45 members of the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church participated in the funeral prayers of Metropolitan Bishoy of Kafr El-Sheikh and Damietta and the head of St. Demiana Monastery, which was held at the monastery of St. Demiana in Belqas. Among the participants was Metropolitan Bakhomios, former acting Patriarch and 3 bishops delegated by Pope Tawadros II, who is currently in a pastoral care visit in the United States of America.

His Holiness Pope Twadros II, inaugurated the church of Pope Cyril VI and Archdeacon Habib Gerges in Washington, DC, New Jersey. His Holiness also inaugurated the icons of the Church and the Pantocrator (the bosom of the Father). It is worth mentioning that this is the first time that His Holiness has inaugurated an altar on the name of Saint Habib Gerges in the Diaspora after he the founder of Sunday schools was acknowledged a saint by the Coptic church in 2013.

During his pastoral care visit to the United States of America, Pope Tawadros II laid the foundation stone of the new Papal Headquarters in Cedar Grove. Pope explained that they put a wooden box contains the holy bible, picture of the saint and newspaper to show the upcoming generations about the current events. He added that the project is huge and the congregation has to take it seriously to complete it in the best way.

In his meeting with Copts of New Jersey, Poe Tawadros II said that Egyptian president Abdul Fattah al-Sisi and the government are excreting great effort for development. He added that the new projects need time to complete and bring its fruits.

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, laid today the foundation stone of the Cathedral of St. Mina and Pope Cyril in Stony Point in New Jersey. This came during his pastoral care visit to the United States of America during which he inaugurated several churches and met with the congregation.

Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, received today at the papal headquarter in New Jersey the Ambassador of Egypt to Ethiopia. This came during his pastoral care visit to the United States of America during which he inaugurated several churches and met with the congregations.

Coptic churches and monasteries in Egypt celebrated the holy feast of the Cross called in other churches “The Exaltation of the Holy Cross”. The Cross of Jesus Christ was discovered in 326 by Saint Helena, the mother of the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great, during a pilgrimage she made to Jerusalem. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre was then built at the site of the discovery, by order of Helena and Constantine. The church was dedicated nine years later, with a portion of the cross placed inside it. The date of the feast marks the dedication of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in 335.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, visited the monastery of the Virgin Mary in Ohio for nuns. The monastery is under construction on an area of 10 acres. The visit comes as part of the pastoral care visit of Pope Tawadros to the United States of America.

During his meeting with officials and graduates of Pope Shenouda s Theological Seminary East America, His Holiness Pope Twadros II talked about projects for the future of ecclesiastical education including the planning of the establishment of the largest Coptic library in the world, as well as the establishment of an electronic Theological school and the Coptic Theological Academy in Cairo. The Coptic Orthodox Church is building the largest Coptic library in the world at the papal headquarters in the monastery of St. Bishoy on an area of one acre and will collect the largest number of rare Coptic books and manuscripts and will be opened in November.

During his meeting with the congregation of the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Athanasius in New Jersey, His Holiness Pope Tawdros II invited the Egyptians abroad to invest in Egypt. He added that the church is building schools and hospitals and all patriot Egyptians should follow that lead to help their home country.

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.