Melbourne Coptic Priests’ Synod decided that a committee of Melbourne priests are going to manage the diocese after the resignation of Bishop Suriel. They declared that the committee will be working under Pope Tawadros II and will concentrate mainly on the services to keep the peace of the church, and will issue a weekly report to inform the congregation on all updates.

His Holiness Bishop Barnabas of Turin and Rome celebrated the Holy Mass at the Church of St. Mina and Pope Cyril VI in Florence, 300 km north of Rome. During the Liturgy, he ordained 3 new deacons at the rank of Ebsaltus.

The Coptic child Matthew Maguid Victor won first place in the fifth international exhibition for innovation organized by the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology in Nasr City in Cairo on 8-9 November. Dr. Ali Abbas Dandrawi, Vice President of Aswan University and Coordinator of the Child University, said that Matthew has presented a project in the field of electronics and his idea was about a smart waste box that aims to create a clean environment free of waste and various diseases and contribute to job creation for young people and to increase the national income of the state through the sale of these wastes.

Police in Qena have taken extra security measures to secure the celebrations of St. George in Mahrousa village, Qena. This comes as after thousands of visitors are currently visiting the monastery to celebrate the feast of establishing the first Church on the name of St. George in Palestine.

Abba Suriel, Coptic Bishop of Melbourne, shut his Facebook page couple of days after he offered his resignation. He wrote: Dear Facebook friends, I thank you for our warm messages full of love and also the ones with negative messages. There is now no longer a need for this page and I will be shutting it down b the end of today. I wish you all the best and every success in your daily lives and in your spiritual journeys. God bless and good bye .

Abba Hidra, Archbishop of Aswan, celebrates his first Holy Mass after being healed in the United States of America next Saturday with Abba Sarabamoun in St. Monica Church in California. Bisho Hidra has underwent two operations to change right and left knee joints.

In a message published by Abba Daniel, bishop of St. Shenouda monastery in New South Wales, and Bishop Danil of Sydney, the bishops expressed their shock at the resignation of Bishop Suriel of Melbourne praying that God may give him wisdom to take on his responsibility to support his people. The bishops also demanded the people of Australia to pray and fast to receive heavenly wisdom and solution. It is worth mentioning that the priests of Austrlia had called Bishop Suriel to waive his resignation remembering his great works in the diocese and defending Christian faith.

Under the auspices of Bishohp Sherobim of Qena, the Church of St. George in Mahrousa village celebrates a spiritual renaissance for two weeks. The celebrations include sermons and spiritual songs and taking blessings of the holy relics.

Isis militants ambushed three buses carrying Christian pilgrims on their way to a remote desert monastery south of the Egyptian capital of Cairo, killing seven and wounding 19, according to the Coptic Orthodox Church and the Interior Ministry. The victims had left St Samuel the Confessor monastery in Minya shortly before the attack on Friday. All but one of those killed were members of the same family, according to a list of the victims names released by the church.

St. George monastery in Rizeigat received today the Director of Security of Luxor in an inspection visit to the Monastery to prepare for the annual celebration starting on November 10th. Extra security measures are taken to secure the celebrations in Rizeigat, Luxor, which are attended by thousands of Coptic and Muslim people.

The Coptic American organization in Eastern of the United States called to a protest on Sunday in front of the Israeli consulate in New York to denounce the violent practices taken by the Israeli police against the Coptic monks in the monastery of Sultan in Jerusalem. Israeli forces have been dragging Monk Macarius Orshalemy along the ground before forcibly handcuffing him. The monk was pinned down for several minutes before being yanked to his feet and carried away to be detained.

Thousands of Christians around the world began a signing campaign to stop the Israeli attack on the Coptic monastery of the Sultan in Jerusalem. The campaign appealed to the United Nations, Human Rights Organization, the US Senate and officials of the White House to stop the attacks by the Israeli police forces on the monastery and the use excessive force. Ownership of the monastery has been always to the Coptic orthodox church that had all the documents to prove so, and had a decision of the high Israeli court which said that the monastery known by the locals as Deir al sultan must back to the hand of the Coptic church the soley owner of it.

Israeli soldiers and police officers are using unacceptable and excessive use of force on Coptic monks and deacons as they lawfully protested the execution of an order that contravenes a standing Israeli Supreme Court ruling on property in favor of the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem. Coptic clergy, accompanying His Eminence Archbishop Antonios, Coptic Orthodox Metropolitan Archbishop of Jerusalem, were peacefully demonstrating at the Sultan Monastery in Jerusalem s Old City, officially the property of the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem. Urgent restoration work has been needed for some time, and the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate had offered on numerous occasions to carry out the required work itself, but was refused. This work is now being carried out by Israeli authorities on their own terms, without the approval of the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate, and while preventing Archbishop Antonios access throughout.

Christian Students Union concluded today its meeting entitled Peace-building and Anti-Violence in Lebanon from October 8 to 14. Young people from several Arab countries participated in the conference including Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Iraq and Sudan. After the meeting, the participants visited the Sabra and Shatila camp in order to learn about the activities presented in the camp.

Nabila Makram, Egypt s Minister of Immigration launched Speak Egyptian initiative that aims to preserve the Egyptian identity and culture. The Ministry designed an application to introduce Egypt to the second and third generation of Egyptian immigrants.

Abba Aghathon, Bishop of Brazil, is visiting Sidney on Friday in a pastoral car visit from October 12 to November 4. The Diocese prepared a busy schedule for His Grace including daily masses and meetings with the congregation

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, held a meeting with priests of Canada and their wives. The meeting comes in the framework of his visit to the United States of America in a pastoral care visit.

The Coptic Orthodox diocese in Sidney mourned today the departure of Abba Bishoy, Metropolitan of Kafr El-Sheikh and the head of the Monastery of St. Demiana. Abba Daniel, bishop of Sidney offered his sincere condolences to Pope Tawadros and the Coptic church in the departure of a great Christian scholar Theologist.

In the framework of the initiative We, the Egyptian Armenians Egyptian and Armenian ministers of Migration visited the Armenian Orthodox Patriarchate in Ramsis, Cairo, in the presence of Armenian ambassador to Cairo. The delegation met with the Armenian Orthodox Archbishop Ashod Montkassian, who told them about the historic church.

Abba Daniel, Bishop of Sydney witnessed the celebration of the diocese of the 45th anniversary of the ordination of Father Tadrus Samaan, the priest of the Church and deputy of the diocese. The celebration was held at the church of St. Anthony and St. Paul in Sydney.

Sunday school children in Coptic churches in the Australian celebrated the Coptic new year entitled Nayrouz. The celebrations this year commemorated the 21 Coptic martyrs of Libya. St. Demiana church in Benshbowl, Sydney, and St. Anthony church in Geelford were no exception as remnants and icons of the martyrs were honored among Coptic hymns and spiritual activities.