Feast of the Virgin was turned into a national unity holiday in Sharqia with many Muslim visitors congratulating the Copts on the feast. Extra security measures have been taken to secure the celebrations among the presence of millions of the Copts from all over Egypt.

The Faculty of Arts at Alexandria University announced the opening of its unique department specialized at the Coptic language, history and literature. The department was opened last February in the presence of Dr. Essam Kordy, president of the university and HG Bishop Bavly, bishop of the Montazah Churches.

Bishop Cyril of St. Mina monastery led a delegation to congratulate Dr. Abdel Aziz Qansouh, the Governor of Alexandria, on Eid al-Adha. The delegation included a number of priests and members of the general congregation council of Alexandria churches.

In the church of St. George in Sidi Bishr, Alexandria, Pope Cyril celebrated the Holy Mass 58 years ago, and today Pope Tawadors II celebrates the Holy Liturgy at the same Church. This comes during the Spiritual reissuance celebrated at the church on that occasion.

Egyptian Cabinet Media center publish a report by Bloomberg showing the achievement of the Egyptian Pound in 2019. EGP came in second place as best currency after its price increased 6.5 % against the US Dollar.

Bishop Joseph of the south of the United States of America ordained and promoted a number of deacons at the church of St. Bishoy in Nashville, Tennessee. This came during the celebration of the feast of St. Bishoy in his church.

Rami Malik, first Egyptian Oscar winner, said that his character in the upcoming movie wouldn t be an Arabic-speaking terrorist, or a villain who uses religion as justification for his crimes. Malik told The Mirror that he refuses to link the role with any act of terrorism reflecting an ideology or a religion. Ramy Malik, 38, won the Oscar this year for best actor for his role of Freddie Mercury, the Queen s singer in the film Bohimian Rhapsody.

The virgin and St. Joseph Church in Semoha organizes the annual Youth Forum for three days, which is held under auspices of Bishop Bavly, General Bishop of Mohtazah and Youth Sector in Alexandria. Sermons will be delivered by Father Dawoud Lamie, and Father Polous George who will answer questions like does God love being religious and does God s love goes with pain and eternal punishment?

His Grace Bishop Arsani of the Netherlands received Mr. Hanter Heegde, governor of Bussum in the Netherlands, at the Church of St. Verena in Bussum. The church has organized a festival about Egypt aiming to encourage tourism. HG Bishop Arsani delivered a sermon in Dutch about the love of God for us.

Continue to pray with Christians in West Africa s Sahel region (which includes Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad and Niger). An attack in Mali has killed an estimated 95 people, including men, women and children—a third of the village. While there are conflicting reports on the death toll, major news outlets reported “officials say 95 people have been found dead.” A contact on the ground in Mali confirmed that all those who died were Christians.

The Zagazig Criminal Court in Sharkia sentenced five members of the Muslim Brotherhood terrorist group to 5 years in prison for inciting violence and joining a terrorist group, and for clashing with state institutions. They were arrested while joining demonstrations against the state and its institutions.

Bishop Daniel of Sydney visited the city of Perth, the capital of Western Australia, in a visit that lasted several hours before he depart to Cairo. He delivered a spiritual speech in the church of the Virgin and Archangel Michael and conducted a number of pastoral care visits.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, congratulated Dr. Ali Abdel-Aal, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Egyptian people on Eid al-Fitr. In his message, the Pope wished the Egyptians prosperity and peace on that occasion.

Choirs of Oriental Orthodox Churches performed in Amsterdam under the auspices of Bishop Arsani of the Diocese on Sunday 26 May 2019 at the Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Amsterdam. The annual meeting of the Oriental Orthodox Churches was attended by different groups of Coptic, Syriac, Armenian, Ethiopian and Eritrean churches.

Many Copts of Alexandria from various Christian denominations are keen to visit the church of Santa Rita in her feast to be blessed by the saint they call the patron of the impossible. Her church is located on a quiet street of Al-Gamarik district, and has witnessed a number of Holy Masses in Latin, Coptic, Maronite and Byzantine rituals and in Arabic and French languages.

Pope Tawadros II sent a message of condolences to the family of Father Sarabamoun Attiah and congregation of St. Mina Church in Feleming, which was read by His Grace Bishop Hermina of the Eastern Churches of Alexandria. Attiah, who passed away after a long struggle with the disease, had served as priest for dozens of years and was teacher of Church History at the Seminary.

The official spokesman of the Coptic Orthodox Church said that Pope Tawadros II inaugurated the fifth Church during his pastoral visit to Germany. The church of the virgin and St. Philopatir in Unna, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The inauguration ceremony was attended by Bishop Michael, head of St. Anthony monastery, and a number of the Coptic clergy.

Bishop Raphael, former secretary of the Holy Synod, arrived in the Australian Capital Territory as part of his pastoral care visit to Australia. He celebrated the Holy Mass at St. Mark Church and led the general meeting before he returns to Melbourne on Monday.

40 director and script writers gathered together at Sinnari house in Cairo to prepare a documentary about the Holy Family in Egypt. The project is sponsored by Alexandria library and aims to teach the world in several languages about that important visit of the holy family to Egypt

Consul of Spain visited the monastery of St. Mina and Abu Mina Archeology, Mariot, Alexandria. He was accompanied by His Grace Archbishop Kyrillos, head of the Monastery, and a number of priests from Alexandria Patriarchate

During his pastoral care visit to Australasia, HG Bishop Raphael led the celebrations of Melbourne Golden Jubilee of the Youth Meeting on Sunday May 12. Bishop Raphael honored the ministers who served the Coptic Church in Australia for the past 50 years.