His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria, Patriarch of St. Mark See, received Mr. Drakhan Kalitayev, Minister of Community Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and Mr. Arman Isagaliev, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Cairo. A statement issued by the church s media center said the meeting was a good opportunity to get acquainted, and the Pope was invited to participate in the conference of leaders of world and traditional religions to be held in Kazakhstan next October.

The Coptic Orthodox Church Media Center said that His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria, Patriarch of St. Mark See, received the Secretary General of the Act Alliance Foundation. In a brief statement, the Center said: His Holiness Pope Tawadros II received today at the Papal Residence at the Cathedral of St. Marks, Mr. Rudelmar De Faria, General Secretary of the Act Alliance.

The Coptic Orthodox Church held a guided meeting at St. Mark House in Dahmanhour to raise awareness of the rationalization of water consumption. The meeting was attended by His Grace Abba Bakhomios, Metropolitan of Beheira and 37 priests. Members of the awareness team talked about the important role of clergy to spread awareness about water to their congregation.

2 new priests were ordained in Ismailia by Abba Bemwa, bishop of Ismailia. The official page of Ismailia diocese said that Maged Adel was ordained for the church of St. George and Sameh Magdy was ordained for the church of St. Mina in Ismailia.

His Holiness Pope Twaedros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, said that the return to roots conference is planned since last November, and aims to attract the second and third generation of Copts in the Diaspora to visit Egypt, especially that they have never visited Egypt before. He added in a television interview on TEN TV that the Coptic church has 30 dioceses abroad and 6 youth were invited from each diocese.

Abba Bafnoteus, Bishop of Samalut, ordained Deacon Fady Habib, a priest for the ministry in the diocese. The priest who was named Father Abadir headed to the monastery of St. Mary in Jabal al-Tir to spend 40 days in spiritual retreat before he starts the new ministry.

The Church of the Virgin Mary and Angel Raphael in Dravi, Paris, celebrated the Vespers of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The celebrations lasted for two weeks and held spiritual renaissance including daily Masses, Vespers and Praises.

Pope Tawadros of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, sent a congratulatory message to president Abdul Fattah al-Sisi on the occasion of Adha feast. Pope prayed that God may offer him support and protection during his war against terrorism.

His Holiness Pope Twadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St Mark See, honored the graduates of the Coptic Institute of Leadership at the papal headquarter in Wadil Natroun. Statement of the media office in the church added that the ceremony was attended by Abba Youlious, bishop of Old Cairo.

Abba Makarios, Bishop of Minya, said that Coptic Christians have no demands for houses of worship, but rather rights. He added on Twitter that we, the Copts, have no demands of houses of worship, but rather we claim our rights.

Spokesman of the Coptic Orthodox Church announced that His Holiness Pope Twadros II received today a number of winners of the Sunday Schools Magazine Competition. The winners of the completion belong to various dioceses all over Egypt.

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria, and Patriarch of St. Mark See, received on Tuesday the president of the Sri Lankan Parliament. The Sri Lankan delegation included a number of ministers and senior officials.

Abba Paula, Bishop of Tanta, ordained anew priest for the church of St. Philopatir and Prince Tadrus in Tanta. The new priest if Father Markorious Salib and the ordination ceremony was attended by many priests and the congregation.

Abba Julius, Bishop of Old Cairo, participated in the Fourth Ecumenical Education Session held at the Ecumenical Education institute in Lebanon. In his speech, Bishop Julius said that the body Christi is the whole world with all its organs among all nations.

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patirarch of St. Mark See, participated today at the graduation ceremony of a new batch of police academy students. The ceremony was witnessed by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and senior state officials.

Abba Raphael, bishop of Central Cairo churches and former secretary of the holy synod, opened Pope Dioscorus Center for theological studies located at the San Arsani Service Complex. The new center holds progressive courses in Orthodox theology, allowing many young people to study theology as an introduction to the theological schools and the institutes of Coptic studies.

Qus and Naqada Diocese announced in an official statement the discovery of the body of St. Besentaous in his monastery in Naqada. The body was discovered on July 8 in a cemetery located under the main altar of the monastery. The body was found on a stone bed with the name of the saint written in Coptic language.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandra and Patriarch of St. Mark See, delivered his weekly sermon at the church of Archangel Michael in Vienna, Austria. He talked about the World Ecumenical Prayer Day, which was held in the Italian city of Bari at the invitation of Pope Francis for the first time in centuries.

Egypt s Ministry of Education announced that all high school students will receive a free tablet as a gift from president Abdul Fattah al-Sisi for the new school system. This came after rumors that each student will have to pay 600 LE to receive the tablet.

The Coptic Orthodox Church Media Center said that Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, received in the papal headquarters a delegation from the French House of Representatives. The delegation included Mr Gwendal Rouillard and Mr Claude Goasguen.

The Coptic Orthodox Church s Information Office said that Metropolitan Bakhomius, Archbishop of Behaira and former acting Patriarch, concluded yesterday the annual pastoral visit to the province of Matrouh, which lasted five days. During the visit, 44 new deacons were ordained in various ranks for the ministry in the city.