His Holiness Pope Twadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St Mark See, honored the graduates of the Coptic Institute of Leadership at the papal headquarter in Wadil Natroun. Statement of the media office in the church added that the ceremony was attended by Abba Youlious, bishop of Old Cairo.

Abba Makarios, Bishop of Minya, said that Coptic Christians have no demands for houses of worship, but rather rights. He added on Twitter that we, the Copts, have no demands of houses of worship, but rather we claim our rights.

Spokesman of the Coptic Orthodox Church announced that His Holiness Pope Twadros II received today a number of winners of the Sunday Schools Magazine Competition. The winners of the completion belong to various dioceses all over Egypt.

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria, and Patriarch of St. Mark See, received on Tuesday the president of the Sri Lankan Parliament. The Sri Lankan delegation included a number of ministers and senior officials.

Abba Paula, Bishop of Tanta, ordained anew priest for the church of St. Philopatir and Prince Tadrus in Tanta. The new priest if Father Markorious Salib and the ordination ceremony was attended by many priests and the congregation.

Abba Julius, Bishop of Old Cairo, participated in the Fourth Ecumenical Education Session held at the Ecumenical Education institute in Lebanon. In his speech, Bishop Julius said that the body Christi is the whole world with all its organs among all nations.

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patirarch of St. Mark See, participated today at the graduation ceremony of a new batch of police academy students. The ceremony was witnessed by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and senior state officials.

Abba Raphael, bishop of Central Cairo churches and former secretary of the holy synod, opened Pope Dioscorus Center for theological studies located at the San Arsani Service Complex. The new center holds progressive courses in Orthodox theology, allowing many young people to study theology as an introduction to the theological schools and the institutes of Coptic studies.

Qus and Naqada Diocese announced in an official statement the discovery of the body of St. Besentaous in his monastery in Naqada. The body was discovered on July 8 in a cemetery located under the main altar of the monastery. The body was found on a stone bed with the name of the saint written in Coptic language.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandra and Patriarch of St. Mark See, delivered his weekly sermon at the church of Archangel Michael in Vienna, Austria. He talked about the World Ecumenical Prayer Day, which was held in the Italian city of Bari at the invitation of Pope Francis for the first time in centuries.

Egypt s Ministry of Education announced that all high school students will receive a free tablet as a gift from president Abdul Fattah al-Sisi for the new school system. This came after rumors that each student will have to pay 600 LE to receive the tablet.

The Coptic Orthodox Church Media Center said that Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, received in the papal headquarters a delegation from the French House of Representatives. The delegation included Mr Gwendal Rouillard and Mr Claude Goasguen.

The Coptic Orthodox Church s Information Office said that Metropolitan Bakhomius, Archbishop of Behaira and former acting Patriarch, concluded yesterday the annual pastoral visit to the province of Matrouh, which lasted five days. During the visit, 44 new deacons were ordained in various ranks for the ministry in the city.

Abba Barnaba, Bishop of Turin and Rome, joined Egyptian Minister of Culture Inas Abdl Dayem and Egyptian Ambassador to Rome Hisham Badr at the opening of the Coptic Icons Exhibition at the Pope s Hall at the Viterbo Church.

Abba Hedra, Bishop of Aswan, ordained two new priests for the ministry in Aswan and Abu Simbel. Father Angelos Jaber was ordained for the church of the three saintly boys and Father Youacim Thabet was ordained for the church of St. Anthony in Abu Simbel.

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.