Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II decided to form a committee to review the sanctions of exclusion that former Pope Shenouda imposed on some well-known figures of the Church for committing church violations. Every case will be reviewed and the Pope himself will make a decision whether to lift the sanctions.

The committee is headed by Bishop Pachomius of al-Beheira. The committee will interview Copts and officials from the Council of Churches to investigate the cases of the four priests in question: Bishop Takla of Dishnā; Bishop Amonius of Luxor; Bishop Mattiyas of al-Mahalah al-Kubrá; and Bishop Isaac, assistant Bishop of Alexandria.

On another note, Pope Tawadros will conduct an ordination with a large number of priests on Sunday, March 3, 2013. This will be his second ordination as Coptic Orthodox Pope of Egypt. On this day the Pope will also screen the first movie about the life of former Pope Shenouda III at Saint Roweiss Theatre at Saint Mark Cathedral in al-'Abbāssīyah (Mustafá Rahūmah, al-Watan, Feb. 26, p. 3). Read original text in Arabic.