The Coptic church celebrated today the memorial of Saint Takla, the first deaconess and student of St. Paul, who was an example of virginity and purity. She was born in Turkey and believed in Christ by St. Paul and followed him in ministry and she was tortured severely for her faith.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, received today Father Isaac Mansour, priest of Archangel Coptic Church in New Jersey. The visit came to discuss matters of the service and to receive blessings of the Pop

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II participated today in the Forty-seventh commemoration ceremony of the glorious October victory. During the celebration, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi laid a wreath in front of the memorial to the martyrs of the armed forces and the grave of the Unknown Soldier

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II received today the monk Zachariah Al-Baramousi, priest of the Church of Our Lady and St. Mark in Mexico at the Papal Residence in Cairo. The visit came to discuss matters of the service and to receive blessings of the Pop

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II Received today at the Papal Headquarters in Cairo the Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Peter Zigarto. This came during Zigarto s current visit to Egypt.

The Coptic Orthodox Church congratulated Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah , Emir of the State of Kuwait, to assume the reins of power in the country. In her statement, the Church prayed to God to grant him power, wisdom, prosperity and peace.

The Egyptian Orthodox Church celebrates the monthly commemoration of Our Lady tomorrow. The Coptic Church celebrates a special day for the Virgin Mary on 21 of the Coptic month, in which the Virgin is praised and honored.

The Coptic Orthodox Church issued a statement regarding the injury of one of the policemen assigned to guard the cathedral. He was slightly inured while he was cleaning his gun after firing by mistake. Statement said the policeman was moved to hospital and his fine.

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, received today at the Papal Headquarters in Cairo, the monk Father Wissa of St. Bishoy monastery, the priest of the Church of St. Philopatir and St. Damiana, in Toronto, Canada. During the meeting, they discussed matters of church service, activities, and developments of the situation in the ministry.

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, received today Father Arsanios Fahmy, priest of the Church of the Virgin, and St. Shenouda and St. Thomas in Hamilton, New Jersey. No further information was revealed about the visit by the media center of the Coptic Orthodox Church.

The Coptic Church of Our Lady and St. Arsanyus in the city of Kapla, in southwestern Netherlands, celebrated today the seventh anniversary of its founding. The celebration was attended by His Eminence Bishop Arsani of the Netherlands, priests and congregation of the church amid the application of precautionary measures to confront the spread of the new Corona virus.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, honored the researcher Saad Boutros chanter of the Church of St. George in Shubra for completing a PHD in Coptic melodies and similar ones in four traditional churches. Pope said that Dr. Saad presented a good example of hard working and service since he was top at his colleagues in Didmos chanter Institute and excelled during his study at the College of Music Education in Helwan University.

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II received at the papal headquarters in Cairo the monk Father Mina Al-Urshlimi, the priest of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Iraq. Father Mina presented a report to the Pope on the pastoral service of the Church there, which was discussed during the meeting.

The Technical Office of His Holiness Pope Tawadros held its first meeting headed by the Pope. His Holiness had issued a decree at the end of August to form the technical office of his Holiness to assist in a number of administrative work in the Patriarchate.

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.