Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, has opened Conference of Serving the Coptic Diaspora, in the presence of many bishops and priests in Europe.

Heinz Fischer, the President of Austria, receives Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark See, next week.

In a surprising choice, Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church have chosen Francis I to be the first pope of the Vatican from Latin America.