Coptic Church mourns Father Elia Shokry, priest of the Church of the Martyr Damiana in El-Waili and member of the Regional Seminary Council for Personal Status for Cairo, Giza and Africa, and the media coordinator for the sectors of the gardens of the dome and Abbasia. The departed father died at the age of 64 after serving as priest for 15 years.

During his weekly sermon on Wednesday, Pope Tawadros II warned against lowering yourself in popular esteem or lose your confidence in God. this came during interpreting the book of Joshua Ben Sirach, which is a book full of short words of wisdom that carry experiences of human life and more than 150 verses in the book that begin with the word Do not.

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, received Mira Naima Regional Secretary of the International Christian Union of Students for the Middle East Region, Dr. Paula Raafat, Chairman of the Ecumenical Committee in Egypt, and Professor Moussa Mahani, the former Chairman of the Regional Committee for the Middle East Region. The meeting was attended by His Eminence Bishop Julius, the General Bishop of the Churches Sector of Ancient Cairo and the Bishopric of Services. They discussed the activities and services o the Union in the Middle East.

The Coptic Orthodox Church mourned the death of the theologian Father Sedarous Abdul Massih, Priest of the Church of Our Lady and Saint Joseph, Ohio Columbus, America. The late priest has presented several valuable books in on dogmatic theology for the Coptic church.

The Media Center of the Egyptian Cabinet published a report about Egypt s classification among the best countries in the world dealing with the Corona crisis and least affected by its repercussions, according to Bloomberg Agency. The report pointed out that Egypt is ranked 25th in the world and second in the Arab world out of 53 countries in the world, concerning flexibility in dealing with the Corona crisis, as Egypt scored 63.2 points in this classification, ahead of Turkey, which scored 60.6 points, and Saudi Arabia 59.6 A point, India 58.1 points, Brazil 56.2 points, Italy 54.2 points, France 51.6 points, and finally Mexico 37.6 points. Egypt scored second highest expected growth rate for the year 2020.

Bishop Isaac of Tima ordained 200 new deacons at the church of St. Karas in Sahil Tima with the participation of priests, and the congregation of the church. The new deacons included two Epidiacons (assistant deacon) and one Ognostus (reader) and the rest were ordained in the basic rank of Ebsaltus (chanter). Several icons were inaugurated in the church as well during the holy mass.

HG Bishop Abanoub, General Bishop of the Mokattam Churches Sector, inaugurated the church of the two princes, Tadros al-Shutbi and Tadros al-Mashriqi, in Asmarat, Mokattam. The celebration was attended by a number of senior officials in the city. It is worth mentioning that the church is located on an area of 3,500 square meters, while the buildings occupy 1,850 square meters, and it consists of two floors.

After the death of Father Arsanyus Lotfi, priest of the Archangel Church in Zagazig who was infected with the new Corona virus, Bishop Timothy of the diocese decided to suspend the service in churches of the diocese. The departed father was born on July 6, 1957, and was ordained a priest on November 22, 1987. HH Pope Tawadros II offered his sincere condolences to Bishop of Zagazig and family of the late father and congregation.

HH Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mar See, and the Coptic Orthodox Church mourned Father Silanos Youhanna priest of St. John monastery in Batmos, Cairo. The late priest died at the age of 68, after a priestly service that extended for nearly 42 years.

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II held an online conference from 27 to 29 November with the participation of nearly 500 priests and servants of the south of the United States of America, in the presence of His Eminence Anba Yusuf, Bishop of the Ibarashim, and the two general bishops of the diocese Anba Basil, and Anba Gregory. During the conference, the Pope delivered 3 sermons and answered many questions of the participants.

HG Bishop John of Northern Giza ordained a new priest at the church of St. George in Embaba, Cairo. The new priest Father Andrew Boshra headed to the monastery to spend 40 days of spiritual retreat according to the Coptic rituals.

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II promoted 44 of Cairo priests to the rank of Hegumin at the Great Cathedral of St. Mark. The celebration was attended by several bishops and priests. Pope assured that such promotion is an invitation to more hard working, service, and humility.

The diocese of Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and West Virginia celebrated Archangel Michael’s Day yesterday, when HG Bishop Karas of the Diocese, prayed the feast Mass at the Church of Our Lady and the Martyr Mercurius (the seat of the Archdiocese), with the participation of HG Anba David, Bishop of New York and New England and the Papal deputy of New Jersey, and the priests of the diocese. During the celebration, Engineer Sherine Saad was ordained a general priest at the diocese and his new name was called Michael. The priest will spend 40 days of spiritual retreat at the monastery of St. Moses in the Texas desert.

His Eminence Bishop Salib of Mitt Ghamr, and Dakadous, delivered Sunday speech today on Egyptian satellite channels during celebrating the Holy Mass. The speech speaks of the parable of the sower that Jesus told his listeners and was recorded in the gospel of St. Matthew chapter 13.

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II met at the Papal Headquarters in Cairo today, Father Anthony Subhi, priest of the Church of the Virgin Mary In the Jordanian capital, Amman. His Holiness, the Pope, received a report during the meeting about the pastoral service provided by the Church there for the Coptis residing in Jordan.

Pope Tawadros II inaugurated the altars and icons of the Church of Saint George in Almaza. The three alters carry the name of St. George, St. Sarabamoun and St. Mary. The inauguration ceremony was attended by a number of Coptic bishops and congregation of the church.

Egypt advanced 55 places on the “Government AI Readiness Index” indicator in the report issued by global consulting firm Oxford Insights and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), measures the extent of governments’ willingness to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies. Egypt reached rank 56 among 172 countries, while it placed 111 among 194 countries back in 2019. According to the report, a methodology for measuring the readiness of governments to use artificial intelligence techniques was applied based on three main axes and 33 indicators, the most prominent of which are the existence of a national strategy for artificial intelligence, data protection and privacy laws, the use of information and communication technology and digital services, communications infrastructure, and the availability of digital skills.

Pope Tawadros II recieved Egypt’s tourism and antiquities ministers in addition to various officials who arrived in the Great Cathedral of St. Mark to attend the screening of The Path of the Holy Family in Egypt documentary. A book talking about the holy visit was issued in six languages and the documentary was dubbed in the same languages.

Pope Tawadros II inaugurated today the Church of Our Lady and martyr Damianah in Papadopoulou, in Shubrā, after its renewal with the participation of a number of Coptic bishops. Pope said that he was baptized in this church as child in 1953.

Coptic Orthodox Church in Montreal mourned Father Michael Aziz, priest of the Saint Mark the Apostle Church in Montreal, who died at the age of 76, after serving as priest for 26 years. His Holiness Pope Tawadros II offered his sincere condolences to His Excellency Anba Paul, Bishop of Eastern Canada, and to the Congregation of Diocesan Priests on the departure of the Blessed Father.

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II pleaded to the people to follow preventive measures against COVID-19. He added that the world is approaching the second wave of the pandemic that killed many people including two Coptic priests only last week.