Abba Barnaba, Bishop of Turneyo and Rome, is discussing with the officials the preparations of an exhibition of Egyptian antiquities and Coptic icons in Rome from May to September aiming to activate and support religious tourism to Egypt. The discussions were held with officials of the Egyptian embassy in Italy and Italian NGOs and the Catholic church in Italy.

Mai Taha, Egyptian Ambassador in Cyprus, visited the new Coptic Orthodox church in the Cypriot capital of Nicosia. The new church is under construction and is named Archangel Michael Church. The Ambassador was received by priest of the church and 100 of its congregation.

The Coptic Orthodox Church participates in the national campaign to rationalize water consumption entitled Each drop makes a difference . It is noteworthy that in August 2015 the Church signed a protocol of cooperation with the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation within the National Campaign for Saving the Nile, in which it was keen to raise the awareness among the Coptic people through the Church s platform.

The Coptic Orthodox Church, headed by Pope Twadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, congratulated President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, and the Egyptian people on the liberation of Sinai national feast. In its statement, the church wished Egypt all development, prosperity and peace. Sinai liberation day is a public holiday in Egypt which celebrates the liberation of the land of Sinai from occupation back to Egyptian sovereignty[1]. It is the anniversary of the liberation of the peninsula of Sinai corresponding to April 25 of each year, celebrating the day in 1982 when Egypt recovered the land of Sinai and the withdrawal of the last Israeli soldier from the city of Taba in 1988.

On the occasion of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the church of St. Verena in the city of Bussum received San Kyril choir that gave a concert entitled Christ the Servant . The choir consists of 150 singers from the Coptic churches in England, France and the Netherlands, and musicians from Egypt, Germany, the Netherlands, France and England.

Abba Markos, bishop of Qubba Gardens and supervisor of Abba Moussa monastery, issued a statement to warn against fake monks collecting donations claiming they collect them for the monastery. He explained that none of the monks of the monastery are serving in the cities and there is no bank account for the monastery at any Egyptian banks.

In the 40-day anniversary mass of the late Bishop Fam of Tima, Bishop Pachom of Suhag, delivered a sermon during which he likened the late bishop to an angel who ministered on earth. He added that many people also likened him Santa Claus as he loved to give the poor and was so simple and meek.

Pope Twadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, received Ambassadors of the Asian States in Egypt at the Papal Logus Center, in the Monastery of Abba Bishoy in Wadi El Natroun. The ambassadors visited the ancient monasteries in Wadi El Natroun.

St. Mina Monastery in Alexandria issued a statement to comment on the fire erupted in an under construction church saying it destroyed the construction materials, but nobody died because of the fire. A big fire erupted at an under construction church near the graves of the martyrs.

Coptic Church celebrated Palm Sunday among tight security measures to secure the celebration after it witnessed several terrorist attacks on the same occasion last year. Palm Sunday is a Christian moveable feast that falls on the Sunday before Easter. The feast commemorates Jesus triumphal entry into Jerusalem, which was mentioned in the four canonical Gospels.

St, Bishoy Monastery in Wadil Natroun announced it won’t accept visitors during the Holy Week. The Holy Week starting with Palm Sunday till the Easter.

The Synodical Committee for Mental Health, Of the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church holds its first conference to combat addiction in Upper Egypt on April 21 at the monastery of the Virgin Mary in Drunka in Assiut governorate. The conference is held under the title ‘Heal the diseases of our souls’ and tackles a number of topics, including: spiritual and mental illness, mental disorders and concepts of mental health.

Pope Tawadros II Pope of Alexandria and patriarch of st. Mark See called the Egyptians to participate in the upcoming Presidential elections in order to preserve the rights and serve their country. Pope said in a press release that all Egyptians shouls partcipate on order to help their country progress. The Presidential elections were held for Egyptians in the Diaspora on March 26th 27th and 28th.

Abba Marcus, the general bishop, ordained a new Priest and three new monks at the Monastery of Saint Bishoy. The new monks are fathers Macarius, Youhanna, and Arsanius. The ordination ceremony was attended by bishops Daniel, Yostos and Epifanius, members of the Holy Synod.

In his sermon during the inauguration ceremony of St. George Church in Ain Shams, Pope Tawadros II invited the congregation to benefit from the great lent by reading in the Holy Bible, fasting and making mercy. Pope added that the journey of the holy fasting has three main stops; the first teaches us to reduce the amount of food and useless talk and fill the mouth with prayers instead.

Abba Pfnotius, Bishop of Samallout, discussed the return of the bodies of the 21 Coptic martyrs of Libya with their families. The martyrs were slain in Libya by the terrorist organization of ISIS, and the Egyptian government announced they will return soon to Egypt.

Abba Demian, bishop of the Coptic Church in Germany, said that a foreign writer wrote a book about the 21 Coptic martyrs of Libya after he visited their families in Upper Egypt. He added that this book was named The Twenty One and it is extremely valuable as it gives a lesson about the martyrs saved the faith till the end.

Abba Emanuel, Bishop of the Coptic Catholic Church of Luxor, accompanied a delegation of students of the Catholic Seminary to visit the monastery of Abba Pachomius known as al-Shayeb on Wednesday. The delegation was received by Abba Silwans, head of the monastery, where they visited the ancient church, the church of St. Anthony and some of the projects in the monastery.

The Apostolic Nuncio Bruno Mozaro, the Vatican s ambassador to Egypt, visited Suhag on Wednesday for a five-days visit. During his visit, Mozaro was received by Abba Pachom, Bishop of Suhag, and visited a number of churches. It s decided that Mozaro will visit Tima diocese to offer his condolences in the departure of Abba Fam, Bishop of the diocese.

Pope Twadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Petrarch of St. Mark See, received on Wednesday a message from the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby. Delegation from the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury accompanied by Archbishop Monir Hanna, head of the Episcopal Church in Egypt and the rest of Africa has visited the Papal headquarter in Cairo to deliver the message to the Pope.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, said during the opening ceremony of St. Makarious of Alexandria monastery in Qalamoun mount and the inauguration of the churches of the monastery that Coptic church is proud of establishing monastery for the world. He added that thousands of monasteries around the world were established according to the monastic system established by the Coptic saints Anthony and Pachomious.