Bishop Rafael of Central Cairo churches visited today the Coptic churches in New Zealand. This came during his pastoral care visit to New Zealand where he was received by Dina El-Saihy, ambassador of Egypt to New Zealand. The program of the visit include the Coptic Orthodox Church in Wellington, Timaru, Christ Church and Auckland.

Bishop Barsoum of Sanbo and Dayrout ordained today five new priests for the ministry in the diocese. The new priests are Fathers Stephen Aziz, Bersaba Khairy, Karnilious Abdallah, Andrew Robin, and Tadawes Natei.

Bishop Bisanti of Hilwan and Maasara ordained 460 new deacon for 7 churches in Helwan. This came during the Holy Mass cleebrated today at the monastery of St. Barsoum the Naked in Maasara.

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, received at the Papal Headquarters of the Abbassia a delegation of 16 members from the German evangelical pastors, who are currently visiting Egypt. They visited a number of Egyptian tourist attractions and expressed their admiration for the effort to help the poor and the strong relationship between Copts and Muslims through the family house association. Pope talked to them about the history of the Coptic church and its spiritual and social role in the lives of the congregation.

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, inaugurated the Conference of Lausanne Dialogue Initiative with the Orthodox Churches, which is held for the first time in Egypt. The conference is hosted by the Coptic Orthodox Church and lasts four days with the participation of 50 people from several churches and seminaries.

Egyptian Consul General in Melbourne Participated in the celebration of the Coptic Church Golden Jubilee in Australia. More than 400 people participated in the celebration, headed by HG Bishop Rafael, Bishop General of the Central Cairo Churches, HG Bishop Daniel, Bishop and Head of St. Shenouda Monastery in Sydney, and a number of guests of honor, led by Bishop Huggins Phillip, head of national council of churches in Australia, and a number of Australian officials.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, laid the foundation stone of KEMI Medical Hospital in Obour City in the presence of Bishops Daniel, Angelos and Youlios, members of the Holy Synod. The project is one of the projects of the Pontifical Office for Projects and Relations.

The Media Center of the Egyptian Council of Ministers said that Egypt reached 28th in road quality index in 2019. It published an infographic highlights the extent Reflection of road projects implemented by the country on Egypt s global ranking in the road quality index during the period from 2014 to 2019, where Egypt advanced from 107 rank to 28th.

Abba Markos, Archbishop of Shubra al-Khaimah, inaugurated today the Church of the Virgin and St. Mark in the diocese. Many people participated in the celebration during which the icons and holy vessels of the church were inaugurated.

The Church of St. Shenouda in Hurghada hosted 200 trainees who attended 8 workshops as part of the the project of training 1000 ecclesiastical teachers. Bishop Ilarion of Hurghada delivered a speech about the heritage of the Coptic Church.

Pope Tawadros II, received yesterday the dialogue committee between the Eastern Orthodox Family and the Anglican Church. Bishop Angelos, head of the committee, and Dr. Gregory Cameron participated in the meeting. They discussed the visit of the Holy Family to Egypt and history of the dialogue between Eastern Family and the Anglican Church.

Biba and Fashn diocese of the Coptic Orthodox Church issued the first sign language of the deaf and mute, which is the first in the Middle East. The project took three years to prepare the dictionary with the participation of 300 sign language researchers. Bishop Estifanos of the diocese signed a protocol in this regard with the Minister of Education, Dr. Tarek Shawky.

Bishop Markus of Shubra El-Kheima held a public meeting with the wives of the priests in the diocese. During the meeting, he lectured them about their role in supporting the ministry of their husbands.

Youth Bishopric, headed by Bishop Moussa, held the annual celebration for youth ministers training center at St. Ruice theater in the Cathedral of St. Mark in Abbasia. The celebration included a documentary about the center and its courses and a show to demonstrate how to address different youth with different thought. The graduates of the center received their documents of participation.

The semi-annual meeting of the service in Minya diocese was attended by 100 priests and 3200 servants. The title of the meeting was ‘The Living Servant’, which was also the title of a sermon delivered by HG Bishop Makarios of Minya and Abu Qurqas. A number of servants were honored in the meeting as well.

Pope Tawdros II celebrated the Holy Mass at the Church of the Virgin and St. Mina in Marseilles , southern France. The prayers were attended by Bishop Luke of France, Bishop Athanasius of Marseille and Toulon, Bishop Daniel of Maadi and Secretary of the Holy Synod, and Bishop Marc of Northern France.

Leaders of the Orthodox Family met in Lebanon at the meeting of the Members of the Standing Committee of the Eastern Orthodox for a regular meeting hosted by His Holiness Catholicos Aram I Catholicos of the Armenian Orthodox in House of Cilicia, Antelias, Lebanon. The Coptic Orthodox Church was represented by Bishop Thomas of El Qusiya and Mir, Bishop Angelos of the Northern Shubra Sector, and Mr. Gerges Saleh, Honorary Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches. They discussed everything about family conversations with Byzantine Orthodox churches, the Catholic Church, and the Anglican Church. The meeting also reviewed last year s meetings of the World Council of Churches and the Middle East Council of Churches.

A huge fire broke out today at the Church of St. George in Mansoura, which caused great destruction at one of the halls of the church. A fire had devoured the Church of St. George in Helwan on Monday evening and completely destroyed it, which was built 120 years ago.

A huge blaze broke out on Sunday night at St. George Coptic church in Helwan, South Cairo. The church was built in 1898 by the German Community in Egypt, and was bought by the Coptic Orthodox Chruch in 1971, before it was destroyed by fire. Police are still investigation the reasons of the fire.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, inaugurated the Church of Our Lady and Archangel Raphael in Dravi, at the headquarters of the diocese. Alters, Baptism and icons were inaugurated and a child was baptized. This church is the first one to be inaugurated by His Holiness Pope Tawadros in the current pastoral care visit in Europe.

During his pastoral care visit to France, Pope Tawadros II inspected Coptic diocese in Paris. Pope Tawadros and the accompanying delegation was received by Bishop Mark of Paris. The delegation includes Bishop Daniel, Secretary of the Holy Synod, and Bishop Michael of Qubba Gardens, Waily and Abbasia.