Coptic Orthodox Church celebrated today the first anniversary of the martyrdom of 21 Copts by ISIS in Libya. The celebration is held in Awr village, hometown of the martyrs in the presence of Abba Epiphanius, head of St. Makarious Monastery.

President Abdel Fattah Sisi issued a Presidential decree No. 72 and 73 to license building two new churches. The new churches are the Evangelical church in Assuit governorate and a Catholic church in New Cairo.

Abba Moussa, Bishop of young people, and Abba Beeman, Bishop of Nakada and Qus, and Abba Markos, Bishop of Shubra Al Khaimah, opened on Wednesday the youth conference in Archangel Michael Church in Luxor entitled “Charisma”.

Boko haram terrorist group burned 86 Christian children alive in Nigeria. Members of the group were shouting "Allah Akbar" expressing their happiness and satisfaction with such heinous criminal act!

Family of the disappeared Coptic minor girl Susanna Reda held sit-in in front of Minya governorate administrative building against the disappearance of their girl.

Samalout Diocese announced that 7 Coptic bishops are going to participate in the first spiritual celebration at the first anniversary of 21 Coptic martyrs who were killed in Libya last year by ISIS.

Egyptian Federation for Human Rights holds a conference on Sunday entitled "contempt of religion law between restrictions and freedoms "

Egyptian armed forces started rebuilding the church of St. George in El-Arish. This comes after President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi promised to restore all churches demolished in the attacks of the Muslim Brotherhood by the end of 2016.

Lawyer Hamdy Asiouty told Copts United that it’s shameful to arrest 4 Coptic children on charges of defamation of religions for a 20 seconds video in which they criticize ISIS.

Patriarch Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow, stressed the importance of calendar unification among all Orthodox Churches.

Beni Mazar Misdemeanor Court is expected to sentence 4 Coptic children to jail on charges of contempt of Islam after they filmed a short movie that criticizes ISIS terrorist organization.

Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, expressed her grave concern over the destruction of Mar Elia monastery in Iraq. She said that such attack against 1400 years old monastery comes against the Iraqi people as well as humanity.

Father Tadros Beshnwda, priest of the Church of the St. George in Atlidm village, said that the church refused to pray for the deceased according to regulations of the church.

Pope Tawadros II, congratulated president Abdul Fattah al-Sisi on national police day as well as the fifth anniversary of the revolution of January 25.

Council of Churches of Egypt celebrates its third anniversary on March 15 at the headquarters of the Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services.

Hany Ezzat, founder of the victims of the Personal Status issues said he will organize a demonstration in front of the Parliament to demand civil marriage for Christians.

Three small churches are being reconstructed at the monastery of St. Mary in Delga by the armed forces. Furthermore, Fathery Ayyoub Youssef, priest of the Catholic church in Delga, said he has recived a phone call from the armed forces to tell him that the service building of the church is going to be reconstructed as well.

Mohammed Abdul Zahir, Governor of Alexandria, visited Pope Tawadros in the Papal headquarters in Alexandria to congratulate him and the Coptic Christian people on the feast of Epiphany.

Mariam Younan, deputy of the Good Shepherd Monastery in Suez, said that the Engineering Department of the Armed Forces started the reconstruction work of the monastery today.

Several churches in Giza governorate are waiting for reconstruction after they were demolished in 2013 after the dispersal of Rabaa Adawia and Nahda sit-ins.

Father Ayoub Youssef, Priest of the Catholic Church in Delga, received a phone call from the armed forces telling him that the church will be reconstructed by the armed forces.