Bishop Raphael, former secretary of the Holy Synod and bishop of Central Cairo churches, mourned the departure of Bishop Sarabamoun, head of St. Bishoy monastery in Wadil Natroun. He added that the late bishop was like an angel who lives among humans, and asked for condolences for the Coptic churches.

Bishop Appolo of Northern Sinai ordained a new monk at the monastery of Moses the Prophet in Sinai. The ordination of the monk Shishoi of Sinai was performed in the presence of Bishops Isiziros, Raphael, and Angelos, members of the Holy Synod.

Father Poulos Halim, spokesman of the Coptic Orthodox Church announced that funeral of the late Bishop will be held at the monastery of St. Bishoy and only priests and bishops will be allowed to attend. He added that the monastery will be closed before visitors and will be reopened on Tuesday after the funeral is held

Bishop Makarios of Minya ordained 57 new deacons at church of St. Mina and Pope Cyril in Nazlet Ebid village, Minya. Two children were also baptized and the holy vessels of the church were inaugurated during the Holy Mass.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, received Mr. Wolfgang Sobotka, President of the Austrian Parliament and his accompanying delegation during their visit to Egypt. The Orthodox Church started the Great Lent, in which the people refrained from eating meat, fish and dairy products, and the churches hold late daily masses.

Bishop Hadra of Aswan ordained two new priests in the church of the Virgin Mary in Aswan in the presence of Bihsop Yoacim of Esna. The new priests Father Yostos Sabry and Father Moussa Nady will spend 40 days of spiritual retreat according to the Coptic rituals. Bishop Hedra had ordained five priests last week to serve in the churches of the Edfu Center.

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark, received a delegation of monks of the monastery of St. Moussa in Alamin Road headed by Bihsop Sawiris. The monks offered the Pope a memorial gift and asked for his blessings during attending the weekly sermon of the Pope at the Church of St. Ruice in Abbasia.

Bishop Demitrious of Mallawy ordained 5 new priests at the Cathedral of St. Mark in Mallawy. The new priests are Fathers Elisha Mamdouh, Youil Mourise, Elias Ramsis, Moisis Faraj, and Aghnatious Shokry. They moved to the monastery of St. Fini in the Western Mount to spend 40 days of spiriutal retreat according to the Coptic rituals.

Bishop Tadros of Port Said ordained new priests for the ministry in the diocese. This came during celebrating the holy mass at the first week of the Great Lent. Coptic churches will be celebrating daily late masses at the Great Lent from 1 to 3 p.m. The Great Lent is celebrated in Coptic churches for 55 days by fasting and special ritual

Bishop Demetrious of Mallawy ordained 5 new priests for the ministry in the diocese. The new priests are Fathers Youil Moisis, Elija Mamdouh, Elias Ramiss, Moisis Faraj, adn Eghnatious Shokry. They moved to the monastery of St. Fini in Western mont to spend 40 days of spiritual retreat according to the Coptic rituals.

Jeffrey Adams, the British ambassador to Cairo, visited the antiquities of the Holy Family in Minya governorate, with his family. He visited several antiquities and churches following the path of the Holy Family in Egypt.

The media center of the Coptic Orthodox Church announced that His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, chaired today the annual conference of the priests of the Churches of old Cairo, Manial and Fom Elkhalij. Pope delivered an opening lecture entitled ‘Spiritual Paternity’.

His Holiness, Pope Tawadros II, celebrated today the first Holy Mass of the Great Lent, which started today. During the Liturgy, Pope ordained 25 priests for the ministry inside Egypt and abroad. The ordination ceremony was held at the Monastery of St. Bishoy in Wadil Natrun. It is worth mentioning that the Coptic Orthodox Church started today the Great Lent fast, which lasts for 55 days.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, opened the 7th conference for expatriates in the house of St. Simeon El-Kharraz in Wadi Al-Natrun. Hundreds of Coptic youth participated this year in addition to a number of bishops who will give speeches including: Bishop Moussa of Youth, Bishop Raphael of the Churches of the Downtown Cairo sector, Bishop Dawood of Mansoura, and Bishop Theophilus of Manfalut.

His Eminence, Bishop Bakhomius of Behira and former Acting Patriarch ordained 6 new priests for the ministry in the dioceses at the church of St. Mark in Karmet Damanour. The new priests are Father Bishara George, Father Apolo Fathy, Father Ghobrial Sobhy, Samaan Faraj, Wannas Poulos and Abahour Alfy. The new priests headed to the monastery of St. Makarious of Alexandria to spend 40 days of spiritual retreat according to the Coptic rituals.

The Diocese of Los Angeles, Southern California and Hawaii announced that it will receive Father Dawood Lamei, priest of the Church of St. Mark in Heliopolis, Cairo, from 3 July to 5 July 2020. This comes as a pastoral care visit to the diocese during which he will hold several meetings and will visit several churches.

Bishop Demetrius of Mallawy and Ashmounin ordained 5 new deacons at the Great Cathedral of ST. Mark in Cairo during the celebration of Cleansing of the Temple’s feast. The bishop had announced this week a list of nominees to priesthood in the diocese in order to allow the congregation to accept or reject the nominations.

His Eminence Bishop Gawargios of Matai inaugurated the Church of St. George after its renovations and expedition. 8 new alters were inaugurated in the church in its first and second floors.

Egypt’s Prime Minister, Mustafa Madbouly, approved the legalizing of 82 new churches and associated buildings, which raises the total number of legalized churches to 1494 according to the new law. It is worth mentioning that these churches and buildings have met the requirements of civil protection before they can be legalized.

Father Paulos Halim, Spokesman for the Church, announced that the Egyptian Orthodox Church in Sydney and Melbourne held a conference for the youth of the diocese from 7 to 9 February. The conference was held with the participation of 350 youth and 20 priests and was headed by Bshop Daniel, Head of the Monastery of St. Shenouda in Sydney, and Bishop Pavly, General Bishop of the Montazah Sector Churches in Alexandria.

Coptic Orthodox Church in New Jersey rejected to include topics about homosexuality in schools. It is worth mentioning that there is now a state of outrage among Coptic Egyptians residing in the United States. American, particularly those who have children inside schools, as soon as they learned of the approval of a law in the state of New Jersey that allows the teaching of homosexuality and its history in schools.