Naguib Gabriel, head of the Egyptian Union of human rights Organization, said that the General attorney in Qena as well as the prosecutor refused to return the girl Rania Eid to her family according to the law assuring that she has converted to Islam.

Sameh Ashour, chairman of the Bar, promised to file an appeal against closing case fo stripping the old woman in Minya for lack of evidence.

Coptic man was found dead in his apartment in Heliopolis. He was slaughtered and stabbed in various areas of his body.

Bishop Peter Fischer, head of Mueller staff Dan Mission, said that religion could be used to spread peace or evil, and the only way to face extremism and violence is dialogue. He explained that the mission appreciates the Egyptian experience of peaceful coexistence and learn from it.

Activists in Egypt were surprised to hear that case of stripping the old woman off was closed for lack of evidence, but they didn’t realize that the decision was issued last November.

Authorities in St. Petersburg returned the largest cathedral in Russia to the church after it became a Museum of Atheism fo years.

A nurse has reported police against an extremist Sheikh and his son who beat her and dragged her in the streets in order to force her to wear the niqab.

A nurse has reported police against an extremist Sheikh and his son who beat her and dragged her in the streets in order to force her to wear the niqab.

Police in Assiut are investigating the murder of the Coptic doctor Bassam Safwat Zaki who was found dead in his apartment in Assiut.

After it was attacked by a suicide bomber killing at least 27 and injuring about 50, St. Peter Church in Abbassia held the first wedding ceremony.

Dylann Storm Roof, the American mass murderer and white supremacist, was sentenced to death penalty after being convicted of perpetrating the June 17, 2015, Charleston church shooting.

Pope Francis II denounced what he described as paranoid murder that is threatening the world in the name of God, calling on all religious authorities to unite and reject such acts as no one can ever kill in God's name.

Moroccan Interior Ministry banned selling and production of niqab in Morocco for security reasons. Salafis in Morocco expressed their fears that such step will lead to ban niqab in general in Morocco.

Father Mina Yanni, Priest of St. George Church in Brooklyn, praised visit of al-Sisi to St. Mark Cathedral in Abbassia on Christmas assuring that president Abdul Fattah al-Sisi doesn’t differentiate between churches and mosques since he called to donate for building the biggest mosque and cathedral in Egypt.

“American Coptic” organization withheld confidence from Adel Ajib, former president of the organization, and elected an interim council.

John Ibrahim, Egyptian immigrant to Australia calls Egyptian immigrants to visit Sharm al-Sheikh and assured its very interesting and safe.

Abba Pavly, General Bishop of the churches of Alexandria, called Sheikhs to spread love among their congregation. He explained that Islamic scholars can teach the people about loving the others and equal citizenship

Sources in the church told Copts United that the new church that will be built in the new managerial capital will be built on 4 acres. The new church should be built in one year and will be built by Engineering Authority of the armed forces on the 30 % of the area.

Father Mina Solomon, priest Church of St. George in Kafr el-Sheikh died today at the age of 73. The priest was born in June 12, 1944 and was ordained a priest in the January 25, 1991. Pope Tawadros has offered his sinecure condolences to Abba Bishoy, Bishop of Kafr El Sheikh, and Damietta for the departure of the old priest.

Dr. Abbas Schumann, agent of Al-Azhar in Aswan, said that congratulating Christians on Christmas is good indeed, even if the extremists don’t like it.

Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, President of Egypt, attended Christmas Mass at the Great Cathedral of St. Mark in Abbassia to congratulate Copts on their feast.