Governor of Sohag gave Copts of Tima a day off next Thursday to bid farewell to bishop Fam. Officials of the governorate will attend the funeral in Cairo and Sohag after the body of the late bishop will arrive from London.

Abba Takla, bishop of Dishna, promoted Father Barsoum Sobhi, priest of St. Shenouda in Azab village, to the rank o Hegumin. This came during the Holy Mass of the third week of the Great Lent.

Coptic Church issued a statement to announce arrangements for the funeral of Abba Fam, Bishop of Tima. The body will arrive from London to Cairo on March 6th and the funeral will be held on March 7th and 8th at St. Peter church in Cairo and St. Fam Cathedral in Tima.

His Beatitude Theophilos III, Patriarch of Jerusalem, decided to reopen the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s Old City, on Wednesday after a three-day closure to protest against Israeli tax measures and a proposed law.

Abba Bemen, bishop of Naqada and Qus, ordained 3 new monks at the monastery of Archangel Michael in Naqada.

Youth Bishopric held "together" Carnival for the first time in Sohag in cooperation with diocese of Suhag, Monshaa and Maraga. 500 youth have participated in the carnival that was held under the title you are a hero . Together carnivals are held in several dioceses and seek to instill and consolidate the Christian concepts and values.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, opened St. Paul s Hospital in Qubba gardens. The new hospital is owned by the monastery of St. Paul in the Western desert. The opening was attended by several bishops as well as a number of monks of the monastery.

The Monastery of St. Abkhomius El-Shayeb in Luxor celebrated the inauguration of 3 alters in the presence of Abba Silwanas, Bishop of the monastery, Abba Yusab, Bishop of Luxor and abba Joaquim, Bishop of Isna and Arment. The new alters caries the name of Saints Anthony, Shenouda and Makkarious.

Coptic Orthodox Church participated in the week of prayer held in the Vatican at the church of St. Paul, Rome. The Coptic delegation included Abb Pernaba, bishop of Torino, and a number of Coptic monks.

Abba Armia, head of the Coptic Cultural Center, received Patriarch Moran Mor Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, the 77th Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Maronite Church,

Coptic Diocese of Mississauga, Vancouver, and Western Canada celebrate Epiphany feast with its bishop and congregation.

Abba Antonious, Coptic Bishop of Jerusalem, celebrated the holy mass of Epiphany on the banks of Jordan River.

King Fouad II issued an official statement concerning the sale of furniture of his fathers palace, King Farouk.

Abba Pfnotious, Bishop of Samalut, headed a meeting for cancer patients and the elderly at the diocese under the title "I was sick and you looked after me" (Matt. 25: 36) which was attended by 200 patients.

Abba Theodosius, Bishop of Giza, said during the funeral of two Copts who were killed in Giza that the murderers shouted those are the infidel Christians. He added that the two martyrs were shopping for the Christmas items for their children when they were killed. Bishop of Giza: murderers of Copts shouted these are the infidel Christians

Spokesman of the Coptic Orthodox Church announced that the new cathedral is getting ready to celebrate Christmas on January 7th when the very first Holy Mass will be held in it. The Cathedral is the biggest in Egypt, and was built in Egypt’s new administrative capital some 40km east of Cairo.

A delegation of the Coptic Orthodox Church headed by Abba Bemen, Bishop of Naqada, has visited victims of Helwan terrorist attack, and expressed love and concern of Pope Tawadros and the Holy Synod for them. Bishop Bemen said that the victims are getting better as they receive the medical treatment in hospital.

Coptic Orthodox Church in Al-Kosheh celebrated today the 18th anniversary of its martyrs whom were killed on January 2, 2001. The Holy Mass was attended by a number of bishops, clergy and families of the martyrs. Twenty-one Coptic Christians were the victims of a massacre in Al-Kosheh village in Upper Egypt, located 450 kilometres south of Cairo.

Coptic Orthodox Church revealed in a statement today the condition of injured people of the attack on St. Mina Church in Helwan. Statement said that two victims were moved to Nasser institute for treatment, while the third is receiving treatment at Military Production Hospital. The fourth victim is receiving treatment at Police Hospital.

Police in Egypt are taking extra security measures to secure churches at New Year’s eve and Christmas. This comes among several threats by terrorist groups including ISIS to attack Coptic churches at the feasts.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, inaugurated today the altar of Archangel Michael Church in Sheration. The prayers were attended by Abba Bishoy, Archbishop of Damietta, Abba Kyrillos, Bishop of Nagaa Hammadi, Abba Raphael, Secretary of the Holy Synod, Abba Makar, Bishop of Sharkia, Abba Eklimendis, Abba Lucas, abba Daniel, Abba Markos, and Abba Agapeus, members of the Holy Synod.