Sabry Ragheb, owner of a tourism company, said that less Copts are traveling to Jerusalem at pilgrimage season in Easter. He explained that less than 5 thousand Copts have traveled last year, while 10 thousands have traveled the previous year.

Adviser Monsif Suleiman, Legal Advisor to the Coptic Orthodox Church, said that there is no text in the Gospel that contrary to Islamic law on inheritance.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, said that restoration of the great cathedral of St. Mark would take a long time.

The kidnapped child Antonious Nawar returned after his family paid 300.000 LE ransom. This came after the kidnappers negotiated the price for 8 days. The child was kidnapped in front of his school in Minbal village.

Father Estifanous Shehata, Deputy of Samalout Diocese, said that Minya has three closed churches that are waiting for the parliament to decide about.

Spokesperson of the Coptic Orthodox Church announced that Pope Tawadros II received the Togolese President in the Papal residence in the Great Cathedral of St. Mark.

Abba Arsani, Bishop of the Netherlands, opened this week a new church in "Velsen Noord". The church was called Pope Cyril VI Church.

The Norwegian Lutheran Church voted yesterday in favor of gay marriage inside the churches. The churches will allow same-sex couples to marry in the country's churches.

Dr. Ahmed Karima, a professor of Islamic law and a member of the senior scholars at Al-Azhar, said that Muslims are targeted by campaigns to prevent niqab. He added that if Muslim women are prevented from wearing niqab, Christen women should be prevented from wearing the cross as well.

Keraza magazine announced names of bishops who are going to celebrate the Easter in churches of the Diaspora.

Pope Tawadros is going to deliver his weekly sermon tomorrow at St. Mary Church in Golf City. Pope has starting moving in several churches around Egypt to deliver his weekly sermon after the restoration work of the Great Cathedral of St. Mark started.

Tariq Nasr, governor of Minya, rescheduled the exams for primary and preparatory schools to allow Christians to celebrate Easter.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, met today with ministers of St. Athanasius Church in Messisaja, Canada, through a video conference.

Coptic Orthodox Church revealed in a statement the reason Pope didn’t take his cross during his meeting with the Saudi King.

Sheikh Sheikh Mohammed Abdel-Maksoud said that Copts are infidels who will go to hell even if they die defending legitimacy of the Islamic regime.

A group of lawyers filed lawsuit against Coptic cartoonist Adel Girgis, accusing him of contempt of Christianity and insulting the church leaders.

Church of St. Moussa in Minya has been demolished by the Egyptian army to be reconstructed.

Copts in Minbal village continue to prevent their children from going to schools until the kidnapped Coptic child Nawar Habib returns home. This came after unknown men have kidnapped the 13 years old Coptic child in front of his school in Minbal, Minya.

Bishop Julius, member of the Holy Synod, said that the Coptic Church is preparing to celebrate the holy feast of Christ's entry to Egypt.

Copts in Minbal village prevented their children from going to schools. This came after unknown men have kidnapped a Coptic child called Nawar Habib, 13 years old, in front of his school in Minbal, Minya.

Naguib Sawiris, founder of the Free Egyptians Party's, told German Press Agency that he refuses reconciliation with the Muslim Brotherhood since their hands are stain with blood.