Coptic student groups in the university celebrate today the festival of the groups at Youth bishopric. The "Festival of Faith" was attended by Abba Moussa, Bishop of Youth, and Bishop Rafael, Secretary of the Holy Synod, as well as Abba Martiros, the general Bishop. The festival was also attended by several artists, writers and public figures.

Abba Cyril, Bishop of Nag Hamadi, decided to put the remains of Nag Hamadi martyrs who were killed at Christmas eve in 2010 in the church for blessing.

Dr. Yasser Al Borhamy , Vice-President of the Salafist call, said he is willing to cooperate with the Coptic businessman Naguib Sawiris, the founder of the Free Egyptians Party, if he adheres to the Constitution and the law.

Al-Nour ultra conservative Islamic Party accused the church of being behind its losses in the first phase of the elections in Egypt, by supporting certain candidates.

Egyptian newspapers said that several Copts won the Parliamentary elections in the 2015 as 16 Copts won during the first phase of the elections.

The Coptic Church in Austria holds today a conference for the youth for three days at the Church of the Virgin Mary and the monastery of St. Anthony in Vienna.

General Salah al-Din Hassan, Drector of Qena security, said that police closed down a house that belongs to a priest in Qena since Christians tried to convert the house into a church without having the due licenses.

Amir Nasif, Coptic candidate, said that al-Nour ultra conservative party has offered him 300.000 LE in order to join the party and run for elections on their lists.

"Watch O Egyptian" campaign announced that al-Nour ultra conservative party and its electronic committees used sectarian polarization to mobilize the people in the first phase of elections.

In loving memory of our beloved Dr. Monir A. Dawoud, MD. We invite you to celebrate his passing from death into eternal life. The wake will be on Wednesday from 7:00pm till 9:00pm, and on Thursday from 5:00 till 9:00pm at McLaughlin Funeral home. The funeral will be at St. George and St. Shenouda Coptic Orthodox Church on Friday. The mass will begin on Friday, from 9:00 till 11:00 with the funeral immediately following. The address fro the funeral home and Church are below: McLaughlin Funeral Home 625 Pavonia Avenue Jersey City, NJ 07306 St. George & St. Shenouda Coptic Orthodox Church 835 Bergen Avenue Jersey City, NJ 07306

Dr. Monir Dawod, president of the American Coptic Association passed away today after suffering short illness. He was known for his great love for Egypt and the Coptic cause.

For the first time in the history of Minya, two Copts compete in run-off in Malawy. Shrif Nady and Ramy Rafik have qualified for run-off in the city that an Islamic candidate used to win.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark See, invited the Copts in San Francisco, USA, to ignore rumors of media.

Egyptian newspaper highlighted the insults of Rev. George Awad, pastor of the Baptist Church, against the Coptic Orthodox Church describing her as "backward and living in the Middle Ages."

3 Salafis were arrested on Friday after distributing leaflets inciting against the Copts in Assiut. The leaflets invited the people not to vote for the Coptic candidates in the Parliamentary elections. Islamic candidates are going to use such leaflets to prevent the people from voting in favor of Coptic Christian candidates.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark See, inaugurated yesterday the launch of St. George and S. Joseph in San Jose, California.

Results of voting inside Egypt in the first phase of legislative elections were announced yesterday.

Egyptian newspapers said that several Coptic candidates win elections in Minya. This came after all candidates of the ultra conservative al-Nour party lost the elections of the first phase in Upper Egypt.

Ambassador Lamia Mukhaimar Egypt's Consul in Los Angeles held a celebration for Pope Tawadros II who is currently visiting America.

Egyptian writer Sabri Albaga denounced the weak participation in the voting process by the Egyptians abroad. He said that it’s weird to find this with the participation of 32 candidates of the Egyptians abroad on the electoral lists.

Eyewitnesses reported supporters of the candidates of al-Nour party in Qena harassed a number of Coptic voters in front of poll stations in Qena.