Under the patronage of HG Bishop Makarios of Minya and Abu Qurqas, the church of S.t Mary in Assem Village held a carnival of the Virgin for children. The Carnival entitled Theotocos was held on the occasion of fasting of the Virgin and was attended by 425 children

The Catholic Church in Luxor organizes a conference for the youth from August 26 to 29th in Hurghada. The conference will be held under the slogan "the opposite direction" under the auspices of Abba Emmanuel Ayyad, Bishop of Tiba.

Major General Qassim Hussein, Governor of Minya, received a delegation of Bishops of Minya that came to congratulate him on Eid all-Adha. The governor said that the Egyptian people are able to overcome all obstacles and evil plans that target their unity.

After British Prime Minister Boris Johnson had wished Muslims in the UK and worldwide Eid Mubarak on the eve of the Islamic holiday, he said that British Muslims are helping to make this country the success it is today. In a message marking Eid al-Adha, the prime minister called on people to celebrate the contribution made by the UK s estimated 3.3 million Muslims. “The story of Eid al-Adha is one of sacrifice, about doing your duty and doing what s right,” Mr Johnson said in a statement.

Nigerian media talked about hundreds of priests of Enugu Catholic Diocese on Friday protested against the murder of Reverend Father Paul Offu. Offu, the Parish Priest of St. James Greater Catholic Church, was allegedly shot dead on Thursday night by suspected Fulani herdsmen along Ihe-Agbudu Road in the Awgu Local Government Area of the state. The angry Catholic priests, who marched to the Government House demanding the government to stop violence in the country and save the Christians.

Dr. Khaled Montaser, Egyptian writer, denounced the increasing power of Islamists in the German society and said they will infiltrate it in few years. This came during his comment on the fatwa of the Islamic Center in Munich that a man can hit his wife in order to discipline her. He added that Islamists are now fighting human rights that protect them in the West and that they are far from integration in the society.

Youssef Talaat, legal representative of the Evangelical Community, said that the state committee for the legalization of unlicensed churches has approved the legalization of 88 churches and a subsidiary building. He added that the number included 28 Evangelical Churches.

Egyptian court issued a decision to ban demolition or selling of churches. This ruling gives churches the same inviolability of mosques. It is worth mentioning that such ruling comes against a former judge who claimed he bought a church from the Roman Church though this church was donated to the Coptic Orthodox Church and this former judge decided to demolish it if he doesn’t receive a huge amount of money.

Coptic Orthodox Churches start fasting of the Virgin Mary next Wednesday. On that occasion, several Egyptian Churches decided to hold a spiritual renaissance celebrations.

His Eminence Bishop Gabriel of Beni Suef ordained 5 full deacons at the church of St. Mark in Beni Suef. The ew deacons are Dr. Medhat Fouad, Mamdouh Monir, Wajih Nabil, Emad Salib, and Jamal Ragheb. The celebration was attended by a large number of priests and hundreds of the people of the diocese.

Coptic Orthodox Churches celebrated the feast of St. Joseph the Carpenter last Friday. St. Joseph was the foster father of Jesus Christ and took care of the Holy Family even before Jesus was born.

Coptic Orthodox Church is going to start the fasting of the Virgin Mary next Wednesday for two weeks. Many churches and monasteries hold spiritual renaissance meetings lie St. Mary monastery in Assiut that receives roughly two million visitors. The fasting will end on August 22 on the day of ascension of her body to heaven.

Media Center of the Coptic Orthodox Chruch celebrated the 31st anniversary or the ordination of Pope Tawadros II a monk. The center prayed for God to give Pope Tawadros power and wisdom to rule His people.

The Coptic Orthodox Church announced that Bishop Ermia, head of the Copts Cultural Centre, opened the exhibition of the artist Saad Metri under the patronage of His Holiness Pope Tawadros II. The exhibition was attended by a number of artists and the family of the late artist.

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, headed a conference of priests in the Arabian Gulf region, at the Pontifical Logos Center in Wadi El Natroun. According to the Egyptian Orthodox Church, the conference will be attended by Bishop Julius, Archbishop of Old Cairo, and a number of priests and their families.

Bishop Bernaba of the diocese of Turin, Rome and Genoa, signed the final contract for the Church of the Great St. Antony in Genoa, Italy. On the other hand, Abba Antoinus, Archbishop of the Egyptian Orthodox Church in the Holy Land and the Near East, revealed that His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and the Patriarch of St. Mark See, is going to visit Iraq to inspect the Copts living there.

Muslim Council of Britain issued a statement in which it said that vaccines contain gelatin derived from pigs are prohibited by Islamic law. For their part, many parents refused to give such vaccine to their children and demanded the government to find another halal vaccine.

A Christian woman called Reda Youssef complained that she couldn t get the pension or heritage of her deceased Muslim husband, just because she is Christian. She and her husband got married 20 years ago, but didn t have children and her Christian faith was the reason she couldn t get the pension or heritage from her deceased Muslim husband.

Bishop Paula of Tanta presided over the ecumenical meeting of the Middle East churches in Egypt. The meeting discussed the collective work and the unity of working for the church. The meeting included a number of priests, a group of evangelical priests, Catholics, Roman Orthodox and nuns of Notre Dame.

Matai Bishopric celebrated the legalization of the new Cathedral after receiving the new permits to start building. They called the people to start raising fund campaign on a bank account 3090202000001391 in dollars as / Anba Georgios Bishop of Mattay in the Bank of Egypt branch of Matai-Minya.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that his grandfather was working as a cotton farmer in the Delta in Egypt back in 1935. He explained in a television interview that his grandfather met with his grandmother in Egypt, where they got married.