. ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁May / 2 ▁P ash ons , ▁Pope ▁T aw ad ros ▁II ▁and ▁Pope ▁Francis ▁held ▁a ▁shared ▁prayer ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁reception ▁with ▁the ▁Pont ific al ▁Council ▁for ▁Prom oting ▁Christian ▁Unity ▁and ▁other ▁dic aster ies ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁Cur ia . ▁Pope ▁T aw ad ros ▁II ▁also ▁visited ▁the ▁tomb s ▁of ▁the ▁Apost le ▁Peter , ▁the ▁first ▁bishop ▁of ▁Ant io ch , ▁who ▁Roman ▁C athol ics ▁hold ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁po pe ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Church , ▁and ▁the ▁Apost le ▁Paul . ▁Additionally , ▁Pope ▁T aw ad ros ▁II ▁visited ▁Co pts ▁in ▁Rome . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁( 1 7 ▁H ath or ▁ 1 7 3 2 ), ▁Pope ▁T aw ad ros ▁II ▁made ▁the ▁first ▁Co ptic ▁pap al ▁visit ▁to ▁Jerusalem ▁since ▁ 1 8 3 2 ▁( 1 5 4 8 – 1 5 4 9 ), ▁especially ▁controvers ial ▁as ▁Pope ▁Sh en ou da ▁III ▁had ▁boy c otted ▁Jerusalem ▁for ▁four ▁dec ades ▁over ▁the ▁Arab – Is ra eli ▁conflict . ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁visit ▁was ▁the ▁fun eral ▁of ▁Arch bishop ▁An ba ▁Abraham , ▁rather ▁than ▁to ▁formally ▁end ▁the ▁boy c ott . ▁ ▁On ▁ 4 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁( 2 9 ▁Mes ori ▁ 1 7 3 2 ), ▁Pope ▁T aw ad ros ▁II ▁visited ▁King