10K views · 167 reactions | WATCH: His Beatitude Theodoros II, the Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, is warmly welcomed by the faithful at St Catherine Greek Orthodox Church in Acholinyek Village, Lakwaya Subcounty, Omoro District. He is in the Acholi Subregion for a one-day pastoral visit to the Holy Diocese of Northern Uganda. #MonitorUpdates : Regan Ocaya | Daily Monitor | Facebook

29K views · 510 reactions | Pope Francis declares these 21 Coptic Orthodox killed by ISIS in 2015 will be added to the Catholic Church’s official list of martyrs. “I am glad to announce today that, with the consent of Your Holiness, these 21 martyrs will be inserted into the Roman Martyrology as a sign of the spiritual communion uniting our two Churches,” Francis said in a speech to the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, Pope Tawadros II. | Catholic News Agency | Facebook