Youth ministry in Alexandria concluded the 26th festival of Youth in Alexandria. Several performances were included in the festival including choir of the Virgin Mary Church in Asafra and team of the Shadow of the Virgin Mary Theater in Moharam Bek. Winners of the Keraza Festival for the year 2019 were honored as well.

St. Stephanus church in Qous inaugurated a new institute for Coptic Melodies. The institute aims to graduate canters and ministers who master the melodies of the Coptic Orthodox Church after studying for 5 years.

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patirarch of St. Mark See, is visiting France next week in a pastoral care visit. The Pope will celebrate the Holy Mass on Saturday morning in northern France, and will meet with the Coptic Congregation there.

Archbishop Markos of Shubra Al-Khayma ordained a number of new priests at the Church of St. George for the ministry in the diocese. The new priests moved to St. Bishoy monastery in Wadil Natroun to spend a period of spiritual retreat according to the Coptic rituals.

The Coptic Orthodox Cultural Center in Abbasiya received a delegation from the Egyptian army, on the occasion of October 6th celebrations. The delegation of the armed forces included the assistants of the Commander of the Popular Defense and Military Forces and the Secretary of the Forces Command.

Tourist delegations from the Vatican started to visit tourist attractions of the path of the Holy Family in Egypt. Nader Gerges, coordinator of the path of the Holy Family, said that the tourist delegations will visit many places around Egypt for 9 days from October 3 to 11th such as the monasteries of Wadi Natrun, the churches of ancient Cairo, the Church of Our Lady of Maadi, the Egyptian Museum, as well as archaeological sites in Cairo, Aswanx, Luxor, the pyramids, Khan el-Khalili, the Valley of the Kings in Luxor and the tomb of Tutankhamun and Saqqara.

Dr. Tarik Amer, CBE Governor, announced that Egypt s foreign reserves reached $45 B for the first time in history. It is worth mentioning that the monetary reserve has been increasing three years ago, and only declined twice.

St. Athanasius Institute for Christian Studies Launches the first Coptic Heritage Forum on October 4-5. Bishop Estifanos of Beba and Fashin will participate in the forum.

Bishop Makarios of Minya inaugurated a new church at Ezbet Shahin in Minya. During the celebration, 33 new deacons were ordained and a number of icons and vessels were inaugurated.

Bishop Markos, of Damietta, Kafr El-Sheikh and Prairie held the first annual memorial service of the late Abba Bishoy, former Archbishop of Damietta, Kafr El-Sheikh and Prairie. A number of bishops participated in the in the memorial service and transferred the relics to the new shrine per parted at the monastery according to his Will.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, answered a question about how to overcome fear of the feature saying: God controls the future and he will not make you fail. He also invited the man to use psalms to get reassured and to use them in prayers like Psalm 27 that takes fear away.

His Eminence Bishop Dimitrios of Mallawi, Ansna and Ashmounin, opened the 33rd Coptic Language Festival with the participation of a large number of the congregation. The festival includes speeches and hymns in Coptic language in order to encourage the Copts to use their original language on daily basis.

Bishop Makarios of Minya inaugurated the church of St. George in Ezbet Yacoub Bebawi, Southern of Minya. The ceremony was attended by 25 priests and a large number of the congregation. Abba Makarios said that the church was renovated and expanded over years.

Father Poulos Halim, Spokesman of the Coptic Orthodox Church, said that church never accept chaos, but always calls for stability and peaceful coexistence. He added in media announcement that chaos causes a lot of damage to the homeland, society and individuals, as it threatens security and stability of States.

Coptic churches and monasteries in Egypt celebrates on Friday the holy feast of the Cross called in other churches “The Exaltation of the Holy Cross”. The Cross of Jesus Christ was discovered in 326 by Saint Helena, the mother of the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great, during a pilgrimage she made to Jerusalem. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre was then built at the site of the discovery, by order of Helena and Constantine. The church was dedicated nine years later, with a portion of the cross placed inside it. The date of the feast marks the dedication of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in 335. It s worth mentioning that the rituals of the Coptic Church use happy hymns and decorations to celebrate this holy feast.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, is going to hold a meeting with youth of Beni Suef diocese. The Coptic Orthodox church announced that the meeting will be held at the Papal headquarters in Wadil Natroun.

The funeral of Father Shehata Tawadros, priest of the cathedral of the martyrs Kyriakos and his mother Yolita in Tahta, was held today. The Coptic church mourned the departure of the priest who died after struggle with disease.

Pope Tawadros II delivers today his weekly sermon at the great Cathedral of St. Mark in Abbasiya in the presence of several bishops and priests. In another context, Bishop Stephen of Beba and Al-Fashn visited the Pope on Wednesday on the occasion of issuing the first edition of the journal of St. Athanasius for Christian Studies.

The Vatican announced to send tourist delegations to Egypt from October 3 to 11th, in order to revive the path of the Holy Family. The delegation is scheduled to visit the places visited by the Holy Family in Egypt, which has become one of the most famous tourist places in Egypt. These include: Monasteries of Wadi Natrun, Churches of Ancient Egypt, Church of Our Lady in Maadi, Egyptian Museum, Archaeological Sites in Cairo, Aswan, Luxor, Pyramids, Khan El Khalili, Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Tomb of Tutankhamun and Saqqara.

Bishop Makarios of Minya ordained a number of new deacons at the church of ST. foregoe in Fekria neighborhood. The came during the Holy Mass celebrated at the church in the presence of a large number of the congregation. For his part, Pope Tawadros II is going to visit France in a pastoral care visit in few weeks.

Bishop Apollo of Southern Sinai visited Kiriyalison Church in Nuweiba, to inspect the ongoing construction work of the church. He was accompanied during the visit by a number of priests of the diocese.