His Holiness Pope Tawadros II Receives His Holiness Moran Mar Baselios Marthoma Mathews lll, Catholicos of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark, received at the Papal Residence in Cairo, on Monday 10 November 2025, His Holiness Moran Mar Baselios Marthoma Mathews lll, Catholicos of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church of India, together with the accompanying delegation.

During the reception, His Holiness Pope Tawadros II welcomed His Holiness the Catholicos and his companions, then accompanied him on a tour of the Papal Residence. The visit included the Church of Archangel Michael and the Gift Museum, before a joint session was held, presided over by both His Holiness Pope Tawadros and His Holiness the Catholicos, and attended by the delegations of both Churches.

At the beginning of the session, His Holiness Pope Tawadros II once again expressed his warm welcome to the guests, conveying his joy at their visit and his hope that the meeting would be fruitful and effective. His Holiness pointed out that our responsibility is not only to make peace but, more importantly, to build peace. He emphasized that the solution to any problem comes through love and wisdom.

His Holiness also noted that God expects purity from us — that our hearts, our words, our relationships, and our dialogue all be pure. He concluded by asking for prayers, that Christ may grant us more love and wisdom.

Following the meeting, His Holiness the Catholicos and his delegation toured Saint Mark’s Cathedral, the Church of St. Peter (El-Botroseya), the Shrine of Saint Mark the Apostle, and the Shrine of Saint Athanasius the Apostolic, where they were given an explanation of the history of these places…

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