Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, received a French Catholic delegation from the Franciscan Church family at the Papal headquarters in Cairo. During the visit, Pope said that Egypt was mentioned in the Bible more than 700 times and is considered the heart of the world. He added that St. Mark founded the Coptic church in the first century.

Jenny Aziz, the Coptic hearing-impaired girl who disappeared in Alexandria, returned home safe, without revealing further information. The 21 year old girl had disappeared while heading to work, but she returned couple of days later.

Family of Jenny Aziz, the Coptic deaf and dumb girl who disappeared in Alexandria appealed to Egypt’s Interior Minister Major General Mahmoud Tawfiq to intervene to determine the fate of their daughter. The 21 year old girl headed to her work, but never arrived. Police were reported and the matter is currently under investigation.

Coptic activist Rami Kamel, member of Coalition of Maspero Youth, was arrested yesterday by Egyptian police and his mobile phone and a laptop were confiscated. Coptic activists demanded his release and to grant freedom of expression for individuals.

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark See, congratulated the American Copts on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee for the founding of St. Mark Church in Chicago and the beginning of the Coptic ministry in the USA. Pope wished the best for the Coptic ministers and the congregation in America and all over the world.

Bishop Besenty of Helwan, met today with Deputy Governor of Cairo governorate Ahmed Fouad in order to discuss the latest developments of the burned church of East Helwan. The church demanded the issuance of reconstruction permits to the church that was destroyed in a fire on October 13th.

Anba Bakhoum, the Catholic Patriarchal Vicar, received a delegation from the Catholic British Church at the House of Our Lady of Peace in the Sheraton residences of the Patriarchal Diocese. This came as part of their visit to Egyptian tourist and religious attractions. During their visit, they discussed the importance of social work in the Catholic Church in Egypt, especially towards the marginalized and the needy.

The Metropolitan Sergius, Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Cape Town, laid the foundation stone for a new church named St. Georgios in the East London area of South Africa. HG has presided over the Divine Liturgy at the Church of the Archangels In George, the southern city of Cape before he headed to the location of the new church in Cape Town.

Thousands of people participated for the second day in the celebrations of the Monastery of St. George the Rizeigat in Luxor. HG Bishop Markos of Shubra al-Khaimah presided over the ceremonies that will continue from 11 to 17 November this year, which commemorates the establishment of the first church on the name of St. George in Palestine.

HG Abba Antonios, Archbishop of Jerusalem and the Near East, visited the Coptic Church of Our Lady and St. Mark in Lebanon in a pastoral care visit. He was accompanied by Coptic monks from Jerusalem and talked about the Sultan Monastery and the Coptic church in Jerusalem.

Media Center of Coptic Orthodox Church organizes next Thursday a graduation ceremony of church development project at the Cathedral of St. Mark in Abassia. The project was founded in 2013 by HH Pope Tawadros II aiming to train 1000 church leaders.

Archbishop Thomas Adly of Giza and Fayoum receives the remains of St. Theresa at St. George s Catholic Church in Giza. The holy remains were received in the diocese last Monday at the nuns monastery in Fayoum and the congregation were blessed by them. In his sermon, Archbishop Thomas explained why the church honors the saints and demand their intersessions.

The Engineering Department of the Armed Forces started the final process of paving the road to the monastery of St. Samuel. The company started today to put the last asphalt layer of the pistil at a distance of 14 km after the completion of the paving process to be completed on December 17th.

Abba Markos, Bishop of Shubra El-Kheima and the papal supervisor on the monastery of St. George in Rizeigat in Luxor, visited today the monastery to check on the preparation for the annual celebrations at the monastery. Thousands of visitors visit the monastery each year at the celebration to be blessed by the Saint include Muslims and Christians.

Coptic priests distributed sweets on Muslims in hospitals and streets to congratulate them on Prophet Muhammed s birthday. They participated in an initiative entitled we celebrate the same feasts to express love and unity.

The monastery of St. Samuel in Minya opens its doors tomorrow to commemorate the martyrs of the monastery who were killed last years in a terrorist attack. Police and army forces are taking extra security measures to secure the road to the monastery.

The Coptic Orthodox Church postponed project of a TV series about biography of the Late Pope Shenouda III, entitled Pope of the Arabs. The monetary of St. Bishoy in Wadil Natroun, headed by Bishop Sarabamon, said that the project was postponed for lack of funding. This came after many people expressed their anger for spending about 80 million LE on the production at the time many poor are in dire need for that money.

The monastery of St. George in Rizigat, Luxor, is getting ready for the annual celebration of the first church on the name of St. George on November 11th. More than 1 million visitors attend the celebration each year at the monastery, which is supervised by Abba Markos of Shubra al-Khaimah

Bishop Isaac of Tima opened the first Hospice of the Coptic Orthodox Church that the late Bishop Fam had laid its foundation stone years ago. Hospice care is a type of care and philosophy of care that focuses on the palliation of a chronically ill, terminally ill or seriously ill patient s pain and symptoms, and attending to their emotional and spiritual needs.

Middle East Council of Churches announced it had renovated 24 shops in the Syrian governorates of Daraa and Aleppo after they were partially destroyed during the crisis in Syria. It said that this restoration has helped shopkeepers to reopen their shops after years of closure.

Coptic church mourned the departure of Father Bishoy Aziz, priest of St. Mina Church in Alf Maskan, Cairo, who died at the age of 73 and after spending 33 years in priesthood service. The late priest was born in Beni Suef in July 4, 1964, and was ordained a priest On March 6, 1987. His Holiness Pope Tawadros II extended his sincere condolences to the Congregation and Priests of the Churches of Ain Shams for the Departure of Father Bishoy. The late father is brother of Father Michale Aziz, priest of the Virgin church in Ard al-Golf, and Faterh Habib Girgis Aziz in Melbourne, Australia.