1400 Children attended a carnival for kindergarten in Samalout entitled “For You” from all churches of the diocese. The carnival was attended by His Grace Abba Bvnotius, Bishop of Samalut, who took photos with the children and gave presents to the children.

Sameh Shokry, Minister of Foreign Affairs, received a phone call from US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Saturday to discuss the relations between the two countries.

Abba Karas, general Bishop of Mahalla, headed a delegation to visit the displaced families from Arish in Port Said.

Coptic and Russian churches agreed to begin the exchange of educational missions between the two churches in order to support cooperation and rapprochement efforts between the Egyptian and the Russian people.

The Diocese of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Jerusalem announced the arrival of Abba Anthony, Bishop of Jerusalem and the Near East, in Iraq on Wednesday.

Abba Barnabas, Coptic Bishop of Rome and Turin, visited the Coptic families in Catania, Roma, and celebrated the holy mass in a church that was given as present to the Coptic church from the catholic church.

Abba Mark, General Bishop of Paris and northern France, delegated Father Joseph Stephen to attend the Divine Liturgy held on Sunday in Mar Azzaial Church in Brussels.

Abba Pachomius, former acting patriarch, and Abba Apollo, bishop of South Sinai, inaugurated the Church of St. Mary in Abu Hanna village, Behira.

Abba David, Bishop of New York and Abba Karas, the general bishop, attended the luncheon hosted by the Diocese of the Armenian Orthodox Church in New York to His Holiness Mar Ignatius Ephrem, Patriarch of the Syriac church.

6 new priests were ordained at Gerga Diocese for the ministry in Gerga and the nearby villages. The new priests are fathers: Elijah Taalab, Dawood Mansour, Sharobim Samir, Yousab Labib, Ibrahim Naim, and Samouel Mahfouz.

Port Said Governorate has received 21 displaced Coptic families from El Arish that arrived this week after the killing of several Copts in Sinai.

Fatwa House said that the war in Islam aims to defend the country, but it is not permissible to kill boys, women, elderly and monks during these wars.

Ismailia Diocese called for more donations for the displaced Coptic families after the total number of displaced families has increased to 110 families.

Diocese of Ismailia opens bank account to donate for victims of forced displacement in Arish. The account number is 1069241 UNION NATIONAL BANK – EGYPT and bearing the name of Bishop Seraphim, Bishop of Ismailia

Egypt’s Prime Minister Sherif Ismail spoke with Pope Tawadros by phone to discuss the recent attacks against Copts in Sinai.

Diocese of Ismailia denied collecting donations for Copts of Arish and said that a bank account will be opened for them on Sunday.

Observatory of Takfiri Fatawa and extremist views of the Fatwa House issued a statement to condemn targeting Coptic Christians in Sinai by ISIS and assured the attacks aim to destroy national unity.

Abba Besenty, bishop of Helwan, ordained 6 new priests at the Cathedral of St. Barsoum in Maasara. The new priests are Fathers Shenouda Ramsis, Amgad Ramsis, Falatous Naguib, Mataous Ayyad, Bemen Zaghloul and Nofer Samir.

Nadia Ahmed Abdu, former deputy governor of Behira governorate, was named the first lady to be appointed as governor in Egypt.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, received today the Lebanese President Michel Aoun in the Great Cathedral during his visit to Egypt that last for two days. Several bishops attended the visit incluing Abba Bishoy, Metropolitan of Damietta and Kafr El-Sheikh, Anba Theodosius, Bishop of Giza, Abba Markos, General Bishop for Qubba diocese.

As Egypt is celebrating Valentine’s day on February 24th, fanatics have issued fatwas to prohibit celebrating it considering it feast of infidels and contradict with Islamic Sharia.