An event honoring the 21 martyrs on their feast day turned out to be an authentic celebration, bringing together both Coptic Orthodox and Coptic Catholics.
The 21 people put in orange jump suites on beach and killed by ISIS, are now to be inscribed not only in the Coptic book of saints, but the Roman Martyrology.
Permitting the liturgy to take place last week at the pope’s cathedral in Rome was a breach of the Vatican’s ecumenical directives, and St. John Lateran offic.
Due to miscommunication, a group of two Anglican bishops and 50 priests visiting Rome were mistakenly given permission to celebrate in the Pope's cathedral.