Qasim Hussein, Governor of Minya, inspected the archaeological church in Jabal al-Tair, which was included on the path of the Holy Family in Egypt. The maintenance and restoration work is being carried out in the Church of Our Lady in Jabal al-Tair under the supervision of the Ministries of Tourism and Antiquities.

Beni Mazar prosecutor ordered the detention of the man accused of assaulting a Coptic family in Minya for 4 days pending investigation. 3 people of one family were seriously injured by the man who is known to be extremist after being involved in an argument.

Family of Liza Romani, the Coptic minor girl who disappeared days ago, announced she returned home safe in Ezbet al-Nakhl, without giving details of her disappearance. They thanked officers of Al-Marj Police station and priest and ministers of the church for their support and efforts.

A thug attacked a Coptic family at the village of Nasiriyah in Beni Mazar, Northern of Minya diocese, after dispute. The mother and her children were attacked by white weapon and one of the children is in serious condition.

In conjunction with the Coptic Orthodox Church celebrating the 48th Anniversary of the late Pope Shenouda II, the street of St. Mark s Church in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, was named after Pope Shenouda III, following the approval of the competent authorities. The celebration was attended by the mayor and a number of officials and doctors of Cleveland hospital and the congregation and clergy of the church. For his part, Father Michael Edward said that Pope Shenouda founded the church of St. Mark in Cleveland, and visited this state for the first time in 1977 and the last visit was in 2012. He visited the city 32 times, and we made this request for the mayor and city council to name the church street as Pope Shenouda III, and we made the request and the mayor and city council unanimously approved. Pope Tawadros had haven a number of belongings of the late Pope Shenouda to the church to make a museum of these items and his beloved exiles could visit the museum.

The archaeological areas in the province of Minya received tourist delegations from Mexico and Switzerland coming to learn about the history of the ancient Pharaonic civilization and the path of the holy family to Egypt. The governor of Minya met with the delegation and wished them a happy visit in such wonderful tourist attractions from various eras.

Streets of Minya villages witnessed the celebration of St. George by street procession conducted by the Copts. The village of Bayadiya was among the villages that celebrated the feast by street procession, where the congregation held crosses and pictures of St. George.

HG Bishop Bfnotius of Samalout inaugurated today the Cathedral of St. George in Samalout after its renovation. The new cathedral was built on an area of 1700 meters and included a services building and 2 churches.

A Coptic minor girl from a village in the center of Ben Mazar, Minya Governorate, has disappeared. Her family gathered in front of the church of the village demanding the return of their daughter and accusing a Muslim man of kidnapping her.

Awad Shafiq, a professor of international law in Geneva and a Coptic researcher, commented on the crisis of the CTV channel after changing its logo and presenter saying that Elia Basiley assured that the channel is owned and managed by his family and thus they can make the changes they want. He added that Mr. Basiley can t trade on the Coptic identity and the Coptic cause, presence and faith.

Thousands of Copts began celebrating on Monday the first day of St. George feast in Rizeigat in Luxor governorate. Bishop Marcos, supervisor of the monastery inspected the preparations and declared that a number of Bishops will sermonize in the celebration that is attended by millions of Copts and Muslims each year.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, received today Sister Katrina and Sister Elizabeth from the monastery of St. Demiana in Belqas before they travel to Australia to work on reviving the monastery of the Virgin and St. Verena in Australia. They discussed the challenges before them and their role in reviving the monastic life at the monastery.

Bishop Moussa of the Youth opened today the seventh session of the Coptic Book Exhibition. The exhibition is held at St. Athanasius the Apostolic Hall in the Cathedral of Abbasia, and will be held untill November 22 with the participation of 40 publishing houses specialized in Christian books.

Coptic Diocese of Paris and Northern France announced the ordination of a new priest next Thursday at the Church of the Virgin and Angel Rafael. Bishop Mark of the diocese will preside over the ordination ceremony of deacon Michel Wakim, who will serve as a general priest at the parish of Paris and northern France.

The diocese of Minya of the Coptic Orthodox Church launched the fifth scientific conference entitled Coptic Heritage through the Ages 2, in cooperation with the Association of the Key to Life. The conference was headed by Bishop Makarios of Minya and with the participation of 20 Coptic scholars from Alexandria, Beheira, Qalyubia, Cairo, Beni Suef, Minya, Assiut and Sohag.

Pope Tawadros II started a spiritual retreat period at Logos Center in St. Bishoy Monastery in Wadil Natroun. Pope will return to Cairo next week after he completed a pastoral care visit to Europe.

Bishop Angelos of Northern Shubra Churches headed the Closing Ceremony of the Evangelization Festival at St. Mark Church in Shubra. Hundreds of people participated from various competitions including sports, workers, newly married couples and the elderly.

Bishop Rafael of Central Cairo Churches celebrated the Golden Jubilee of the Coptic Church in Australia during his pastoral care visit. His grace will meet tomorrow with priests of Melbourne diocese.

Pope Tawadros II offered his sincere condolences in the departure of Father Kamalk Labib, Former Franciscan Regional Servant and Head of St. Catherine s Monastery in Alexandria. The funeral of the late father was held at St. Catherine s Monastery in Alexandria, where Father ABram Emil, deputy of the Coptic Church participated in the prayers.

Minya and Abu Qurqas diocese celebrates the first anniversary of the martyrs of St. Samuel II On November 1st. The service will be headed by Bishop Makarios of Minya and Bishop Basilious, head of St. Smauel monastery. 7 Copts were killed on their way to the monastery on the second terrorist attack that target visitors of the monastery.

Abba Rafael, Bishop of the Churches of Downtown Cairo, headed today the Holy Mass and the general meeting of the Church of Saint Mark in Sydney as part of his pastoral visit to the country. His Eminence will also preside over the general meeting and the youth meeting at the Cathedral of St. Mary and St. Mina. He is scheduled to visit Melbourne on November 2nd.