HH Pope Tawadros II, delivers tomorrow his weekly sermon from St. Mark s Cathedral in Abbasiya, without congregation due to the spread of Corona virus. This comes after Holy Masses and spiritual meetings were suspended in the churches of Cairo and Alexandria.

Father Abram Emil, the representative of His Holiness Pope Tawadros in Alexandria, launched an initiative entitled ‘The Hour of Joy’ to celebrate the holy month of Koiahk at home after churches of Alexandria were closed due to the second wave of Corona virus. The praises will be broadcast online and the congregation will come together from 9 to 10.

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II received at the Papal Headquarters in Cairo this morning a medical delegation of specialists in a number of medical fields. During the meeting, they discussed some issues related to the KIMI project, which is the medical center that is being built in Obour City. His Holiness laid the foundation stone for the project in November of last year.

In a television interview, Pope Tawadros II, denied rumors about reaching an agreement with the Catholic Church. He added that there are strong ties and relations between the two churches, but there are was no agreement reached concerning baptism.

The Church of the Saints Mark and Pope Boutros in Alexandria, known as the Church of the Saints in Sidi Bishr, celebrated this morning the holy mass of the martyrdom feast of Saint Pope Boutros, the last of the martyrs, and the 17th Patriarch of Alexandria, which corresponds to 29 Hator> The Divine Liturgy was held with the participation of the Priests of the Church only without the presence of the congregation, in accordance with the decisions of His Holiness Pope Tawadros, in which the service of masses in the churches of Cairo and Alexandria were suspended due to the spread of Corona virus.

HG Bishop Arsanyus of the New Valley Archdiocese ordained a new priest for the ministry in the diocese at the church of the Virgin Mary in Kharja. The ordination ceremony of Father Youssef Asaad was held in the presence of Bishop Lucas of Abnoub and Bishop Bimwa of Suez. The new priest will spend 40 days of spiritual retreat at St. Bishoy monastery in Wadil Natroun.

Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population announced today the updated protocol for treating the Coronavirus in its fourth edition. In a webinar attended by nearly 11.000 doctors from several specialization and from all over Egypt, the new protocol was announced to teach doctors about the newest researches in the field.

His Eminence Bishop Salib of the Diocese of Mit Ghamr, promoted today four priests to the rank of Hegumin. During celebrating the Holy Mass at the Cathedral of Mit Ghamr, Fathers Isaac Ibrahim, Suriel Labib, Tomas Kamal, and Ghobrial Zarif were promoted.

HE Bishop Isaac of Tima inaugurated today the altar and the holy baptism in the Church of the Saints in the village of Kom Gharib of the Diocese of Tama. The inauguration prayers came according to the ritual arrangement before the start of the Holy Mass during which 180 new deacons were ordained at the rank of Ebsaltus translated chanter.

Pope Tawadros of Alexandria, Patriarch of Saint Mark See, said that the spoon used in taking communion, didn t exist in the first four centruies, and communion has never caused diseases, but blessings and forgiveness to all who take it. He added that church may resort to using the "sick method" in communion in the second wave of Corona.

The spokesman for the Coptic Orthodox Church announced mourned today Father, Anthony Fakios, the oldest priest of the diocese of Atbara, Omdurman and North Sudan, and deputy of the Archdiocese died today after suffering sever illness. Pope Tawadros II has offered his sincere condolences to his family, congregation and bishop of the diocese.

The official spokesman for the Coptic Orthodox Church announced that the monastery of the great Saint Antony is in the Red Sea will be closed next Wednesday on the feast of St. Yostos. The celebration of the feast will be limited to monks of the monastery, and visitors will be allowed the next day.

Bishop Isaac of Tima celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Archangel Michael Church in Tima, and ordained 71 new deacons. The new deacons were ordained at the basic rank of Ebsaltus, translated chanter.

HG Bishop Youanis of Assiut ordained 3 new priests at the monasteyr of St. Hermina in Assiut. The new priests are Fathers Samaan, Ayoub and Ebifanious. The ordination cermony was attended by Bishop Lokas of Abnoub, Bishop Ologious, head of the monastery of St. Shenouda, Bishop Bigol, head of St. Marry al-Moharraq monastery, and Bishop Theofilis of Manaflout.

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II met at the Papal Headquarters in Cairo today with a delegation of professors of the Theological school headed by HG Bishop Michael of the Hadaek El-Qobba Churches, and the Vice-Chancellor of the Seminar of Theological College. The meeting comes on the occasion of the 127th anniversary of the founding of the college, which was inaugurated by Pope Kyrollos V in 1893.

Bishop Yuanas of Assiut ordained two new priests for the ministry in the diocese at the church of Prince Tadros in Bowait village. The new priests are Fathers Georgious Anton, and Sarabamoun Zahran. After the ordination, they moved to monasteries of the diocese to spend 40 days of spiritual retreat according to the Coptic rituals.

Commissioned by His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, His Eminence Bishop Klemendos, General Bishop of the Churches of Almaza, Haganah and East Nasr City, joined the celebration of the Armenian Catholic Church of the memory of her martyrs, which was held in the Church of St. Teresa the Child Jesus of the Armenian Catholics in Heliopolis, Cairo. The celebration was also attended by His Eminence Archbishop Augustine Krikor Koussa, Bishop of the Armenian Catholics in Egypt, the Apostolic destination of the Vatican in Egypt, HG Bishop Nicholas Henry and a number of ambassadors of some countries.

The monastery of St. Mina in Mariout celebrated yesterday the feast of the saint among very limited participation and the application of precautionary measures to prevent the spread of Corona virus. The celebration was headed by Bishops Kirilous, head of St. Mina monastery, and Bishop Theodosious of central Giza. The people were not allowed to attend the celebration that used to have thousands of the people attending each year.

The monastery of St. Mary in Akhmim held the funeral of monk Dioscorus in the presence of several monks from Suhag, Akhmim and Girga. The prayers of the funeral was headed by Bisho Mattaous, head of the monastery, and Bishop Pachom of Suhag, and Ologious, head of St. Shenouda monastery in Suhag.

The Church of Our Lady and St. Mina in Nasr City celebrated yesterday the ordination of a number of deacons at the basic rank of Ebsaltus. Bishop Eklimindus of the diocese visited the church to celebrate the feast of St. Mina and ordained the new deacons during the Holy Liturgy.

Pope Tawadros II ordained 17 news monks at the Virgin monastery in Nobaria, according to statement of Father Poulos Halim, the official spokesman for the Coptic Orthodox Church, A number of bishops participated in the ordination ceremony including Bishop Demetriusof Malawi, Bishop Daniel of Maadi and Secretary of the Holy Synod, Bishop Yustus, Head of the Monastery of Saint Anthony in the Red Sea, Bishop Daniel, head of St. Paul monastery, Bishop Theodosius of Central Giza, and Bishop Markos of Damietta.