HH Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mar See, and the Coptic Orthodox Church mourned Father Silanos Youhanna priest of St. John monastery in Batmos, Cairo. The late priest died at the age of 68, after a priestly service that extended for nearly 42 years.

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II held an online conference from 27 to 29 November with the participation of nearly 500 priests and servants of the south of the United States of America, in the presence of His Eminence Anba Yusuf, Bishop of the Ibarashim, and the two general bishops of the diocese Anba Basil, and Anba Gregory. During the conference, the Pope delivered 3 sermons and answered many questions of the participants.

HG Bishop John of Northern Giza ordained a new priest at the church of St. George in Embaba, Cairo. The new priest Father Andrew Boshra headed to the monastery to spend 40 days of spiritual retreat according to the Coptic rituals.

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II promoted 44 of Cairo priests to the rank of Hegumin at the Great Cathedral of St. Mark. The celebration was attended by several bishops and priests. Pope assured that such promotion is an invitation to more hard working, service, and humility.

The diocese of Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and West Virginia celebrated Archangel Michael’s Day yesterday, when HG Bishop Karas of the Diocese, prayed the feast Mass at the Church of Our Lady and the Martyr Mercurius (the seat of the Archdiocese), with the participation of HG Anba David, Bishop of New York and New England and the Papal deputy of New Jersey, and the priests of the diocese. During the celebration, Engineer Sherine Saad was ordained a general priest at the diocese and his new name was called Michael. The priest will spend 40 days of spiritual retreat at the monastery of St. Moses in the Texas desert.

His Eminence Bishop Salib of Mitt Ghamr, and Dakadous, delivered Sunday speech today on Egyptian satellite channels during celebrating the Holy Mass. The speech speaks of the parable of the sower that Jesus told his listeners and was recorded in the gospel of St. Matthew chapter 13.

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II met at the Papal Headquarters in Cairo today, Father Anthony Subhi, priest of the Church of the Virgin Mary In the Jordanian capital, Amman. His Holiness, the Pope, received a report during the meeting about the pastoral service provided by the Church there for the Coptis residing in Jordan.

Pope Tawadros II inaugurated the altars and icons of the Church of Saint George in Almaza. The three alters carry the name of St. George, St. Sarabamoun and St. Mary. The inauguration ceremony was attended by a number of Coptic bishops and congregation of the church.

Egypt advanced 55 places on the “Government AI Readiness Index” indicator in the report issued by global consulting firm Oxford Insights and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), measures the extent of governments’ willingness to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies. Egypt reached rank 56 among 172 countries, while it placed 111 among 194 countries back in 2019. According to the report, a methodology for measuring the readiness of governments to use artificial intelligence techniques was applied based on three main axes and 33 indicators, the most prominent of which are the existence of a national strategy for artificial intelligence, data protection and privacy laws, the use of information and communication technology and digital services, communications infrastructure, and the availability of digital skills.

Pope Tawadros II recieved Egypt’s tourism and antiquities ministers in addition to various officials who arrived in the Great Cathedral of St. Mark to attend the screening of The Path of the Holy Family in Egypt documentary. A book talking about the holy visit was issued in six languages and the documentary was dubbed in the same languages.

Pope Tawadros II inaugurated today the Church of Our Lady and martyr Damianah in Papadopoulou, in Shubrā, after its renewal with the participation of a number of Coptic bishops. Pope said that he was baptized in this church as child in 1953.

Coptic Orthodox Church in Montreal mourned Father Michael Aziz, priest of the Saint Mark the Apostle Church in Montreal, who died at the age of 76, after serving as priest for 26 years. His Holiness Pope Tawadros II offered his sincere condolences to His Excellency Anba Paul, Bishop of Eastern Canada, and to the Congregation of Diocesan Priests on the departure of the Blessed Father.

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II pleaded to the people to follow preventive measures against COVID-19. He added that the world is approaching the second wave of the pandemic that killed many people including two Coptic priests only last week.

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II held a meeting today at the Papal Headquarters in St. Mark s Cathedral in Abbasia, with sector officials Service and administration of the St. Simon Foundation in Mokattam. Sector officials discussed their achievements and plans in the service in the churches of the Mokattam sector.

Al-Azhar issued a statement to condemn the bombing of a school in Pakistan saying, "Our sincere condolences to the Pakistani leadership and people, and to the families of the victims of the religious school in the western Pakistani city of Peshawar, who lost their relatives and children to the terrorist explosion that occurred on Tuesday. ” We affirm our condemnation of this terrorist incident, and declare our full solidarity with the victims of terrorist incidents, and we stand together with sincere intentions to uproot this bloody terrorism.

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark See, signed a cooperation protocol with Ambassador Nabila Makram Abdel-Shahid, Minister of State for Immigration and Egyptian Affairs Abroad, within the framework of the presidential initiative "Survival Boats" to raise awareness of the dangers of illegal immigration. The initiative was launched by the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi at the World Youth Forum in December 2019. His Holiness Pope Tawadros II said that according to the signed protocol, there will be training programs for the development of individual skills for youth, especially in the governorates that export the most illegal immigration.

The Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Irrigation in Egypt, Ethiopia and the Sudan, relaunched negotiations on the Renaissance Dam after suspension for 3 months. For its part, spokesman of Egyptian Irrigation Ministry stressed that Egypt is ready to negotiate seriously for the success of these talks in order to reach a fair and balanced agreement that meets the interests of the three countries.

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II received at the Papal Residence in Cairo members of the Executive Committee of the Faith and Education Committee of the Holy Synod. During the meeting, the Orthodox Faith Awareness Program was presented, which the committee intends to present during the coming period . The program includes an explanation of the articles of the Christian creed.

HG Anba Takla, Bishop of Dishna, inaugurated the alters of the Church of the Monastery of St. Balamoun. This came during the visit of the bishop to the monastery where he inaugurated 3 alters and icons of the church in addition to a number of deacons’ ordination.

His Majesty Willem Alexander the King of the Netherlands granted His Eminence Bishop Arsani of teh Netherladns the medal of the leader. This came during the celebration of the thirty-fifth anniversary of the start of the Coptic Church service in the Netherlands and the seventh anniversary of the establishment of the diocese of the Netherlands, which was held at the headquarters of the Archdiocese in Amsterdam, amid precautionary measures due to the spread of the new Corona virus. During the celebration, the Deputy Mayor of Amsterdam read the decision of King Willem Alexander of the Netherlands, regarding the awarding of His Eminence Bishop Arsany the Royal Medal. The ceremony was attended by Bishop Polycarp Eugene Eden, President of the Dutch Syriac Orthodox Diocese, Bishop Jan Hendricks, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church in Haarlem - Amsterdam, Father Gerard Matisen, Head of the Benedict Monastery in Akhmoud, and the Egyptian Ambassador to the Netherlands Hatem Abdelkader.

His Holiness Pope Tawadros II Dr. Sally Kamal Zakaria, PhD holder from the Faculty of Music Education at Helwan University in the melodies of St. Basil Mass. The researcher obtained a master s degree in 2014 in the melodies of the Holy Week.