Bishop Gobrial of Beni Suef and member of the Secretariat Committee of the Holy Synod said that the permanent committee of the Holy Synod decided in a meeting this morning chaired by His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, at the Pontifical Headquarters, to keep the Churches closed and services suspended till June 27. Another meeting will be held by the end of June to decide when Churches will be reopened.

Father Ermia Abdo, head of Archangel organization for accidents and crises In the Diocese of Beni Suef, said that the disappeared Coptic minor girl, Justina Magdi Attia, was found and will return to her family as soon as possible. The Coptic child Justina is less than 16 years old and was reported missing last month, before police found her today.

Family of the disappeared Coptic minor girl Youstina Majdy demanded the return of their daughter who is only 15 years old. The girl was reported missing on April 28 from Bayad village in Beni Suef, and her mother became very sick after her daughter disappeared.

St. Paul and St. Anthony monasteries in Bosh distributed 350 foodstuffs boxes on Muslim families in the town to celebrate the holy month of Ramadan. Deputy of the monasteries said they are used to present these gifts of love to the neighbors through a breakfast banquet and this year they replaced it by foodstuffs boxes due to the special measures taken to prevent the spread of Corona virus.

Majdy Atia, father of Justina, the disappeared Coptic minor girl in Beni Suef, called on President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi to intervene and return his daughter, as her mother is suffering from serious illness and deteriorating health conditions after Justina’s disappearance. Police were reported about the disappearance of the girl about one week ago, and the matter is currently under investigation.

Family of Justina Magdy Attia, the disappeared Coptic minor girl in Beni Suef demanded police to return her after one week of disappearance. Father Ermia Abdu, the official of the Angel’s Family for Accidents and Crises, said that Police were reported and the matter is currently under investigation.

Father Ermia Abdo, head of the Accidents and Crises Committee of Beni Suef diocese, said that a Coptic minor girl disappeared today in Beni Suef. He added that the girl is engaged and was wearing some jewelry. Police were reported and the matter is under investigation.

His Eminence Bishop Gabriel of Beni Suef told Copts United that new decisions have been taken by the church due to the Corona virus. Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, has decided to postpone the session of the Holy Synod and the ordination of new bishops until next November and to cancel the current seminar

Copts celebrated Palm Sunday without buying palm or attending churches and without holding any celebrations except watching the prayers on TV. This comes as the Coptic Orthodox church decided to close all churches and monasteries before the visitors and worshipers and suspend all churches activities to prevent the spread of the Corona virus.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, will hold an important meeting of the Secretariat Committee of the Holy Synod next Thursday. Bishop Ghobrial of Beni Suef told Copts United that the meetings comes to discuss the current situation and procedures taken by the church to face the spread of Coronavirus.

Sources in the Coptic Orthodox Church denied rumored about holding a meeting today for the Standing Committee of the Holy Synod headed by His Holiness Pope Tawadros II to assess the position of the closure of churches and the form of prayers for the Holy Week. The news were published on several websites and social media, before they are denied by the Church.

For the first time in hundreds of years, Coptic churches suspends Holy Masses on Sunday. Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church announced it is shutting down all churches nationwide and suspended all its services due to Coronavirus in order to prevent the spread of the pandemic.

Bishop Ghobrial of Beni Suef ordained a new priest at the Cathedral of the Virgin in Beni Suef. The new priest Father Rimon Toma headed to the monastery to spend 40 days of spiritual retreat according to the Coptic rituals.

The Women s Committee of the Holy Synod and the National Council for Women hosted a conference entitled No to violence against women at the Monastery of the Virgin in Bayyad Al-Arab, Beni Suef Governorate. The conference discussed articles of the Constitution and law that address violence against women and how to protect women from different kinds of violence in the society.

The monastery of the great saint Anba Paula in Bush, Beni Suef, celebrated the feast of the great saint, Anba Paula, in the presence of head of the monks and hundreds of believers of the saint. St. Paul is the First Hermit who have lived alone in the desert from the age of sixteen to one hundred thirteen years of his age.

HE Bishop Gabriel of Beni Suef opened yesterday carnival games for boys and girls, which came as fund day for the elementary school students. The carnival was held at the monastery of the Virgin Mary in Bayad, Beni Suef, and offered its attendees a number of games, studies and stories.

Coptic Churches announced they will celebrate Late Masses during the Nativity fasting, including the churches of Beni Suef. The Masses are held between 11:00 to 13:00 or 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm.

Hani Abdel Jaber, Governor of Beni Suef, hosted a conference to discuss ways of facing rumors wtih the participation of 500 young people and the Church and Al-Azhar. Participants agreed that all state including Al-Azhar, the Church, ministries of Youth, Sports, Education and Culture, the media, the National Council for Women, and civil society institutions should take a proper role in facing rumors and talk about achievements in Egypt.

Bishop Ghobrial of Beni Suef and Bishop Estifanos of Beba and Fashn denied rumors about a fire at a church in Bnei Suef. Social media activists shared news about a fire erupted at a church in Beni Suef after two churches were burned last week in other cities. They explained that the published photos date back to another fire erupted several months ago.

200 ministers received training at St. Geroge monastery in Sadmant village in Beni Suef. The training is part of the initiative of HH Pope Tawadros II to train 1000 ministers and develop their skills in the service.

The committee concerned with legalizing unlicensed churches, headed by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, decided to legalize a number of churches in Beni Suef. The new churches included the Pentecostal Church in El Fashn, the Church of St. Abu Sefeen in Samasta and service buildings of the Church of Abu Sefin in Samasta, and Archangel Michael Church in Dashashna village.