Pope Tawadros II, opened today the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Mina in St. Cranston, Rhode Island. This is the third church to be inaugurated by the Pope during his current pastoral care visit to the United States of America.

Pope Twadros II, mentioned a prophesy by the late Metropolitan of Assiut Abba Michael in which he told Pope Tawadros that he will take a great responsibility and this was years before he was named Pope. Pope added that he visited Abba Michael after he was enthroned a pope to take his blessings.

Copts of Damshaw Hashim village had to hold another funeral in the streets as their church has been shut down by the police. The funeral was held under extra security measures.

The Catholic Church in Egypt ordained Father Boutros Yousef a priest for at the Church of Our Lady of the Catholic Copts in Wasiti, Assiut. The ordination ceremony was headed by His Grace Bishop Cyril William, Metropolitan of the Catholic Church in Assist.

The World Federation of Christian Students in the Middle East holds a meeting at the House of Services Bishopric at the Church of the Virgin Mary in Nasr City, Cairo. A number of clergy and youth from Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Sudan and Palestine participate in the meeting. It is worth mentioning that the Union was founded in Paris and aims to serve academic students in universities and design programs to build a society based on dialogue, ecumenism, social justice and peace.

The Coptic Orthodox Church concluded its first Coptic World Youth Forum and Pope Tawadros II said at the closing ceremony that he will miss the youth and also invited them to spread the world about what they saw in Egypt. 200 Coptic youth from all over the world have participated at the very first forum and they are visiting Egypt for the first time.

Abba Pachomius, former acting Patriarch, perfumed the remains of St. Augustine in Damanhour at the feast of the Egyptian saint. The head of the saint was restored from Algeria in 1978.

Eastern Bishops of all Christian denominations held a meeting in Sydney on Tuesday. Patriarch Abraham Isaac, patriarch of the Coptic Catholic Church in Egypt, delegated Father Andraws Faraj, patron of the Coptic Catholic Church in Sydney, to attended the meeting that discussed the importance of activating the ecumenical dialogue and the language of love. The meeting also discussed the issue of immigrants in Australia and how to help them in Australia, especially those from Armenia, Iraq and Syria.

President Abdul Fattah Al-Sisi received today Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, with the delegation of World Coptic youth Forum. Spokesman of the Egyptian Presidency said that the President welcomed the young people participating in the first World Forum of Coptic Orthodox Youth from different continents of the world, which seeks to link Egyptian immigrants and their children from the new generations to their homeland.

Participants of the World Coptic Youth Forum visited the Giza Pyramids today an expressed their admiration to the great ancestors who build that civilization. 200 Coptic youth from all over the world participate at the very first forum and they are visiting Egypt for the first time.

Coptic businessman Naguib Sawiris participated in the World Youth Conference held in the Papal headquarter in Wadil Natroun. Sawiris talked about several successful people who lived in Egypt. For his part, Pope Tawadros honored Sawiris for his participation and offered him a gift.

A new priest of the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Pope Kyrillos in Leidschendam, the Netherlands, was ordained this week.

Father Yoel Al-Maqari explained important information about the recent events at the monastery of Abu Makar in Wadil Natroun. Yoel said that the problem was not ideological or theological as promoted by some people. Instead, he assured that some people couldn t show commitment to the strict rules of the monastery.

In conjunction with the celebrations of Eid al-Adha, the Egyptian Ministry of Environment has taken strict measures to prevent slaughter of livestock in the streets.

Father Jeremiah of Baramous monastery in Wadil Natroun died. His funeral was held today at the monastery of St. Mary (Baramous). It s worth mentioning that Father Jeremiah is a disciple of the famous monk Abd al-Masih al-Habashi.

In his weekly sermon, Pope Tawadros II mourned Bishop Epiphanius, head of St. Makar monastery and described him as faithful and great example. He added that the late bishop was great example of a bishop, monk and teacher.

President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi held a meeting with Dr. Mohammed Mukhtar Gomaa, Minister of Awqaf, to discuss ways to counter extremism and spread the right understanding of Islam. The meeting was attended by Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, the Prime Minster.

In his speech at the funeral of Bishop Epiphanius, head of St. Makar monastery in Wadil Natrun, Pope Tawadros II said that the late bishop was very wise and modest. He added that we can learn a a lot from the late bishop, but above all we know that he trusted in the Lord and he was very simple.

After his funeral was attended by dozens of bishops led by His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Bishop Epiphanius was buried in his monastery. His body was laid in a special shrine dedicated for the monks and called the Tafous

American Embassy offered its sincere condolences in the murder of Bishop Epiphanius, head of St. Makar monastery. It said in a statement Our hearts go out to the Coptic Orthodox Church and to all Egyptians on the tragic death of His Grace Bishop Epiphanius. The Bishop was well known to us as a learned and pious person. We wish him peace and rest .

Pope Tawadros II has delivered his weekly sermon this week from the church of St. Mina at the Monastery of St. Anthony in Austria. Pope talked about how to encourage our children to be holy. Pope said that we celebrate this month the feasts of several saints whose biography can teach and encourage us to be holy.