Abba Serapion, Bishop of Los Angeles and Anba Abraham and Abba Cyril, the general bishops, received on Saturday Ambassador Lamia Mukhaimar Consul General in Los Angeles and the accompanying delegation who came to the diocese headquarter to congratulate the Copts on Christmas.

Ahmed al-Tayeb, Sheikh of Al-Azhar visited Pope Tawadros on Wednesday at the Great Cathedral of St. Mark, to congratulate him on Christmas.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria, received today former acting president Adly Mansour at the Papal headquarters in Abbasia, who came to congratulate Copts on Christmas.

Abba Kyrilous, Bishop of Milan and Abba Pemen, Bishop of Naqada, have attended the annual conference held for families in the Netherlands during Christmas vacation from December 26-29th.

Abba Poktor, Bishop of New Valley, celebrated the first holy mass in Sahl Baraka, Farafra Church. It’s worth mentioning that President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has issued a presidential decree to build a church in the area at the expense of the state.

Abba Kyrilous, Bishop of Nag Hamadi, ordained three new deacons on Saturday for the ministry in the diocese.

Juma Mubarak Junaibi, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Cairo, visited Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark See, to offer condolences for Coptic martyrs of St. Peter Coptic Orthodox Church in Cairo.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and patriarch of St. Mark See, visited the Patriarch of the Catholic Church today at Kobri al-Kobba to congratulate him on Christmas.

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, sent a congratulatory message to the Catholic church in Egypt to congratulate the Catholics in Egypt on Christmas.

Egypt’s Ambassador in Canada attends memorial service for Coptic martyrs of the terrorist attack that targeted St. Peter Coptic Orthodox Church on December 11th.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and patriarch of St. Mark See, visited the Patriarch of Roman Catholics today to congratulate him on Christmas.

Dr. Omar Salamn, , Dean of the Faculty of Commerce in Helwan University, called a hall at the university after Marina Fahim, martyr of St. Peter Church terrorist attack in Cairo.

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.