The Catholic Youth Episcopal Commission’s Secretary, Kamīl Ya'qūb, said that the Episcopal Commission under the auspices of Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops Council will hold its yearly Catholics' general meeting for the Middle East youth entitled “Crossing” from Wednesday, September 4 until Sunday, September 8.  The conference's purpose is to train the Christian youth to be open and encourage them to engage actively in society. Ya'qūb said that he invited Egyptian politicians, intellectuals, and senior journalists to attend the conference and the families of the martyrs of the massacre of Port Said (Māykel Fāris, al-Yawm al-Sābi', Aug. 3). Read original text in Arabic.

Flynne Rushton, Intern