Coptic Orthodox Church started on Monday the Fast of Nineveh, which is held for 3 days and is followed shortly by the great lent. The Fast of Nineveh is a three-day fast starting from Sunday Midnight to Wednesday noon during which participants abstain from all kinds of dairy foods and meat products and which commemorates the three days that the Prophet Jonah spent in the belly of the Great Fish and the subsequent fast and repentance of the Ninevites at the warning message of the prophet Jonah according to the bible.

The Coptic Orthodox Church announced in a statement that His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, offered his deepest condolences to Abba Makari, Bishop of the southern Shubra Churches and the priests of the diocese in the departure of Father Salib Matta Sawiris who died today. The late priest ministered for years in the church of St. George in Gioushy, Shubra.

The monks of the monastery of St. Samuel in Minya lodged a protest in front of the monastery to denounce the prevention of cars belong to the monastery from reaching inside just like police have prevented families and visitors of the monks. It is worth mentioning that such security procedures have caused a group of cattle to get sick after staying for 9 hours in the open till police allowed them to enter.

Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patirarch of St. Mark See, condemned the terrorist attack on a security site in northern Sinai yesterday, which resulted in the killing of an officer and 14 soldiers. Pope added that the church is praying for families of the victims and for healing of the injured.

Youth Bishopric concluded its annual conference in Wadi Al-Natroun in the presence of Bishop Raphael of central Cairo and several ministers of the bishopric. Father Marcos Al-Bermoussi, and Dr. Mina Adel were also keynote speakers of the conference.

Assailant of St. George Church in Ain Shams was sentenced to 3 years in prison for attacking the church and its security. The man was considered religious psychopath since he doesn’t belong to any terrorist group.

After his resignation from Bishopric of Melbourne, Australia, Abba Suriel was appointed assistant Bishop in America. He was appointed assistant bishop of Metropolitan Serapion of Los Angeles.

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced a rise in remittances from Egyptians working abroad by 270.2 $ Million US during December 2018. Statement added that the total remittances were 2.2 billion US$ compared to 1.9 billion US$ in November 2018.

A number of churches in Ethiopia have been attacked over the last two days after rumors that mosques have been attacked and set on fire. 7 churches following the Evangelical church were attacked and some of them were completely demolished in the southern city of Abba Colito.

Al-Zaqaziq Bishopric celebrated the visit of a delegation from UNICEF in preparation for putting Sharqiya province on the map of the journey of the Holy Family. Father Matias Yaqoub said that the province of Sharkia is of great importance in the journey of the Holy Family since it was the very first stop in Egypt and witnessed several miracles carried out by the baby Jesus.

Samalout Coptic diocese celebrates the fourth anniversary of the martyrdom of 21 martyrs in Libya at Awr village in Minya. The celebration will last for 14 days for the martyrs who have been slain by ISIS on the shores of Libya.

Father Hany Bachom, spokesman of the Catholic Church in Egypt said that 120 priests will arrive from Milan on February 24 as part of reviving the path of the holy family in Egypt. They are going to visit the monasteries of Wadil Natroun and the Faculty of Humanities and theology in Maadi, he added.

Rev. Andria Zaki, head of the Evangelical community in Egypt opened today the Evangelical Church in Mallawy after it was restored by the Egyptian armed forces. The church was attacked and set on fire by supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood after the dispersal of Rabaa Adawia and Nahda sit-ins.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexndria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, received today French President Emaneuel Macron and his wife at the Papal headquarter in Cairo. This comes as part of Macron s visit to Cairo that lasts for three days.

The Orthodox Church of Egypt participated in the day of prayer for the unity of the Church all over the world. Bishop Bernaba was delegated by Pope Tawadros to attend the prayers at St. Paul Church in Rome.

The Coptic Church in Kuwait received delegation of the Egyptian Parliament headed by Dr. Ali Abdel Aal, head of the House of Representatives, in the framework of the visit of the official delegation to the State of Kuwait, to promote joint cooperation between the two countries. The delegation was received by Father Begol Bishoy, priest of the Church of St. Mark in Kuwait, assuring that the church holds grea love for the homeland. Abdel Aal said that 700,000 Egyptians work in Kuwait and contribute to its cultural and educational renaissance, indicating the depth of relations between the two countries.

HG Bishop Ibram of Fayoum, said in a new message that Jesus Christ was baptized to let us know that the gifts of the Holy Spirit come to us at the baptism of the new birth. He quoted a saying of Pope Tawadros that man has to thank God over all things, even those things that look bad.

The Court of Appeal of Cairo decided to hold the first hearing of the trial of 11 terrorists who attacked the Church of St. Mina in Helwan. The terrorists formed a terrorist cell that planned and killed 9 Christians and one police officer.

Commemoration of the visit of the Holy Family to the land where Abu Hennis monastery was built, Mallawy diocese is helping its annual celebration of the visit of the holy family to its land, which coincides with the glorious Epiphany feast. The ceremony this year will be attended by His Eminence Bishop Demetrius, Bishop of Malloy and Alashmonin.

The Coptic Orthodox Church celebrated the circumcision ceremony on Monday. The feast is related to the remembrance of the circumcision of Jesus Christ when he was a child, according to the holy Bible.

A number of Coptic lawyers reported the Attorney General against the Governor of Minya over recent sectarian attacks in the governorate and the shutdown of a church in Zafarana village, Minya. The lawyers are Nabil Azmy, Amgad Murad Basta, Ramses Najjar, Atef Nazmi, and Hani Ramses. Videos documenting the events were also presented to the Attorney General.