Ashraf Anis, founder of the Right to Live movement, called to grant the Copts the right to have civil marriage. He added that the Coptic monks take control of the Copts and their destiny though they know nothing about marital life or personal status affairs.

Rev. Refat Fikri, member of the Synod of the Evangelical Nile, said that several people need civil marriage since they can’t get married inside the church.

In a conference held on Saturday, Victims of Personal Status movement demanded the government to pass a civil law for marriage and divorce of the Copts.

Media spokesman for the Archdiocese of Maghagha said that Abba Aghathon, Bishop of Maghagha has ordained 70 new deacons at St. Mary church in Maghagha.

The Vatican announced that Pope Francis will wash feet of 12 refugees on Passover. It’s worth mentioning that Pope washed the feet of women and Muslims last year.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, delivered his weekly sermon today at St. George Church in Alexandria.

The fourth group of Iraqi Christian refugees arrived yesterday to Prague, Czech Republic. The group consisted of 21 Christians who were persecuted in the Middle East because of their religion.

One priest and three nuns were injured in car accident yesterday in Mallawy, Minya. They were transferred to hospital for medical treatment.

Coptic man called Gergis Fawzy form Suez is currently arrested pending investigation on charges of insulted Prophet Mohamed.

Thousands of visitors arrived at the cemetery of Pope Shenouda at the fourth anniversary of his departure in St. Bishoy monastery in Wadi Natrun.

Coptic churches and monasteries in Egypt celebrated the holy feast of the Cross called in other churches “The Exaltation of the Holy Cross”. The Cross of Jesus Christ was discovered in 326 by Saint Helena, the mother of the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great, during a pilgrimage she made to Jerusalem. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre was then built at the site of the discovery, by order of Helena and Constantine. The church was dedicated nine years later, with a portion of the cross placed inside it. The date of the feast marks the dedication of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in 335.

Coptic in Minya in news report published in al-Wafd newspaper warned against decreasing popularity of president al-Sisi. This came after Coptic children were imprisoned on charges of defamation of religion and a monk of Wadil Rayan monastery was arrested for defending his monastery against building a road inside an archaeological area dating back to more than 30 million years.

Directorate of Education in Minya announced a teacher is being investigated for attacking a Coptic child and breaking his leg.

Two women from Reqqa city, which is a stronghold of ISIS in Syria, published a video that reveals destruction and misery at the old Syrian city.

Coptic Church to celebrate the fourth anniversary of Pope Shenouda III on Thursday, said Pope Tawadros during his weekly sermon.

244 MB members stand trial today for burning churches in Minya before Military Court. Several churches and public properties were burned after the dispersal of Rabaa Adawia and Nahda sit-ins.

Homeland Security arrested a fugitive member of the Muslim Brotherhood who was sentenced to 15 years in prison for burning a church in Sohag.

Heads of Coptic Churches celebrated today the third anniversary of the foundation of Council of churches of Egypt at the headquarters Evangelical Organization for social Services.

Muslims of Ismailia village in Minya cast vote to build a church for Christians in the village. 46 people voted in favor of building the new church while 4 refused to build the church.

Human Rights Watch issued a statement on Monday in which it called the Egyptian authorities to release the four Coptic children of Minya governorate who were accused of contempt of religion and repeal the judgment.

Father Polous Halim, Spokesperson for the Coptic Orthodox Church, said that the Holy Synod is the legislative body that represents the Copts, and refused a claim by some Coptic activists of the right to public participation.