Abba Serapion, bishop Los Angeles, ordained a new priest at the church of archangel Michael in orange county.

His Holiness Pope Twadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, sent a message to the Coptic congregation to be thankful and satisfied. The message published by the media office added that satisfaction comes when we realize that God s presence.

Abba Guargius, Bishop of Mattay, presided over the monthly meeting of the priests of the diocese. After the meeting, Bishop Guargius talked about the importance of visiting the clergy by the priests.

Bishop Peter of North and South Carolina and Kentucky ordained a new deacon whom he called Jacob. The ordination was carried out at the church of the Virgin Mary in Greenville, South Carolina.

The Coptic Orthodox Church Information Office said that Priests of the diocese of Turin and Rome held their annual Seminar that discussed the importance of ecclesiastical education and its sources.

Abba Daniel, Bishop of Maadi and General Secretary of the Holy Synod, ordained two new consecrated nuns at the nuns house in the diocese. The new nuns are Sister Demiana and Sister Perpetwa.

Pope Twadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, received the remains of the martyrs of Libya as they arrived in Egypt. Libyan authorities announced the release of the remains of the martyrs on board a plane to Egypt.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, celebrated the Golden Jubilee of the Church of our Lady in the Zeitoun in the presence of more than 40 bishops of the Coptic church. The Church celebrates the Golden Jubilee of Our Lady of Zeitoun from May 10 for three days. Our Lady of Zeitoun, also known simply as El-Zeitoun, Zeitun or rarely Our Lady of Light, was a mass Marian apparition that occurred in the Zeitoun district of Cairo, Egypt, over a period of 2–3 years beginning on April 2, 1968. Celebrating the Golden Jubilee of the Assumption of the Virgin Naim Youssef The Papal Headquarters and the Church 34: 07 pm + 00: 00 UTC Saturday 12 May 2018 Pope Twadrous II ShareTwitterGoogle + LinkedInEmailSkypeGoogle Bookmarks Books - In the Cathedral of the Virgin with olives, with the participation of more than 40 of the Patriarchs, bishops and bishops of the Holy Synod. His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI arrived in the Church of Our Lady of Olives this evening and visited the Old Church, which witnessed the Transfiguration in 1968. He visited the church and then opened the exhibition of Transfiguration before heading to the new cathedral on the opposite side. The Church of the Virgin Mary celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the revelation of the Virgin Mary, the Mother of God in the same church, since the first Thursday and will continue until Sunday morning.

Abba Peter, bishop of the North, South Carolina and Kentucky parish, headed the regular meeting of the priests. The meeting started with the Holy Mass at the church of St. Mary, Rally, North Carolina.

Bishop Abraam of Fayoum and Bishop the gerneal bishop celebrated yesterday the feast of St. Mark. During the Holy Mass, they ordained 50 new deacons at the rank of Ebasltus for the ministry in several churches of the diocese.

Bishop Sirabion of Los Angeles, and Abba Abakir, bishop of Scandinavia, inaugurated the church of St. Anthony and Pope Kyrillos in Sweden. During his pastoral care visit, Bishop Sirabion held meeting with the Egyptian ambassador to Sweden and visited several churches.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Petrarch of St. Mark See, received on Wednesday a group of children who are being treated from cancer at the hospital of 57357. This comes after Pope had visited them in the hospital last August.

Abba Peter, Coptic bishop of North Carolina, opened the Holy Youth Christian Academy in North Carolina that belongs to the Coptic church. This came after he celebrated the Holy Mass at the church of Archangel Raphael and St. John the Evangelist in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

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.