Egypt’s first telecommunications satellite, namely Tiba- 1, was launched yesterday from a space centre in French Guiana, on the northeast coast of South America. Tiba-1 s expected to provide and boost internet and telecommunication services across Egypt, and will contribute to developing health, education, and energy fields, not to mention improving services in government sectors across Egypt.

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II inaugurated the Cathedral of the Virgin and Joseph the Carpenter at Ezbet El Nakhl, Cairo. 3 alters and icons of the church were inaugurated, and the small chapel of the Virgin Mary, St. Mark the Apostle and St, George was inagurated as well.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, opened yesterday the Central Papal Library in the monastery of St. Bishoy in Wadil Natroun, which will be the largest Coptic library in the world. Pope said that the design of the library took the form of architecture that existed in the time of Jesus Christ, and is decorated with high columns that reflect the greatness of knowledge such as the temples of Karnak and the ancient Greek temples. The establishment of the library began in 2017and the library is designed to be a reference for Coptic life, culture, language and history.

Abba Pachomious, former acting Patriarch, celebrated 57 anniversary of his ordination as monk at the Syrian monastery of Wadil Natroun. The celebration was attended by several members of the Holy Synod and the monks.

Dozens of trainees participated in the workshops of the project to train 1000 teachers called (heritage of our church: spirit and life) in its second phase. Sixteen trainers and 80 trainees participated in 6 training workshops.

Ambassador Nabila Makram Abdel Shahid, Minister of State for Migration and Egyptians Abroad Affairs, congratulated lawyer Amira Mohamed Ali, a German-Egyptian politician, who won the German Parliament elections. Ambassador Nabila expressed her happiness for the achievements of the young lawyer, who is one of the sons of the second generation of Egyptians immigrating to Germany, affirming the ministry s full support for her as an important Egyptian and Arab voice in the German parliament, which is characterized by diversity and intellectual diversity. Amira Mohamed Ali was born in Hamburg, Germany in 1980 to an Egyptian father from Port Said and a German mother. She lived for a long time in Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, and works as a lawyer. She entered the German parliament in 2017.

HG Bishop Theophilus of Manfalout inaugurated the church of the Virgin Mary in Bani Odiat village with the participation of HG Bishop Lucas of Abnoub, Bishop Yoannis of Assiut and Bishop Pigol, Head of the Muharraq Monastery. During the ceremony 5 consecrated deaconesses were ordained for the ministry in the diocese and 7 priests were promoted to the rank of Hegumin.

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.