The Coptic Orthodox Church is celebrating the 17th centenary of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea (325 AD), one of the most significant councils in Christian history. Under the theme “Nicaea… A Living Faith,” the Church held a series of events that began last Tuesday and culminated in a major gathering at Saint Mark’s Cathedral in Abbassiya. During the celebration, His Holiness Pope Tawadros II led a procession carrying the chalice containing the relics of Saint Athanasius from the Fathers’

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