Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, received Ahmed Al-Qattan, Saudi Minister of African Affairs. Al-Qattan has been the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Cairo till 2011.

Abba Pachom, bishop of Suhag, ordained 200 new deacons at the basic rank of Ebsaluts at St. Parsoum Church in Maragha. This came at the celebration of the fifth week of the Great Lent. The deacons came from the Church of St. Parsoum and the church of St. George in Bahayel village.

Abba Pachomious, former acting patriarch, honored 1200 women on mothers day as they celebrated the holy Mass at the monastery of St. Markarious in Qalali mount. During the holy mass, 26 deacons were ordained as dedicated deacons.

Maxim Hoashar, 27 year old, and known as Killer of ISIS was killed today. He was known as Abu Abdullah of France and joined ISIS on internet and moved ot Syria through Turkey in August 2014 and then recruited thousands of terrorists on the internet. He appeared in several videos slaying his victims including the Copts and 18 prisoners from the Syrian army.

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and the rest of Russia, congratulated President Vladimir Putin, for being re-elected as president of Russia. Patriarch Kirill described President Vladimir Putin as a national leader of all Russians who voted in the elections, which was characterized by integrity.

The general prosecution in Libya accepted the transfer of the bodies of 21 Coptic Martyrs of Libya who were slain by ISIS in 2015. For its part, Egypt s prosecution said in press conference that the DNA tests were carried out and that the Libyan authorities will hand the body s over to the Egyptian government soon.

Abba Arsanios, Bishop of Minya, ordained 9 new priest for the ministry in the diocese. The new priests headed to St Mary monastery the Paramos in Wadil Natrun to spend 40 days of a spiritual Retreat according to the the Coptic ritual.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and patriarch of st. Mark see, congratulated the Cops on the Feast of the Holy Cross. This came during his weekly sermon where Pope Tawadros said that the church celebrates the Feast twice a year.

As the Egyptian presidential elections are approaching, Coptic Orthodox Church issued a statement in which it said that it doesn t direct the Copts to vote for a particular candidate. He explained that the church only encourages the citizens to participate in the elections and cast their vote.

Coptic Orthodox Church organized a conference for priests of Torino and Rome for two days which was attended by Abba Pernaba, Bishop of Torino and Rome, and Abba Abakir, Bishop of Scandinavian countries. The conference discuses topics related to priests service and problems they face.

4 new monks were ordained at St. Bishoy Monastery in Wadil Natroun. The four monks are: Fathers Tawadros, Abram, Mark and Serapion of St. Bishoy.

Abba Pernapa, Bishop of Torino and Rome, and Abba Abakir, Bishop of the Scandinavian countries ordained three new deacons at St. George Church in Rome. The first deacon is Deacon Kyrilious and two other deacons are Medhat Boshra and Abdul Massieh Farouk, and were ordained in the rank of Ebideacon.

Abba Paula, bishop of Tanta and supervisor of Brighton church in England, received a new church on Monday, which will be prepared for inauguration on Easter. The church was called the church of St. Demiana and Pope Kyrilous in Brighton, England.

Coptic Church called on its congregation to participate in the upcoming presidential elections describing it as a national duty. A number of dioceses and bishops held conferences to invite young people and the congregation to cast their votes in the elections.

Egypt s ministry of foreign affairs published a report about the Egyptian Grand Museum and described it as the largest archaeological artifacts museum in the world. The museum is located near the Giza Pyramids on an area of 117 acres, and will include in its corridors about 100.000 pieces of antiquities from various historical periods of Egypt.

The United States announced a donation of 2.2 million Egyptian pounds to the Egyptian Red Crescent to provide psychosocial counseling, vocational training, and help families of those who suffered because of the terrorist attack at Al-Rawdah mosque. The Egyptian government, represented by Minister of investment Sahar Naser, accepted the donation in order to help the children who lost their fathers in the attack.

The Apostolic Church in the village of Bakhum of Sahel Salim Center hosted a conference to support President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, to run for the presidency for a second term. The conference was attended by several clergy and officials of the village.

Dr. Shawki Allam, Egypt’s Mufti, said that female circumcision is a matter of caroms and traditions rather than religion. He added that Fatwa House had announced that female circumcision is not mandatory in Islam, but it is forbidden because of its medical and physiological damage.

Abba Morkos, Bishop of Shubra al-Khaima, inaugurated a new alter on the name of St. Pope Kyrious IV at St. Mary church in Mostorod. Two new alters were also inaugurated on the name of St. Mark and St. Mina. The inauguration was made during the celebration of the departure anniversary of St. Pope Kyrilous IV.

Lawyer of the families of the 21 Coptic martyrs of Libya, said that an official celebration is being prepared for the opening of the 21 Coptic martyrs of Libya church. The prosecution of Samalut informed the families of the martyrs that they are going to receive the bodies of the martyrs in few days.

Alaa Abed, head of the Human Rights Committee of the Egyptian Parliament, commented on the formation of a British parliamentary Committee to investigate the conditions of the former president Mohamed Morsi who is currently in jail saying: Britain hosts more than 10 thousand fugitives from Egypt s judicial authorities and is refusing to extradite them. He added that Britain aims to distort the presidential election and topple the Egyptian state and called British tourists to support Egypt by visiting its wonderful touristic places.