# Anglican Episcopal Church presents Bible translation project to Pope Tawadros II

The initiative aims to make the Word of God available to deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals through Egyptian Sign Language.

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By the Patriarchate Desk of Coptic News.

- Published: 31 October 2026, 09:57 New York time (2026-10-31T13:57:36+00:00)

## Key points

- Bishop Sami Fawzy visited the Papal Headquarters in Abbassia to present the details of the initiative to Pope Tawadros II.
- The project translates the Holy Bible starting with the New Testament and then the Old Testament using a specialized team.
- The Gospel of Mark has been published via the Bible Society application, while work continues on other New Testament books.

Bishop Sami Fawzy, the Primate of the Anglican Episcopal Church in Alexandria, visited Pope Tawadros II at the Papal Headquarters in Abbassia on 29 October 2026 to present a project to translate the Holy Bible into Egyptian Sign Language, according to Al-Dostor and Youm7.

## Project Details

The initiative aims to make the Word of God available to deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals and to enhance their active participation in church life, according to Al-Dostor. The translation team includes deaf and hard-of-hearing persons, sign language interpreters, and a theological reviewer, Moheb Naeem added.

According to Youm7, the Gospel of Mark has been published through the Bible Society application. Work is currently underway on the publication of the Gospel of Luke, the Acts of the Apostles, the Epistle to Titus, and the Epistle to Philemon.

## Cooperation and Outreach

Pope Tawadros II recorded a video message praising the efforts of the Anglican Episcopal Church in gathering youth and servants to work on the New Testament translation, according to Al-Dostor. He called on churches of various denominations in Egypt to benefit from the project and expressed his wish for the completion of a full version and sign language dictionaries.

Moheb Naeem noted that the church is developing the "Bel-Ishara" platform to provide media content in sign language on social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, according to Youm7.

## Sources

1. [سامي فوزي: مباركة البابا تواضروس لمشروع ترجمة الكتاب المقدس بلغة الإشارة دعمٌ كبير](<https://www.dostor.org/5757226>), Al-Dostor. Published 2026-10-29. Accessed 2026-10-29.
2. [تعرف على تفاصيل مشروع ترجمة الكتاب المقدس بلغة الإشارة المصرية](<https://www.youm7.com/story/2026/10/30/%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%81-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%8A%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B9-%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%82%D8%AF%D8%B3-%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9/7599795>), Youm7. Published 2026-10-30. Accessed 2026-10-30.

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