Pope decides to cancel the gala celebration sitting No. 39 in solidarity with the Church in Iraq
Decided to His Holiness Pope Shenouda III, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Episcopate, cancel festive gala sitting No. 39, Pope Shenouda said "that the celebration is limited this year to meet with members of the Holy Synod in Alscimenar their own." The Pope has decided to hold a ceremonial gala sit No. 39 Cathedral Great Abbassiya instead of the monastery of Saint Bishoy in Wadi El-Natron, which was pre-planned and held him, but that the Pope down the decision at the request of the bishops and loved ones, who plan to attend from different governorates of Egypt.