St. George Church in Shobra held the celebration of the opening of St. Mark Evangelization Festival in 2018. The celebration was entitled ‘be prepared’ and was attended by the congregation of the church and its clergy. During the celebration, former winners of the festival for the previous year were honored.

Two new monks were ordained today at the monastery of Abu Fana in Minya. The new monks are Father Dawood and Salib. They were ordainedby bishops Demitrious, Aghabious, Kyrilious, Ermia, Markos and Ilarioun, members of the Holy Synod.

Abba Barnabas Bishop of Rome and Turin, and Abba Raphael, the General Bishop of the Churches of Central Cairo, celebrated the Feast of the Holy Spirit (Pentecost) at the Church of the Great Martyr St. George in Rome. They later attended a meeting on the celebration of the Friendship Day between the Coptic Orthodox and Catholic Churches which was attended by representatives from the Egyptian embassy and the Vatican.

Another Coptic woman has disappeared in Shobra neighborhood in Cairo. Surveillance cameras of nearby shop showed several people kidnapping her and the matter is under investigation.

In what was described by Coptic activists as systematic forced disappearance of Coptic Christina girls, another Coptic gird disappeared in Upper Egypt. The victim this time is called Catharine Sameh from Sohag and was reported missing on May 15th. Police were reported and the matter is currently under investigation.

For the first time in years, Abba Suriel, bishop of Melbourne, celebrated the Pentecost, among his congregation in Sidney as he used to attend the feast in Cairo to attend the meeting of the Holy Synod. He sermonized the people about the foundation stone of the church which is Love, peace and visiting the people.

Dr. RAbie Anwar Fateh al-Bab, Professor of Constitutional Law and Undersecretary of the Faculty of Law, University of Ain Shams, insulted Christianity and the church in his book at the university. Moreover, he said the student who won t repeat the same insults while answering the exams will indeed fail.

Abba Angelos, Coptic Bishop of London, took part in the wedding ceremony of Prince Harry at St. George Church of the Anglican in Windsor Castle..

Abba Maqar, Bishop of Sharqia and the 10th of Ramadan City, inaugurated last Saturday the alter and icons of the church of St. Demiana in Kafr Shenouda. The church is the oldest in the diocese as it was built in 1817 under the reign of Pope Peter VII.

HG Bishop Guargius, Bishop of Matai, celebrated the feast of St. Athanasius the Apostolic at his church in Kafour Matai. The remains of the saint were perfumed at the church that dates back to more than five centuries.

His Grace Abba Bemen, Bishop of Qus and Naqada, is going to ordain his brother Dr. Helmy Haroun a priest on next Saturday. He was ordained a deacon on Tuesday pending the priesthood ordination on Saturday.

6 new deacons have joined the ministry after they were ordained by Bishop Abraam of Fayouma and Abba Isaac, the general bishop. The new deacons were ordained at the first rank of deacons known as Ebsaltus.

Coptic Church celebrates the Golden Jubilee of Our Lady of Zeitoun from May 10 for three days. Our Lady of Zeitoun, also known simply as El-Zeitoun, Zeitun or rarely Our Lady of Light, was a mass Marian apparition that occurred in the Zeitoun district of Cairo, Egypt, over a period of 2–3 years beginning on April 2, 1968.

Bishop Bishoy of Damietta, Kafr El-Sheikh and the head of the monastery of St. Demiana announced the beginning of construction of the wall of St. Demiana Monastery. He added that they obtained all licenses and they aim to finish the walls in one week before the celebration of the feast of St. Demiana.

Bishop Hedra of Aswan held a meeting with the staff of the House of the Bible, accompanied by some of the priests in the diocese. They discussed ways to develop bible study sessions and present them for the elderly and young people.

Bishop Rafael, General Secretary of the Holy Synod, commented or rumors about his resignation assuring there is no resignation from priesthood in the Coptic Orthodox Church as it is equal to fatherhood. He explained that the office of the General Sectary is taken for three years and may be renewed with elections according to the regulation. The last round ends this month and elections will be held to choose the next General Secretary of the Holy Synod.

International Maestro Bishoy Awad said that Coptic music dates back to the Pharaonc era and is considered a spiritual extension of it. This came during a lecture about Coptic music in St. Mark Cathedral in Alexandria. He added that the Greek philosopher Plato in the fifth century BC has testified that Egyptian Pharaonic music is the most complete form of music.

Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris said he s not opposed to recent military strikes on Syria, because "it s important to tell people that you cannot support a dictator that is gassing people and get away with it." Sawiris made the comments on Monday after President Donald Trump over the weekend ordered "precision missile strikes" against the Syrian government in retaliation for a chemical attack against its citizens. France and Great Britain took part in the attacks as well.

Everybody forgets something at least once in a while. Maybe it s an umbrella inside a coffee shop, or maybe it s the phone number you forgot to write down, we ve all been there. Science has made an amazing discovery about forgetful people that will change the way you think about your own memory. It turns out that being forgetful might not be a bad thing at all…

Abba Youannis, bishop of Assiut, Abba Bigol, Bishop of St. Mary monastery in Maharraq, Abba Besada, bishop of Akhmim, Abba Longinos, bishop of St. Shenouda monastery, and Abba Pachom Bishop of Suhag ordained a number of monks for several monasteries in Upper Egypt. The new monks belong to the monasteries of ST. Shenouda, Red monastery and Archangel monastery in Akhmim.

Egyptian court ruled on Sunday to support the death sentence against Adel Abdel Nour Suleiman, known as Adel Asaliah, who stepped a Coptic merchant in front of his shop in Alexandria. The Criminal Court of Alexandria sentenced on 9 March, 2017, the defendant to death penalty before his lawyer appealed the death sentence. The court rejected the appeal and issued a final ruling against the defendant.