On Tuesday, Counselor Adly Mansour congratulated Pope Tawadros II, the pope of Alexandria and patriarch of the See of St. Mark, on the occasion of Christmas.
The Pope received a phone call from Mansour where he wished him merry Christmas, expressing his hopes for Egypt's progress and peace.
Pope Tawadros II will head the Christmas Mass at the Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ in the New Administrative Capital on January 6.
The media centre of the Coptic Church announced the preparations for the huge mass at the cathedral on the occasion of Christmas.
The Pope will receive guests and Christmas wishes at the headquarter of the Coptic Church in Cairo on January 7.
The prayer will be streamed on different national and private TV channels on Friday.