Minister of the Petrine Church held prayers for the victims of the terrorist attack that targeted their church and their families.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, visited victims of terrorist attack of the Petrine Church.

St. Mary Church in Moleha, Cairo, held the third day funeral for two sisters who were killed in the terrorist attack against the Petrine Church in Cairo on Sunday.

Funeral of Angel Anwar was held today at the Petrine Church after she died of her wounds. Angel was injured in the terrorist attack that targeted the Petrine Church in Cairo on Sunday.

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, said in his speech at the official funeral of the martyrs of the Petrine Church attack that investigations revealed the name of the terrorist who carried out the attack.

Fatwa House issued a statement to denounce recent terrorist attack against church in prophet’s birthday. Statement added that the terrorists chose the day of the prophet of mercy to kill innocent people. The Fatwa House also called to avoid sectarianism in Egypt and unite against terrorism.

Ambassador Hatem Seif, Ambassador of Egypt to the Vatican, said that he had received a telephone call on Sunday from the office of Pope Francis to offer their condolences for the victims of the recent terrorist attack on Coptic church. Pope added he prays for peace and progress in Egypt in such hard times. He called for facing such hatred ideology and terrorism.

9 new dioceses have joined the project of Pope Tawadros to train church leaders during the third phase of the project. The project aims to train church leaders on using sources of education in the church.

Abba Serapion, Bishop of Los Angeles has ordained deacon Mark Malak a priest at the church of St. Maurice in Pomona.

A new priest was ordained in Abnoub diocese by Abba Locas at the feast of St. Philopatir in a church carrying his name.

Abba Mataous, head of the Syriac monastery in Wadil Natroun and supervisor of St. Mataous monastery in Luxor, ordained 4 new monks at St. Mataous monastery in Isna mountain in Luxor. The new monks are Fathers Karas, Arsanious, Mina and Cyril of St. Mataous monastery.

12 new monks were ordained for the monasteries of St. Shenouda (the red monastery), St. Begoul (the red monastery), and Archangel Michael monastery of the Eastern mountain in Suhag.

During his pastoral care visit to England, Abba Paula, bishop of Tanta, ordained two new deacons at St. Mary and St. Abraam in Brighton.

A new priest was ordained in Giza for the ministry in villages in the governorate. Abba Domadious, Bishop of Giza, ordained the priest with the participation of Abba Poktor, Bishop of New Valley and Bishop Peter, Bishop of North and South Carolina and Kentucky in the United States of America.

The Ministry of Education is going to hold a community-based dialogue for curriculum development on November 21, 22. The dialogue is held with the participation of many ministries, students, parents and religious institutions.

Abba Daniel, Bishop of Maadi, Aba Youssef, Bishop of south America, and Anba Abraham, the General Bishop in Los Angeles have consecrated the church of St. John the Baptist in Zahraa Maadi.

Bishop Pachomius, former acting patriarch, has ordains three new monks at St. Makarios of Alexandria monastery The new monks were ordained after spending long period of test at the monastery.

Abba Hermena, General Bishop of the Churches of Ain Shams, ordained 39 new deacons at St. George Church in Ain Shams East. 3 deacons were ordained at the rank of assistant deacon, 3 at the rank of reader, and 33 as chanters.

For two days, the semi-annual Conference of Bishops of North America was held in the presence of Abba Serapion, Bishop of Los Angeles and Hawaii, Abba David, Bishop of New York and New England, Abba Joseph, Bishop of the southern United States, Abba Karas, Pontifical deputy in North America, Abba Peter, Bishop of North and South Carolina and Kentucky, and Abba Abraham and Abba Cyril, the general bishops.

Abba Serapion, Bishop of Los Angeles and Hawaii promoted Father Makaious Shehata to the rank of Hegumin at the church of St. Mina in Riverside. The celebration was attended by gneral bishops of Los Angeles, Bishops Cyril and Abraham.

A number of Coptic bishops have opened the fourth Coptic book fair at St. Athnasious hall in St. Mark Cathedral in Abbasia.