Rev. Reda Thabet, head of the Evangelical Synod of the Nile, said after participating in the mass of the altar ballot as a representative of the Evangelical Church that he feels that Abba Tawadrous is God's choice after all Coptic Christians were praying for God to choose the best one to lead the church at such difficult time.

Ahmed Shafik, the former presidential candidate, has congratulated the Coptic Orthodox Church on the new pope after what he calls the great election process ending up with choosing Pope Tawadrous II in the altar ballot.

About 200 Salafis have attacked a concert in Minya claiming it’s a missionary concert and shouted out “Egypt is Islamic country... We sacrifice ourselves for Islam”!

Cathedral of St. Mark is ready to receive the 2411 voters of the papal elections tomorrow form 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The voters are going to choose three of the five papal candidates.