Video - The Holy Family's Journey to Egypt

A Blessing for the Country and a Source of Spiritual and Human Values

Quotes and Reflections from His Holiness Pope Tawadros II and His Holiness Pope Francis

To Egypt, the Holy Family came, walked on its land and found a safe shelter after a journey full of hardships and difficulties, escaping from King Herod. A Church event that reminds us of a humanitarian issue that the world has been suffering from since decades as a result of wars, conflicts and crises... It is the issue of refugees that many families have been forced into in order to search for safety and stability. The journey of the Holy Family to Egypt has become an integral part of the history of the Nile’s country, as the Coptic Church has been celebrating it since the first century AD.

With the aim of highlighting the importance of this event, the video presents some quotes and reflections from His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark, and from the Pope of the Vatican, His Holiness Pope Francis.