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As for marriage and baptism ceremonies, only six to seven people will attend to ensure that the virus will not spread among the attendees
The Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria issued Saturday a comprehensive memorandum aimed at coexisting with COVID-19
The Standing Committee of the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church decided to postpone re-opening churches in Cairo and Alexandria for two weeks or more due to high infection rates there.
The Coptic Church said in an official statement that the newlyweds will write a declaration that the attendees should not exceed six with one priest and one deacon.
The priest decided to isolate himself, although he hadn't experienced any symptoms; he tested positiveon April 28.
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Marks Diocese will lead the Easter Mass Saturday at the Church of the Transfiguration at the Monastery of Saint Pishoy in Wady el Natrun, northwest of Cairo.
Security officials took legal procedures against a priest who allowed a mass to be held in violation of the government’s decisions to ban gatherings as part of the coronavirus precautionary measures.
The total number of legalized churches amounts to 1568.
The decree is effective starting March 21.
The decision, issued by Bishop Dimitrios on Wednesday, includes the closure of occasion venues as well as events and services halls.
When people started fund raising to rebuild mosque Al-Rahman ahead of the fasting month of Ramadan, the Coptic Orthodox Church announced its assistance to share building it.
Anba Bigol said that the state is working on spreading the principle of citizenship and national unity.
Anba Bigol said that the state is working on spreading the principle of citizenship and national unity.
Sisi delegated Presidential Secretary Mohamed Negm to visit the Coptic Evangelical Church to offer his Christmas greetings and attend Xmass celebrations.
The Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church in Kuwait will hold on Monday the Christmas mass.
The cabinet said on Saturday that 1,412 churches and Coptic buildings have been legalized so far nationwide.
The third Evangalical Church in Minya was inaugurated after being totally re-built.
It Is worth mentioning that Pope Tawadros met with the Egyptian Ambassador in Vienna Omar Amer as part of his current pastoral and therapeutic visit to Austria.
There is a plan to turn the area into a tourist attraction.
The ceremony was attended, among others, by Bishop Thomas of El Kousseya, Bishop Daniel of Maadi and Secretary of the Holy Synod, Bishop Rafael of Central Cairo Churches Sector and Bishop Paul of St. Paula Monastery in the Red Sea.