A new priest of the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Pope Kyrillos in Leidschendam, the Netherlands, was ordained this week.

Father Yoel Al-Maqari explained important information about the recent events at the monastery of Abu Makar in Wadil Natroun. Yoel said that the problem was not ideological or theological as promoted by some people. Instead, he assured that some people couldn t show commitment to the strict rules of the monastery.

In conjunction with the celebrations of Eid al-Adha, the Egyptian Ministry of Environment has taken strict measures to prevent slaughter of livestock in the streets.

Father Jeremiah of Baramous monastery in Wadil Natroun died. His funeral was held today at the monastery of St. Mary (Baramous). It s worth mentioning that Father Jeremiah is a disciple of the famous monk Abd al-Masih al-Habashi.

In his weekly sermon, Pope Tawadros II mourned Bishop Epiphanius, head of St. Makar monastery and described him as faithful and great example. He added that the late bishop was great example of a bishop, monk and teacher.

President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi held a meeting with Dr. Mohammed Mukhtar Gomaa, Minister of Awqaf, to discuss ways to counter extremism and spread the right understanding of Islam. The meeting was attended by Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, the Prime Minster.

In his speech at the funeral of Bishop Epiphanius, head of St. Makar monastery in Wadil Natrun, Pope Tawadros II said that the late bishop was very wise and modest. He added that we can learn a a lot from the late bishop, but above all we know that he trusted in the Lord and he was very simple.

After his funeral was attended by dozens of bishops led by His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Bishop Epiphanius was buried in his monastery. His body was laid in a special shrine dedicated for the monks and called the Tafous

American Embassy offered its sincere condolences in the murder of Bishop Epiphanius, head of St. Makar monastery. It said in a statement Our hearts go out to the Coptic Orthodox Church and to all Egyptians on the tragic death of His Grace Bishop Epiphanius. The Bishop was well known to us as a learned and pious person. We wish him peace and rest .

Pope Tawadros II has delivered his weekly sermon this week from the church of St. Mina at the Monastery of St. Anthony in Austria. Pope talked about how to encourage our children to be holy. Pope said that we celebrate this month the feasts of several saints whose biography can teach and encourage us to be holy.

Abba Timothaous, Bishop of Zagazig, inaugurated the church of St. Philopatrir and St. Karas in Zagazig last Saturday. Bishop Timothaous has recently inaugurated the baptism of Archangel Michael church in Zagazig and St. George church in Kafr Youssef village.

Thousands of Copts celebrated the feast of St. Shenouda in his monastery in Suhag. The celebration was attended by Abba Youannis, Bishop of Assiut, and Abba Ologius, head of the monastery.

Abba Isaiah, bishop of Tahta, ordained 83 new deacons at the rank of Ibsaltus for the ministry in three churches.

During his visit to Austria, His Holiness Pope Twadros II, attended the ceremony of the Egyptian Embassy of the revolution of July 23. The celebration was attended by more than 50 ambassadors from various countries.

Coptic church celebrated today the feast of Saints Peter and Paul in all its churches and monasteries. The Feast of Saints Peter and Paul or Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul is a liturgical feast in honour of the martyrdom in Rome of the apostles Saint Peter and Saint Paul, which is celebrated by Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Christians.

The Church of St. Mary in Geneva launched a new app in French entitled Follow me or suis moi and includes several books of the prayers inside the Coptic church and an index for the churches of the diocese and is issued in Android and OS versions. The name of the app is taken from the annual youth conferences organized by the diocese of Southern France.

Abba Pfnotius, Bishop of Samalut, opened a shrine for the belongings of martyrs of faith and homeland in Libya in their cathedral in Awar village. The shrine includes their bodies, clothes, handcuffs as well as their documents.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, met with Cardinal Christophe, Archbishop of the Catholic Church of Austria. They discussed the recent meeting with Pope of the Vatican and the ecumenical prayer meeting held in the Italian city of Bari a few days ago. The meeting was attended by Abba Gabriel, bishop of Austira, and Abba Mark, Bishop of Paris.

The very first church in Lotfalah village, Mattai diocese, was opened by Bishop Gawargious of Mattai. The church that carried the name of St. Mary and St. Bishoy is serving 400 Coptic Christian families.

2300 young men and women participated in the conference of faith in Magaga on July 4th and 5th. The conference was opened by Abba Aghathon, Bihsop of Magaga, and targeted the preparatory school youth and talked about Christian faith and Coptic rituals.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, participated in the ecumenical prayers for the Middle East held yesterday in the Vatican.