Funeral of the eldest priest of Akhmim diocese was held in St. George church in Akhmim. Father Michael Hakim died at 76 years old after serving his people for more than 50 years.

A delegation of Coptic bishops attended the inauguration ceremony of Abba Mark, Bishop of Paris at the church of St. Mary in Paris. The ceremony was attended by Abba Wisa, bishop of Baliana, Abba Tadros, Bishop of Port Said, Abba Athnasius, Bishop of France, Abba Potros, the general Bishop, Abba Pernapa, bishop of Torino, and Abba Raphael, secretary of the Holy Synod.

A Papal delegation headed by Abba Daniel, bishop of Maadi, visited the injured people of Al-Rawda mosque. At least 310 people were killed in a recent terrorist attack on the mosque.

Sheikh Abdallah Roshdy described Coptic Christians as infidels, which made the Islamic thinker Ahmed Abdu Maher and diretor Magdy Ahmed Ali withdraw assuring that Roshdy has defamed Christianity. Roshdy announced that they are infidels by the judgment of God and he is ready to face court for such description.

Coptic Orthodox Church announced that Pope Tawadros II will not deliver his weekly sermon for an indefinite period since he traveled abroad for medical treatment for his back. Spokesman of the church explained that pope Tawadros is suffering from increasing pain in his back, which demands special medical treatment abroad.

St. Mary Church in Tahta celebrated today the ordination of a new priest for the ministry of the church. Abba Isaiah, bishop of Tahta, ordained Shenouda Nematallah a priest and called him Father Sarabamoun.

Abba Bigol, Bishop of Muharraq monastery, celebrated his very first Holy Mass after taking office. He was accompanied by Abba Kyrillos, Bishop of Nagaa Hammadi, Abba Beyman, Bishop of Naqada and Qus, Abba Gabriel, Bishop of Beni Suef, Abba Estephanus, Bishop of Baba and Al Fashn, and Abba Karas, the General Bishop of the Mahalla Al-Kubra.

3 new monks were ordained at the monasetry of St. Makarious in Jabal al-Qallali. The prayers were performed by Abba Pachomius, Bishop of Bahaira, Abba Demetrious, Bishop of Mallawy, Abba Domadious, Bishop of October 6 ctiy, adn Abba Isaac, the gernal Bishop.

Pope Tawadros II, ordained 4 new bishops, enthroned 3 general bishops in the presence of 102 members of the Holy Synod. The new bishops are monk Bijoul Mahrouki, the dean of the seminary in Muharraq monastery. Father Giovanni Ava Chinote, bishop of churches in Central Europe. Father Antonio Ava Chinote, bishop of Milan. Father Seraphim the Serian, Bishop of Ohio, Michigan and Indiana, in the United States of America.

Pope Twadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, met with the Finnish Foreign Minister at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Abbasiya. This came during the scheduled visit of Mr. Timo Sweeney, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland, who is currently visiting Cairo.

Father Makari Younan, priest of the Church of St. Mark in Azbekia, expressed his great pleasure in visiting the Holy Land, saying: it s a unique place to visit and worship He added that Egypt was blessed by Jesus Christ, but God also will take avenge for our suffering and spelt blood.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, said that Egypt is engaged in two battles, one against terrorism and the other for development and construction. This came during his weekly sermon delivered at Karma House in Archangel Michael in King Mariout. Pope offered his sincere condolences for the victims of the recent terrorist attack against a Coptic priest and policemen.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, stopped his visit to Germany and returns to Cairo after his participation in the meetings of the Patriarchs of the Middle East hosted by the German Church under the title: "Christianity in the Middle East: Challenges and the Future. During the visit, Pope inaugurated a number of churches and conducted some medical examinations.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and patriarch of St. Mark See, arrived today in Berlin and begins his pastoral work in Germany. Pope Was received in the airport by bishop of Berlin and the Egyptian ambassador to Berlin as well as several officials.

In respond to the recent terrorist attacks that targeted the Coptic Orthodox Church, the church decided to produce a movie called an offering of love. Pope Tawadros and a number of bishops and family members of the martyrs have participated in the movie to assure that they face hatred and kill by love.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, is going to discuss challenges of Christians in the Middle East at the meeting of Patriarchs and Bishops of the Churches of the Middle East next week in Germany. The meeting will be attended by Patriarchs of the Syriac, Armenian, Ethiopian and Indian Orthodox churches where each of them will give a speech for 20 minutes.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, congratulated the Egyptian people after the Egyptian team has qualified to the Football World Cup for its first World Cup appearance since 1990. Egypt won the game with a 2-1 victory over winless Congo at Borg El-Arab Stadium in Alexandria Sunday night. Mohamed Salah played a whale of a game for Egypt, scoring twice including a last-gasp penalty to send the Pharaohs to their first World Cup finals since 1990.

In the new edition of Keraza Magazine, Pope Tawadros II talked about the scenes of his journey to Australia that lasted for two weeks. Pope talked about how the ministry started in Australia and how it developed supported by the grace of God He also reviewed ten points of joyful fruits and witness the work of the hand of God in this remote country.

Bishop Daniel of Sydney called on Copts of Australia to fast 3 days before a referendum to allow gay marriage. He said: To all our congregation: First grade FASTING from Wednesday 4/10 to Friday 6/10 for God to have mercy upon us in the same-sex Marriage Postal Vote in Australia

The Second Christian Media Conference held in Beirut with the participation of Lebanese and Egyptian Christian media. The conference was attended by the Lebanese Minister of Information Mr. Melhem Al-Riyashi and the Coptic Orthodox Church Professor Gerges Saleh, Coordinator of the relationship between the Coptic Orthodox Church and the Churches of the Middle East.

Dr. Mahmoud Al-Alayli, head of the Free Egyptians Party, denounced the rejection of a judge to accept the witness of a Christian man. The judge asked the defense to bring another witness provided that his religion should be Muslim.