His Holiness Pope Tawadros II pleaded to the people to follow preventive measures against COVID-19. He added that the world is approaching the second wave of the pandemic that killed many people including two Coptic priests only last week.

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II held a meeting today at the Papal Headquarters in St. Mark s Cathedral in Abbasia, with sector officials Service and administration of the St. Simon Foundation in Mokattam. Sector officials discussed their achievements and plans in the service in the churches of the Mokattam sector.

Al-Azhar issued a statement to condemn the bombing of a school in Pakistan saying, "Our sincere condolences to the Pakistani leadership and people, and to the families of the victims of the religious school in the western Pakistani city of Peshawar, who lost their relatives and children to the terrorist explosion that occurred on Tuesday. ” We affirm our condemnation of this terrorist incident, and declare our full solidarity with the victims of terrorist incidents, and we stand together with sincere intentions to uproot this bloody terrorism.

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark See, signed a cooperation protocol with Ambassador Nabila Makram Abdel-Shahid, Minister of State for Immigration and Egyptian Affairs Abroad, within the framework of the presidential initiative "Survival Boats" to raise awareness of the dangers of illegal immigration. The initiative was launched by the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi at the World Youth Forum in December 2019. His Holiness Pope Tawadros II said that according to the signed protocol, there will be training programs for the development of individual skills for youth, especially in the governorates that export the most illegal immigration.

The Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Irrigation in Egypt, Ethiopia and the Sudan, relaunched negotiations on the Renaissance Dam after suspension for 3 months. For its part, spokesman of Egyptian Irrigation Ministry stressed that Egypt is ready to negotiate seriously for the success of these talks in order to reach a fair and balanced agreement that meets the interests of the three countries.

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II received at the Papal Residence in Cairo members of the Executive Committee of the Faith and Education Committee of the Holy Synod. During the meeting, the Orthodox Faith Awareness Program was presented, which the committee intends to present during the coming period . The program includes an explanation of the articles of the Christian creed.

HG Anba Takla, Bishop of Dishna, inaugurated the alters of the Church of the Monastery of St. Balamoun. This came during the visit of the bishop to the monastery where he inaugurated 3 alters and icons of the church in addition to a number of deacons’ ordination.

His Majesty Willem Alexander the King of the Netherlands granted His Eminence Bishop Arsani of teh Netherladns the medal of the leader. This came during the celebration of the thirty-fifth anniversary of the start of the Coptic Church service in the Netherlands and the seventh anniversary of the establishment of the diocese of the Netherlands, which was held at the headquarters of the Archdiocese in Amsterdam, amid precautionary measures due to the spread of the new Corona virus. During the celebration, the Deputy Mayor of Amsterdam read the decision of King Willem Alexander of the Netherlands, regarding the awarding of His Eminence Bishop Arsany the Royal Medal. The ceremony was attended by Bishop Polycarp Eugene Eden, President of the Dutch Syriac Orthodox Diocese, Bishop Jan Hendricks, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church in Haarlem - Amsterdam, Father Gerard Matisen, Head of the Benedict Monastery in Akhmoud, and the Egyptian Ambassador to the Netherlands Hatem Abdelkader.

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II Dr. Sally Kamal Zakaria, PhD holder from the Faculty of Music Education at Helwan University in the melodies of St. Basil Mass. The researcher obtained a master s degree in 2014 in the melodies of the Holy Week.

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II Dr. Sally Kamal Zakaria, PhD holder from the Faculty of Music Education at Helwan University in the melodies of St. Basil Mass. The researcher obtained a master s degree in 2014 in the melodies of the Holy Week.

Pope Tawadros II inaugurated the church of St. George in Shatby, which is the oldest church in Alexandria. During the celebration, a documentary film about the history of the church was played and showed stages of the 138 church.

Bishop Eklimindos of Nasr City and Hagganah ordained 26 new deacons at the church of St. George in Hagganah. 22 deacons were ordained at the basic rank of Epsalts and 4 in the rank of Agnostuas

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II delivered his weekly sermon on Wednesday at St. Mark Cathedral in Alexandria. The topic of the sermon was Remember Your Creator in the Days of Your Youth . During his pastoral visit to Alexandria, Pope inaugurated the alters of Bashayer El-Kheir church.

His Eminence Anba Julius, the General Bishop of the Churches of the Ancient Egypt Sector and the Bishopric of Services, received an American delegation headed by Mr. John Barsa Director of the United States Agency for International Development, and Mr. Jonathan Cohen, Ambassador of the United States of America to Cairo. The delegation visited the Church of Our Lady in Old Cairo (the Hanging Church) and the Coptic Museum.

The Coptic church celebrated today the memorial of Saint Takla, the first deaconess and student of St. Paul, who was an example of virginity and purity. She was born in Turkey and believed in Christ by St. Paul and followed him in ministry and she was tortured severely for her faith.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, received today Father Isaac Mansour, priest of Archangel Coptic Church in New Jersey. The visit came to discuss matters of the service and to receive blessings of the Pop

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II participated today in the Forty-seventh commemoration ceremony of the glorious October victory. During the celebration, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi laid a wreath in front of the memorial to the martyrs of the armed forces and the grave of the Unknown Soldier

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II received today the monk Zachariah Al-Baramousi, priest of the Church of Our Lady and St. Mark in Mexico at the Papal Residence in Cairo. The visit came to discuss matters of the service and to receive blessings of the Pop

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II Received today at the Papal Headquarters in Cairo the Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Peter Zigarto. This came during Zigarto s current visit to Egypt.

The Coptic Orthodox Church congratulated Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah , Emir of the State of Kuwait, to assume the reins of power in the country. In her statement, the Church prayed to God to grant him power, wisdom, prosperity and peace.

The Egyptian Orthodox Church celebrates the monthly commemoration of Our Lady tomorrow. The Coptic Church celebrates a special day for the Virgin Mary on 21 of the Coptic month, in which the Virgin is praised and honored.