Bishop Ishaia of Tahta and Jahina ordained yesterday a new priest at the church of ST. Mary in Tahaa. Deacon Mina Karam was ordained a priest and took the name Afraim. He went to the monastery of St. Shenouda in Suhag to spend the next 40 days following the ordination.

Egypts Minister of Immigration Nabila Makram arrived in Australia today to meet with a delegation of Egyptian youth in Melbourne. She is going to launch the third version of the initiative to "revive the roots" sponsored by Egypt, Greece and Cyprus.

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, opened on Friday the Third International Conference entitled Coptic Heritage between Authenticity and Modernity at the Coptic Cultural Center at the Cathedral of St. Mark in Abbasiyah. The conference lasts for 3 days and is headed by Professor Sami Sabri, Dean of the Institute of Studies.

A new priest was ordained yesterday in Ezbet Harun village in Matai diocese. Father Moussa Adly was ordained by HG Bishop Guargius of Matai for the ministry of St. Mary and St. George in the village.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, held a meeting with priests of Mokattam in the presence of HE Bishop Abanoub, the General Bishop of the dicosese. His Holiness had held similar meetings with the priests of the Almaza, Ezbet El Haggana, East Nasr City, Hadayek El Kobba, Abbasiya, El Waily, Heliopolis, central Cairo, and East of the railway districts.

More than 800 children attended the meeting of preparatory students in Tima sponsored by Bishop Isaac of the diocese. The attendees represented 9 churches of the diocese and included a number of art shows.

Tariq al-Wasimi, Ambassador of Egypt in New Zealand, accompanies a delectation of the Coptic Church in New Zealand to offer their sincere condolences to families of the Egyptian victims of the bloody attack on two mosques in New Zealand. The Ambassador said that Egypt is ready to move the bodies of the martyrs back to Egypt. The Ambassador also visited the injured Egyptians in the incident to check on their health, explaining that they are in good health after several surgical operations were performed for them.

Ambassador Nabila Makram Abdel Shaheed, Minister of State for Migration and Egyptians Affairs abroad, will travel to New Zealand on Tuesday to visit the 11 injured Egyptians in the recent mosques attacks and to meet with members of the Egyptian community there. Ambassador Abed Al Shaheed also announced her initiative of the Humanitarian Love and Co-operation between Communities during her visit to Australia scheduled for next week as part of the "Reviving the Roots" campaign to celebrate the communities of Egyptian origin in Australia.

Bishop Paula of Tanta ordained 113 new deacons at St. George Church in Tanta at the basic rank of Ebsaltus. Hundreds of the congregation attended the holy mass to attend the ordination ceremony of the new deacons.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, ordained 15 new priests at the great Cathedral of St. Bishoy monastery in Wadil Natroun. Pope told them that they were ordained at the great lent where the church is blessed by fasting. Pope invited them to be humble, to visit their congregation and tolerate them, and to study and to rejoice in their ministry.

Ambassador Nabila Makram Minister of State for Migration and Egyptians Abroad, contacted Ambassador Tariq Salam, Ambassador of Egypt to Uganda, to follow up the Egyptian position held there. For his part, Ambassador Tariq Salam confirmed the embassy s follow-up to the situation with the Ugandan authorities, which announced the arrest of 14 Egyptians who had false docuemtns and were involved in selling unlicensed goods.

Bishop Markos of Shubra al-Khaymah ordained a new priest for the church of the Samaritan woman and St. George. Fatehr Markos Ashraf was ordained during the holy mass before he travels to Wadil Natroun to spend a 40 days of spiritual retreat.

The Coptic Orthodox Church announced the death of Father Markos Matias, priest of the Church of St. George in Tala, Menoufia at the age of 92. He was born on April 8, 1927, and was ordained a priest on 19 October 1947 and spent about 72 years in priestly services.

His Holiness Pope Tawadrous II held a meeting with the priests of the east of the railway at the Papal Headquarters of the Cathedral of St. Mark in Abbassia. The meeting was attended by Bishop Martirous of the diocese and wives of the priests. Such meetings are held by the Pope to communicate with the priests of the various pastoral sectors in Alexandria and Cairo.

Bishop Demetrious of Meloi, Ansna and Ashmounin, ordained 5 new consecrated nuns for the ministry in the diocese. The new Consecrated nuns are Helena, Mora, Yulianh, Florina, and Petronia. The consecration system in the Coptic Orthodox Church requires them to be virgins of 25 years old or widows for more than 5 years and those must exceed 50 years old.

His Eminence Bishop Boutros of Shebin El Qanater ordained a new priest yesterday for the ministry in the church of St. George and St. Bishoy in Marg. Father Estifanous Rizk headed to St. Mina monastery in Mariout to spend 40 days of spiritual retreat according to the Coptic rituals.

Ambassador Amr Abdel-Wareth, Ambassador of Egypt to Namibia, said that a medical convoy of the Coptic Church visited Namibia with 22 doctors from Egyptian origins. The convey has been working in Namibia from 22 February to 1 March under the chairmanship of Dr. Hani Lamei Eshemullah, Head of Oncology at Presbyterian Hospital in New York City and had conducted about 200 surgeries free of charge for the poor.

Abba Takla, Bishop of Dishna, ordained three new priests to serve in the ministry of people with special needs. The new presets are Father Abakir Boktor, Father Begoul Fam, and Father Rouis Nazim.

HG Bishop Makarious of Minya opened yesterday St. Maria Medical Center at the church of St. George in Nazelt Hinnis and visited a number of patients in the village. During the pastoral visit, Bishop Makarious have celebrated the holy mass, ordained 15 new deacons and inaugurated the holy vessels.

HG Bishop Befnotius of Samalot ordained yesterday three new deacons. The new deacons have been graduated from the Theological seminary and they are deacon Remon Charley Jacob, deacon Yonan Munir Ayad, and deacon Anthony Yacob Thabet.

A delegation of Coptic youth from France is currently visiting Egypt for one week. The young people have spent couple of days at Logos Papal centre at the monastery of St. Bishoy in Wadil Natroun. During the week, they participated in Sunday school service at the nearby villages of the monastery.