Archbishop Angaelos

Pleased to receive two friends at @TheSanctuaryCDL this week, The Rt Reverend Christopher Cocksworth, Dean of Windsor, and His Excellency @MansoorAbulhoul, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the Court of Saint James. Thankful for the diversity of our relationships, and…

A wonderful evening yesterday at @TheSanctuary for our fortnightly @GVFellowshipUK meeting, with a reflection and conversation around “Navigating an online world” “Dorotheus of Gaza says, ‘When we live together with our brethren, we reap great benefits for our souls, for what…

A joy as always to be with the wonderful @SMASSservices community this morning for Divine Liturgy, followed by the veneration of relics on the occasion of the feast of the patron saint, Saint Shenouda the Archimandrite. Today’s gospel message: “This is why we do things…

A beautiful Crowning (Marriage) Ceremony today at @SMASSservices, uniting two parishes and two communities. ‘We commit ourselves to supporting one other in our journey of salvation, and to ensuring that our home shall be a house of prayer, a house of purity and a house of…

A joy to welcome young Michael to the family today with his Baptism. “By the Holy Baptism we are spiritually born, and made new, being formed anew to the image of Christ. For we put off the old man, corrupt with deceitful desires, and are clothed with the new, which is renewed…

Pleased to have positive meetings at @TheSanctuaryCDL with @Egyptair General Manager for the United Kingdom, Ingy Nabil, and my dear friend @HannahRThomas_ both for constructive conversations on future cooperation and collaboration, both in London and Egypt.

Pleased to greet and spend time with this year’s cohort of 18 scholars from 16 countries for the annual @ICLRSorg Young Scholars Fellowship in Religion and the Rule of Law at @TheSanctuaryCDL, with my dear friend Professor Brett Scharffs and his team, and speak with them on the…

Good to be in York for this group of @ChurchOfEngland General @Synod sessions, catching up with friends on yesterday’s debate approving the inclusion of our 21 Libya Martyrs into the CofE liturgical calendar, and on presentations highlighting the important work of…

Today, the @ChurchofEngland General @Synod started the process for facilitating the church’s liturgical calendar to include a commemoration of the 21 Martyrs of Libya of our Coptic Orthodox Church. I was deeply moved by the many gracious contributions and the overwhelming…

Beautiful divine liturgy at @StMarksLondon this morning, celebrating this wonderful community, while farewelling a good and faithful servant of the parish for over 40 years.

Was blessed later in the day to address our inaugural European Association of Coptic Health, bringing together over 250 Coptic healthcare professionals from across Britain, Europe, North America and the United Arab Emirates. “Yours is a vocation, not a job. A vocation is…

A joyous start to this Feast of the Apostles with a special welcome to Young Maria to our family through her Baptism. “Baptism is God’s most beautiful and magnificent gift… It is called ‘gift’ because it is conferred on those who bring nothing of their own…” Saint Gregory of…

Commenting on 2Timothy 4:7–8, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have…

A beautifully clear and breezy summer’s eve at the wonderfully picturesque Windsor Castle after this evening’s Evensong with my dear brother and friend Bishop Christopher Cocksworth, Dean of Windsor.

Dynamic conversion this evening at @TheSanctuaryCDL for our @GVFellowshipUK meeting on how to see the world and others “Through His Eyes”. “To see the world through God’s eyes, we see brokenness and vulnerability, but we pass no judgement. We try to become those who heal or…

An encouraging event this morning at @FCDOGovUK among many #FoRB colleagues with @FCDOHumanRights Minister @Lord_Collins and @FCDO_FoRB_Envoy @DSNorthNorth launching the strategy for the United Kingdom’s approach to freedom of religion or belief for all: ▪️Upholding and…

A joy to spend time with my dear sister and brother, Huda and @Nadim_Nassar. Blessed to serve as Patron of their wonderful @Awareness_Found, and see the very real impact of their inspiring work among children and young people in the Middle East through the Little Heroes and…