I put myself in the hands of Christ, who is the true leader of the church.

Love never ends or fails. Love never ends. Everything must be based on love - the relation between two friends, my ministry, my service; the church services in every field must be based on love. Why? Because God is Love.

I like the monastic life... in the prayer and the praising... this has charged me with new energy, spiritual energy. This is very important for my ministry outside the monastery.

I put myself in the hands of Christ, who is the true leader of the church.

I hope the day that all the Christians are one. This is my dream.

The constitution is for us all to live together, a common life, we need each other.

We don't pray for the land. We pray for the humans, all humans... starting with the president, Mohammed Morsi, and all officials, and for God to give everyone wisdom and responsibility to manage the affairs of this country and its people in true Egyptian spirit.