His Holiness Pope Tawadros II held an online meeting yesterday with a group of Copts working in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the occasion of Nayrouz or the Coptic new year. His Holiness delivered a lecture about the struggle and grace of Nayrouz. The meeting was organized by His Eminence Abba Markus, Bishop of Shubra Al-Khaimah.

HG Bishop Arsani of the Netherlands delivered the weekly sermon broadcast on public Egyptian TV channels. The Egyptians state started broadcasting the Sunday weekly sermon on its public networks after the spread of Corona virus and the suspension of services in churches.

17 new nuns were ordained today at the Prince Tawadros al-Mashriqi (the warrior) monastery in Luxor. The prayers were led by Bishop Daniel, head of the monastery of St. Pual in the Red Sea, Bishop Youacim of Esna, and Bishop Yousab of Luxor. The new nuns are ordained for the monastery of Archangel Michael in Qamoula, and the monastery of the Prince Tawadros al-Mashriqi.

The Coptic Orthodox Theological College at St. Mark s Cathedral in Anba Royce started yesterday accepting a new batch for the morning and evening sections for the year 2020-2021 to get a BA in Theological Sciences. It is scheduled to accept applications for new students until the twenty-fifth of this month.

Beba diocese held the funeral of Father Anthonious Thabit, priest of the church of St. George in Qambash village, in Beba. Pope Tawadros II offered his sincere condolences to his family and congregation.

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II held a video conference meeting with a group of Coptic youth in the diaspora who had participated in the first meeting of Coptic Church Youth from various continents of the world, which was held in the summer of 2018. During the meeting, His Holiness spoke about the spirit of strength, love and advice in their lives, studies and deeds, and encouraged them to do their best in their ministry.

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, received HG Anba Arsani, Bishop of the Diocese of the Netherlands at the Papal headquarters in Cairo. During the meeting, Bishop Arsani presented a report about the service in the diocese and the new ecclesiastical projects in Amsterdam and the Hague, and the need for priests to cover the need for service among the diocese churches and the measures taken to face the Corona virus pandemic.

The Monastery of the Great Saint Barsoum in Al-Maasara for the start of the spiritual renaissance of the patron saint of the diocese from 5 September to 28 September without allowing overnight stay. The statement of the monastery, which was published by the Media Center of the Coptic Church, stressed that the celebration will be limited to daily masses, vigils and sermons that will be broadcast on social media, while maintaining all precautionary precautions including wearing masks, social distancing and fever screening.

Pope Tawadros II mourned today the departure of Father Luke Cedaros, priest of St. George Chruch in Sporting, Alexandria, and St. ABraam, in Torans, California, USA. The late father spent 53 years in priestly service after he was ordained by Pope Cyril VI on March 17, 196

His Eminence Bishop Bemen of Naqada and Qus opened three monasteries in Al-Asas Wilderness after the completion of the restoration work, which took three years. The resorted monasteries are Archangel Michael monastery, the monastery of St. Bessentus, and the monastery of St. George. The inauguration ceremony was attended by Dr. Osama Talaat, head of the Islamic, Coptic and Jewish antiquities sector at the Supreme Council of Antiquities, and a delegation of the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities and a number of senior official

HG Bishop Karas of Pennsylvania and deputy of His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, ordained two new nuns in the Monastery of Saint John the Beloved in Ohio, USA. It is noteworthy that the Monastery of Saint John the Beloved in Ohio was recognized by the Coptic Orthodox Church in the last sessions of the Holy Synod in June 2019.

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II received Father Priest Luke Basileus, Supervisor of the Bishopric of Youth in America and Canada (ACYB) yesterday at the Papal headquarters in Cairo. During the meeting, His Holiness signed a contract to buy the Cathedral of the Virgin and the Prince Tadros Conference Center in New Jersey.

His Eminence Bishop Bakhomios, Bishop of al-Buhaira, Matrouh and the five western cities, headed the ordination ceremony of 4 new consecrated nuns. Prayers were held in the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in Karma St. Mark, Damanhour. The new nuns are: Tasoni Hellbes, Tasoni Fabronia, Tasoni Seraphima and Tasoni Pestis. In the same context, five consecrated nuns were promoted to the rank of assistant deaconess, and they are: Tasoni Barbara, Tasoni Parthenia, Tassoni Petra, Tasuni Catherine and Tassoni Axia. The celebration was attended by His Eminence Bishop Isaac and Bishop Pavly the General Bishops.

His Eminence Bishop Demetrius of Mallawi, Ansna and Ashmonin, ordained a new consecrated nun at the monastery of the Virgin in the village of Deir Abu Hanas. The new consecrated nun is Tamav Barbara have spend months of the monastic probation period in the Monastery.

The meeting of the Council of the Theological Seminary College was held in Abba Royce Cathedral in Cairo in the presence of His Eminence Bishop Michael of the Churches of Hadayek El Qobba and the Vice-Dean of the College and professors of the College. They discussed the vision and the regulations of the College aiming to prepare Coptic Orthodox spiritual leaders of the Coptic congregation.

The Media Center of the Coptic Orthodox Church in cooperation with the Art Association for Development, organized a program called Future Leaders, which is a training camp that includes a number of workshops for youth between 18 and 25 years old. The training camp, which will be held between September 1 and 6, will offer online workshops to teach leadership skills, photography, script writing, directing, and editing.

The Youth Bishopric organized its annual conferences for the summer period this year through the Zoom application on the Internet from July 23 to August 7 due to the spread of Corona virus. The conference took the title Rise Up Heroes and was attended by nearly 20,000 people, representing 65 dioceses inside Egypt and 9 dioceses from Diocesan Diaspora.

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II cast his vote today in the Senate elections, at Al-Qubbah Al-Fadawiya Primary School in Al-Waili Polling Station. The Coptic Churches have invited people to cast their votes in Senate elections and bishops of various dioceses were keen to cast their votes today in the poll station.

The information center of the Coptic Orthodox Church issued a statement of the procedures that will be followed in conjunction with the reopening of the churches today after nearly 5 months of closure. These procedures include social distancing, wearing masks, sterilizing, registering before attendance, bringing one’s tools, napkins and water and strictly following the instructions.

Egypt s Ministry of Immigration announced that more than 10 thousand users so far are interacting with its online application (Call Egypt) on their mobile phones during the trial period of the application, which was launched by the ministry in both Arabic and English as a tool to enhance communication with Egyptians abroad using modern technologies. For her part, Ambassador Nabila Makram Abdel-Shahid, Minister of State for Immigration and Egyptians Affairs Abroad, said that the launch of this electronic application is an affirmation of the Ministry s desire to respond and meet the demands of the various segments of Egyptians abroad by merging the services provided to them in one application and will help in the voting process begins in the Senate elections scheduled for August 9 and 10 this month.

Egypt’s Ministry of Local Development held a meeting through the video conference technology to discuss the project of reviving the path of the Holy Family in Egypt. Senior officials of 8 govenrorates where the project is located attended the meeting along with representatives from the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities and the Egyptian Coptic Church and the Council of Ministers and the civil coordination coordination pass. During the meeting, Major General Mahmoud Shaarawy, minister of Local Development, assured the importance of the project for tourism in Egypt and its great value for the whole world.