HH Pope Tawadros II cancelled his weekly sermon on Wednesday 20 July,2016, and substituted it with a prayer meeting because of sectarian strive incidents that occurred in the past days. His Holiness said that he is helding this prayer meeting at St. Virgin Mary hanging church to pray for every martyr and wounded ones and to restore our Egyptian authentic spirit. He added that he is following these incident and holding meetings with officials and most recently with the prime minister as His Holiness and officials are all looking how to enforce the law.