This evening, H.H. Pope Tawadros II Witnesses the Celebration of the “Coptic Press and Periodicals, One Hundred and Fifty Years of Service to the Church and the Country”, that was held at the New Administrative Building that is affiliated to the Papal Residence at St Mark’s Cathedral in Abbaseya.
H.H. inaugurated an exhibition for magazines and periodicals that were published over the last 150 years which are more than 360 Coptic magazines.
The magazines and periodicals included in the celebration are:
Sunday School, which was published in 1947 (75 years)
Watani, which was published in 1958 (64 years)
Morkos, which was published in 1962 (60 years)
The Message of the Church, which was published in 1963 (59 years)
El Keraza, which was published in 1965 and since 1972 it has been the official magazine for the Church (57 years)

The celebration included speeches by H.G. Bishop Macarius, Bishop of Minya and the supervisor of El Keraza magazine, as well as speeches by the representatives of the magazines and periodicals. A documentary was then presented and the celebration was concluded by a speech by His Holiness in which H.H. started by having an open discussion with the participants in the celebration where H.H. have listened to their questions and commented on them.
About the celebration, H.H. said: “This evening is a unique evening in the history of the Church, as perhaps these five publications have not met together in one occasion before”.
H.H. said that as for the 3rd of December to be an annual anniversary for the Coptic Press, then H.H. mentioned 3 aspects that distinguishes the celebration:
A celebration to praise God: as with no doubt the publication that were published over the last 150 years have contributed with what they have presented to the glorification of the name of God
A celebration of loyalty: as we are loyal to those who have worked over the last 150 years. We stand here today with 150 years of effort and hard work behind us, and these people deserve our loyalty
A celebration of encouragement and thanksgiving: as we encourage these publications and support its publishing in various ways

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