orient ed ▁activities ▁and ▁events ▁are ▁organ ised ▁throughout ▁the ▁country , ▁though ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁public ▁hol iday . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Types ▁of ▁sec ular ▁hol id ays ▁Category : F ebru ary ▁observ ances ▁Category : Se ptember ▁observ ances ▁Category : Oct ober ▁observ ances ▁Category : Nov ember ▁observ ances ▁Category : Dec ember ▁observ ances ▁Category : H olid ays ▁and ▁observ ances ▁by ▁sched uling ▁( nth ▁week day ▁of ▁the ▁month ) ▁Category : Christ ian ▁festiv als ▁and ▁holy ▁days ▁Category : Family ▁member ▁hol id ays <0x0A> </s> ▁A ▁pap al ▁name ▁or ▁pont ific ial ▁name ▁is ▁the ▁reg nal ▁name ▁taken ▁by ▁a ▁po pe . ▁Both ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church , ▁usually ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Pope , ▁and ▁the ▁Pope ▁of ▁the ▁Co ptic ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁of ▁Alexand ria ▁( C opt ic ▁Pope ) ▁choose ▁pap al ▁names . ▁, ▁Pope ▁Francis ▁is ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Pope , ▁and ▁T aw ad ros ▁II ▁or ▁The odor os ▁II ▁is ▁the ▁Co ptic ▁Pope . ▁This ▁article ▁discuss es ▁and ▁lists ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁Catholic ▁Pop es ; ▁another ▁article ▁has ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁Co ptic ▁Orth odox ▁Pop es ▁of ▁Alexand ria . ▁ ▁While ▁pop es ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁centuries ▁retained ▁their ▁birth ▁names ▁after ▁their ▁acc ession ▁to ▁the ▁pap acy , ▁later ▁on ▁pop es ▁began ▁to ▁adopt ▁a ▁new ▁name ▁upon ▁their ▁acc ession . ▁This ▁first ▁started ▁in