His Grace Bishop Eklemandos, General Bishop of the Diocese of Ottawa, Montreal & Eastern Canada met with Mr Denis Coderre, Mayor of Montreal and Mr Aref Salem, Member of the Mayor's Executive Committee yesterday at City Hall. The meeting was an amicable one, where His Grace and the Mayor spoke of various subjects in a spirit of community care and civic collaboration. Present with His Grace were Father Peter Saad, Deacon Adel Boulos and Deacon Shahir Guindi.

Sectarian clashes erupted in Dir Hennis village in Minya between Muslims and Christians after 10 Coptic workers were arrested while they were building an illegal wall for the church of the village without obtaining the due permits.

Kamal Zakher, founder of the secular trend, denounced the rejection of Coptic Orthodox Church to hold funeral prayers for Christian bride and groom who were killed by gas leakage on the first day of their marriage.

Commenting on sentencing her to 3 years in prison, writer Fatima Naaot said that she is ready for prison and refuses to apologize after being sentenced on charges of contempt of Islam.

Families of the kidnapped Copts in Libya announced they will protest on Wednesday in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to demand the return of their sons.

Three people were injured yesterday in a fight between Muslims and Copts in Taha Ameda village, in Minya governorate.

Secular Egyptian Party denounced the appeal of the Coptic Orthodox Church over the rule in favor of civil marriage, adding that such appeal contradicts with former remarks of the church.

Thousands of Copts have gathered in the monastery of St. Demiana in Kafr El-Sheikh to celebrate the feast of the beloved saint.

Coptic Christians have celebrated the holy feast of Epiphany under extra security measures. Security services intensified their presence in the streets.

Sheikh Refat Thabit, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Awqaf in the Red Sea, said a mosque imam in El Gouna was arrested pending investigation for delivering speech without having a license and for issuing fatwa against congratulating the Copts on their feasts.

The Coptic Orthodox Church announced that personal status law for Christians will be completed next month. This came after Pope Tawadros has met with Majdi Ajati, Minister of State for Legal Affairs, to discuss the unified law of houses of worship as well as the personal status law for Christians.

Father Thomas Fekry, priest of the church, said that the church includes a shelter and old age home that serves about one hundred people. He added that the government should have issued the permits instead of closing the church.

Fatwa House said that Muslims can’t ask God’s forgiveness for non-Muslims since they should go to hell as infidels.

Al-Watan newspaper said that the diocese of southern United States has announced to organize a trip to visit the holy places in Jerusalem.

MTV Lebanon television reported about an incorrupt corpse of a priest that was buried 200 years ago in Bteghrine.

Personal status law for Christians up to a dead end, especially articles of the second marriage and divorce of the Copts.

Coptic businessman Naguib Sawiros said that subsidy will destroy the Egyptian economy as inflation is increasing.

St. Peter Catholic church in Tanta was officially inaugurated after it has been closed down for 30 years. Father Peter, priest of the church, said the church was repaired using donation money.

A state of anger and riots was caused at Mubarak Mosque in new Damietta city after the imam issued fatwa during his speech that prohibits congratulating Christians on their feasts.

Associated Press highlighted the visit of president al-Sisi on Christmas eve to the Cathedral to congratulate the Copts on Christmas.

13 Syriac Christians were killed in terrorist attack on New Year's Eve at residential neighborhoods inhabited by Syriacs and Assyrians in the Syrian city of Qamishli. The attack targeted several restaurants at New Year's Eve.