His Eminence Bishop Makar of 10th of Ramadan City opened yesterday the church of the Virgin Mary and celebrated the first Holy Mass in it. The church that was constructed in 1982, and was renovated and expanded and inaugurated by Bishop Makar with new icon holder and drawings.

Bishop Barnabas of Turin and Rome celebrated the glorious feast of Epiphany in the church of St. Anthony in Ginwa northern of Rome. During the holy mass, he promoted 4 deacons to the rank of Oghnostos (reader) and ordained one deacon in the basic rank of Ebsaltus (chanter).

Nicolas Antony, spokesman for the Greek Orthodox Church, announced the establishment of a new Church in Zambia on the feast of St. Athanasius and Cyril. 47 children were peptized after celebrating the holy mass in the presence of Patriarch Theodore II, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and the rest of Africa.

His Eminence Bishop Tadros of Port Said held a meeting with the servants of the Eastern Chruches of Sydney at the church of St. Mark in Sydeny. This came during his pastoral care visit to the diocese delegated by Pope Tawadros as papal deputy to study spiritual needs and problems of the diocese.

Bishop Tadrus of Port Said celebrated the feast of the children of Bethlehem in the church of St. Mark in Sidney. Many people of the congregation attended the Holy Mass, which comes as part of the pastoral care visit of Bishop Tadrus to Australia.

Archbishop Hedra of Aswan ordained 3 new monks at the monastery of St. Bakhomious in Edfu. The new monks are Fathers Hanania Al-Bakhumi, Yustos Al-Bakhoumi and Paul Al-Bakhumi.

Major General Adel Al-Ghadban, Governor of Port Said, discussed today the possibility of including Port Said Governorate in the journey of the Holy Family in Egypt. This came during his meeting with officials and delegation of the Coptic church. At the end of the meeting, he assigned the officials to coordinate and work on the inclusion of Farma City on the path of the Holy Family project since it is one of the places visited by them.

Following the Western calendar, the Church of the Holy Family of the Franciscan Fathers in Luxor celebrated Christmas. The Prayer was led by Father Milad Rizk, the pastor of the Church, and the Franciscan Fathers and Monks who served in the various parishes of Theban Parish. The prayer included readings and sermons from priests in several foreign languages. The prayer and celebration were attended by a number of tourists of different nationalities visiting the city of Luxor and a number of nuns.

Abba Hedra, Archbishop of Aswan, inspected the Church of Abu Seifin and St. Demiana in New Aswan, which is currently under construction. He followed the concrete casting process as the structure domes of the new church to be established and thanked all concerned authorities in the country for their good cooperation.

Bishop Isaac of Tima celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Cathedral of St. Fam Al-Osaimi in Tima, with the participation of the clergy, deacons, and the congregation of the church. During the celebration, he inaugurated new icons of the church. Then, he met with minsters responsible for Christmas celebrations and checked the preparations for Christmas gifts.

Bishop Bernaba of Turin and Rome headed the holy mass at Alessandria city which is located 700 km north of Rome. It is worth mentioning that he has visited last week the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Virchila, which lies 650 km north of Rome.

Bishop Arsany of the New Valley perfumed the remains of St. Nicholas on the night of his feast. H also perfumed ten remains of St. Abaskhairoun of Kellin at the celebration that was attended by clergy and congregation of the church

Bishop Bernaba of Turin and Rome inaugurated the utensils of St. George Church in Isty city located 650 kilometers north of Rome. A number of deacons were ordained during the celebration that was attended by bishop Michale of St. Anthony monastery and Father Angelos Gaber.

Bishop Tadrus of Port Said inaugurated the holy vessels of St. Mina Church in Port Said in a big celebration. The celebration was attended by many clergy and congregation of the diocese.

Bishop Isaac of Tima inaugurated the Church of St. George in the village of Qawia after the completion of its renovations. During the celebration, Bishop Isaac delivered a spiritual sermon entitled "Why did God create man?

The University of the New Valley organized a symposium entitled Tolerance and Coexistence against Terrorism and Extremism under the patronage of Abdel Aziz Tantawi, President of the University in the presence of His Eminence Bishop Arsanyos of the New Valley and the oases. HG delivered a speech to university students about how to spread peace and tolerance.

Bishop Bernaba of Turin and Rome celebrated the Holy Mass at the City of Termoli, which is located 370 km south east of Rome. The holy mass was attended by monk John of Syrian monastery and the congregation of the church.

Bishop Sharobim of Qena perfumed the remains of St. Mina and St. Simon and St. Salib at St. Peter Church in Qena in the presence of hundreds of Copts. The diocese is holding a spiritual renaissance for two weeks on the occasion of the Nativity fasting.

Bishop Takla of Dishna ordained a new priest for the church of the Virgin and St. Moses in Faw Bahary, Dishna. The new priest Father Frhan Selim will spend the next 40 days at the monastery of St. Pachomius in Luxor as part of the Coptic ritual for newly ordained priests.

Bishop Cyril of Nagaa Hammadi continues physical therapy in Cairo under the supervision of the Director of the New Jersey Institute of Spine Diseases in America. It is worth mentioning that Bishop Cyril performed a cement injection in the spine in the United States last month and was accompanied during the operation by bishop Begul, head of Muharraq Monastery and Father Zucima al-Muharaqqy.

Bishop Anba Bakhoum, Patriarchal Vicar for the Patriarchal Diocese, received a delegation from Germany, of 30 people belonging to the Holy Sepulcher organization. This visit comes within the framework of their visit to some religious and tourist attractions in Egypt. They discussed the situation in Egypt and means of cooperation between the Patriarchal Diocese and the Holy Sepulcher Organziation.