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.

The Coptic Orthodox Church issued a statement regarding the injury of one of the policemen assigned to guard the cathedral. He was slightly inured while he was cleaning his gun after firing by mistake. Statement said the policeman was moved to hospital and his fine.

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, received today at the Papal Headquarters in Cairo, the monk Father Wissa of St. Bishoy monastery, the priest of the Church of St. Philopatir and St. Damiana, in Toronto, Canada. During the meeting, they discussed matters of church service, activities, and developments of the situation in the ministry.

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, received today Father Arsanios Fahmy, priest of the Church of the Virgin, and St. Shenouda and St. Thomas in Hamilton, New Jersey. No further information was revealed about the visit by the media center of the Coptic Orthodox Church.

The Coptic Church of Our Lady and St. Arsanyus in the city of Kapla, in southwestern Netherlands, celebrated today the seventh anniversary of its founding. The celebration was attended by His Eminence Bishop Arsani of the Netherlands, priests and congregation of the church amid the application of precautionary measures to confront the spread of the new Corona virus.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, honored the researcher Saad Boutros chanter of the Church of St. George in Shubra for completing a PHD in Coptic melodies and similar ones in four traditional churches. Pope said that Dr. Saad presented a good example of hard working and service since he was top at his colleagues in Didmos chanter Institute and excelled during his study at the College of Music Education in Helwan University.

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II received at the papal headquarters in Cairo the monk Father Mina Al-Urshlimi, the priest of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Iraq. Father Mina presented a report to the Pope on the pastoral service of the Church there, which was discussed during the meeting.

The Technical Office of His Holiness Pope Tawadros held its first meeting headed by the Pope. His Holiness had issued a decree at the end of August to form the technical office of his Holiness to assist in a number of administrative work in the Patriarchate.

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II held an online meeting yesterday with a group of Copts working in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the occasion of Nayrouz or the Coptic new year. His Holiness delivered a lecture about the struggle and grace of Nayrouz. The meeting was organized by His Eminence Abba Markus, Bishop of Shubra Al-Khaimah.

HG Bishop Arsani of the Netherlands delivered the weekly sermon broadcast on public Egyptian TV channels. The Egyptians state started broadcasting the Sunday weekly sermon on its public networks after the spread of Corona virus and the suspension of services in churches.

17 new nuns were ordained today at the Prince Tawadros al-Mashriqi (the warrior) monastery in Luxor. The prayers were led by Bishop Daniel, head of the monastery of St. Pual in the Red Sea, Bishop Youacim of Esna, and Bishop Yousab of Luxor. The new nuns are ordained for the monastery of Archangel Michael in Qamoula, and the monastery of the Prince Tawadros al-Mashriqi.

The Coptic Orthodox Theological College at St. Mark s Cathedral in Anba Royce started yesterday accepting a new batch for the morning and evening sections for the year 2020-2021 to get a BA in Theological Sciences. It is scheduled to accept applications for new students until the twenty-fifth of this month.

Beba diocese held the funeral of Father Anthonious Thabit, priest of the church of St. George in Qambash village, in Beba. Pope Tawadros II offered his sincere condolences to his family and congregation.

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II held a video conference meeting with a group of Coptic youth in the diaspora who had participated in the first meeting of Coptic Church Youth from various continents of the world, which was held in the summer of 2018. During the meeting, His Holiness spoke about the spirit of strength, love and advice in their lives, studies and deeds, and encouraged them to do their best in their ministry.

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, received HG Anba Arsani, Bishop of the Diocese of the Netherlands at the Papal headquarters in Cairo. During the meeting, Bishop Arsani presented a report about the service in the diocese and the new ecclesiastical projects in Amsterdam and the Hague, and the need for priests to cover the need for service among the diocese churches and the measures taken to face the Corona virus pandemic.

The Monastery of the Great Saint Barsoum in Al-Maasara for the start of the spiritual renaissance of the patron saint of the diocese from 5 September to 28 September without allowing overnight stay. The statement of the monastery, which was published by the Media Center of the Coptic Church, stressed that the celebration will be limited to daily masses, vigils and sermons that will be broadcast on social media, while maintaining all precautionary precautions including wearing masks, social distancing and fever screening.

Pope Tawadros II mourned today the departure of Father Luke Cedaros, priest of St. George Chruch in Sporting, Alexandria, and St. ABraam, in Torans, California, USA. The late father spent 53 years in priestly service after he was ordained by Pope Cyril VI on March 17, 196

His Eminence Bishop Bemen of Naqada and Qus opened three monasteries in Al-Asas Wilderness after the completion of the restoration work, which took three years. The resorted monasteries are Archangel Michael monastery, the monastery of St. Bessentus, and the monastery of St. George. The inauguration ceremony was attended by Dr. Osama Talaat, head of the Islamic, Coptic and Jewish antiquities sector at the Supreme Council of Antiquities, and a delegation of the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities and a number of senior official

HG Bishop Karas of Pennsylvania and deputy of His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, ordained two new nuns in the Monastery of Saint John the Beloved in Ohio, USA. It is noteworthy that the Monastery of Saint John the Beloved in Ohio was recognized by the Coptic Orthodox Church in the last sessions of the Holy Synod in June 2019.

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II received Father Priest Luke Basileus, Supervisor of the Bishopric of Youth in America and Canada (ACYB) yesterday at the Papal headquarters in Cairo. During the meeting, His Holiness signed a contract to buy the Cathedral of the Virgin and the Prince Tadros Conference Center in New Jersey.

His Eminence Bishop Bakhomios, Bishop of al-Buhaira, Matrouh and the five western cities, headed the ordination ceremony of 4 new consecrated nuns. Prayers were held in the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in Karma St. Mark, Damanhour. The new nuns are: Tasoni Hellbes, Tasoni Fabronia, Tasoni Seraphima and Tasoni Pestis. In the same context, five consecrated nuns were promoted to the rank of assistant deaconess, and they are: Tasoni Barbara, Tasoni Parthenia, Tassoni Petra, Tasuni Catherine and Tassoni Axia. The celebration was attended by His Eminence Bishop Isaac and Bishop Pavly the General Bishops.