Yesterday morning H.G. Bishop Rafael, the Holy Synod secretary, headed Archbishop Abraham, Bishop of Jerusalem, the Near East and the Arab Gulf States fortieth commemoration Mass. The church delegation, mandated by H.H. Pope Tawadros II the pope of Alexandria, a number of public figures and Coptic people living in Jerusalem attended the mass.
His Holiness Pope HG Bishop Raphael, secretary of the Holy Synod and a large church delegation was assigned to travel to Jerusalem to hold the Fortieth Mass.