians in Saudi Arabia, as well as for a watching world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pope Tawadros II\u2019s role in guiding the future of Christianity in Egypt\u2014the most populous country in the Arab world\u2014is critical. His leadership is currently guiding the future of Christianity in this region of the world and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Read the full story<\/a> and pray for this man and others like him when you intercede for leaders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Source: Haggai International, August 23, 2023 With roots dating back to the first century, the Coptic Church is a denomination of Christians following Jesus across the Middle East and North Africa\u2014arguably one of the most difficult regions for believers to worship and live safely in during the modern age. Born Wagih Sobhi Baki Soliman, Haggai … Continue reading Egypt: A Coptic Pope for the Modern Age<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-briefs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12356"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12356\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12357,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12356\/revisions\/12357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}