Abba Suriel, Coptic Bishop of Melbourne, published his resignation today on his Facebook page assuring it is final and has been studied for years. He said that he has suffered insults, death threats, gossip and back stabbings and that he kept the priesthood and bishopric pure and unblemished.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, received the first French tourist group to visit the path of the Holy Family. After the visit, the delegation headed to visit the holy places in Egypt.

Egypt s Minister of Tourism Rania Mashat, announced her plan to improve Egypt s reputation in tourism field. She said that her plan concentrates on the sustainable development in the sector in order to create jobs and eliminate poverty.

Egyptian government issued a decision to compensate families of St. Samuel monastery martyrs an amount of 100 thousand EGP. Minister of Social Solidarity Ghada Wali, ordered the payment of a monthly pension of 1500 pounds per month for them.

Othman Hamdan, a Jordanian migrant to Canada posted pro-ISIS comments and support for lone wolf attacks on his Defeat of the Alliance Facebook page before it was taken down by administrators. Othman was acquitted of three terrorism-related charges by a B.C. Supreme Court judge in September 2017, but immigration authorities kept him in custody and determined at multiple detention reviews that he poses a danger to the public.

The Islamophobia Observatory of the Egyptian Fatwa Center praised the campaign launched by Muslims in the United States to support the victims of the synagogue incident in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which took place last Saturday, killing 11 people and leaving dozens of injured people. The Observatory stressed that this behavior expresses the spirit of Islamic tolerance, and that Islam has ordered to show righteousness and compassion towards non-Muslims.

Abba Martiros, Bishop of Eastern Churches of the Railways and professor of Coptic Art, gives a lecture today on ‘The Influence of Political Variables on the Representation of Coptic Manuscripts’ from the 10th to the 15th Century, in Beit Al Sanari in Sayyida Zeinab, Cairo. The lecture is the second lecture of the 9th Coptic Cultural Season in Cairo, organized by the Center for Coptic Studies at the Bibliotheca Alexandria in cooperation with Beit Al Sanari.

Abba Eklimandos, Bishop General of Almaza Churches, opened today the church of St. Mary in Haggana, east of Nasr City. The inauguration ceremony was attended by Bishop Theodosius of Giza and Bishop Markos of Hadayek El-Qubba.

The new British ambassador to Egypt, Sir Jeffrey Adams, is hosting an Egyptian-made event as part of Egypt s inspiring initiative sponsored by the British Embassy to celebrate inspiring Egyptians in all walks of life. The Made In Egypt exhibition highlights Egyptian innovative designers who have been able to support the local high quality product.

Pope Tawadros II appointed Bishop Paula of Tanta as the Papal delegate to Damietta diocese after its Metropolitan has died. Deputy of the diocese said that the priests will hold a meeting to name a new bishop for the diocese and denied that Pope has told them about dividing the diocese.

Al-Azhar issued a statement today to declare its solidarity with the Coptic Church against Israeli attacks in the Sultan Monastery that was built by the Sultan Salah ad-Din Al-Ayyoubi who entrusted it to the Coptic Church. This Coptic Orthodox monastery is located within the walls of the Old City of East Jerusalem. The importance of the Monastery of the Sultan to the Copts is that it is their direct route from the Monastery of St. Anthony to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. This monastery is the seat of the Egyptian Patriarchate and the Coptic Church in Jerusalem. The occupation forces took over the monastery without right and gave it to the Ethiopian Church on 25 April 1970. Ever since, the Egyptian Church has been doing its best to recover it.

The Dutch Coptic Association issued a statement to denounce the attacks on the Coptic monks in Jerusalem by the Israeli police. This Coptic Orthodox monastery is located within the walls of the Old City of East Jerusalem. The importance of the Monastery of the Sultan to the Copts is that it is their direct route from the Monastery of St. Anthony to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. This monastery is the seat of the Egyptian Patriarchate and the Coptic Church in Jerusalem. The occupation forces took over the monastery without right and gave it to the Ethiopian Church on 25 April 1970. Ever since, the Egyptian Church has been doing its best to recover it.

Sources in the Coptic Orthodox church said a number of general bishops will be changed in the next weeks. The monastery of St. Demiana in Belqas will be separated from Damietta diocese. Abba Hermina, Bishop of Ain Shams will be moved to Eastern Alexandria, while Abba Isaac, Bishop of Tamia dn Snores in Fayoum will be moved to Ain Shams.

Abba Serapion, Bishop of Los Angeles, accused Father Makari Younan, Priest of St. Mark Church in Klout Bai, of disobedience after he held a prayer meeting in a hotel in Los Angeles. For his part, Father Makari said he traveled to America after taking permission from Pope Tawadros and Bishop of Central Cairo Churches, and he had to hold the prayer meeting at a hotel after the attendees reached 1500 people..

The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism launched a program to promote tourism in 9 Egyptian cities starting from April 29, 2020. According to the program, Egypt will pay 3500 $ to flights heading to Taba, Aswan, Luxor, Abu Simbel, al-Amein and Matrouh.

In a gesture of love, a young Christian calligrapher named Wassfi Tawadros decorated a mosque in his village in Abu Qurqas, Minya. He added that he was offered the job by a friend and he welcomed it and refused to receive money for it as a gesture of love to his friends and neighbors.

Abba Pfnotius, Bishop of Samalout, ordained 30 young deacons for Coptic martyrs in Libya church at the Cathedral of Savior of the World. 20 Coptic men were slain by ISIS in Libya; most of them are from Samalout where a Cathedral carrying their name was built in their village.

The third level of the Development of Ecclesiastical Education project has started by training 234 priests and ministers from 13 dioceses. The delegations arrived from Abu Tij, Sadafa, Ghanayem, Dir Mawas, Samalut, Monofiya, Tanta, Al-Mahalla Al-Kubra, Al-Beheira and Matrouh. Ain Shams and Mataria. The training program is scheduled to take place on 5 training sessions from October 1 to November 1, 2018. The project aims to train 1000 priests, ministers and servants from all the dioceses and pastoral areas.

Asya Bibi, a Pakistani woman, was sentenced to death, on charges of insulting Islam or blasphemy. Her family appealed to the court to release her, and the Vatican supported their call. The story dates back to 2009, when she was accused of insulting Islam before women she worked with in a field, and was sentenced later to death.

His Grace Bishop Guargius, Bishop of Matay, inaugurated today the church of St. Mark the Apostle in Koum Matai where 6 alters were inaugurated at the church. The Church was built according to a royal decree in 1942, and was rebuilt recently by a presidential decision issued in 2011. The prayers were attended by Abba Markos, Bishop of Shobra al-Khaima who also participated in the promotion of three priests to the rank of Hegumin.

Police in Assuit are investigating the mysterious murder of a Coptic Christian doctor who was killed in his clinic in the center of Dairout, Assuit. The murderer was wearing a shawl that hide his face and used white weapons to commit his crime.