A Coptic woman called Mary Jamil survived slay attempt in Warraq, Cairo, after a fanatic called Mamdouh has dragged her in the street and attacked her with white weapon.

Hozan Merza, a Saudi lecturer at King Abdulaziz University started an initiative in Saudi Arabia to encourage men to get married to four women. Men who get married to 3 women will be granted the fourth for free.

A number of displaced Coptic families have returned to their homes in Arish after the city restored its safety, said Bishop of North Sinai.

Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayyeb, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar mosque, said that Egyptian national unity appears in all feasts as Muslims and Christians congratulate each other and exchange greetings. This came during the visit of the Christian delegation of churches to congratulate Al-Tayyeb on Adha feast. He added that the Family House does a great job in spreading love and peace among the Egyptians.

Father Selwanos Lotfy, priest of St. Mary Church in Dir Mawas, Minya, prevented non-Orthodox Christians from taking communion, which raised the anger of several Copts. The priest also ordered those who want to worship in his church to repeat their baptism and assured media has no right to discuss matters of the church.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, said that migration to Australia is a personal decision, and denied he mediated to grant asylum to Coptic families in Australia. Pope added that he only meditated in supporting the Egyptian government.

During his pastoral care visit to Australia, Pope Tawadros II, answered a child who asked him have you ever seen the angels, saying: Yes, I see them now, pointing out to the children in front of him. Another child asked him do you hear the voice of God? Pope answered: Yes, in the holy bible, and all of you can hear His voice the same way.

Egypt s Minister of Finance commented on the decision to suspend and reduce some of the American financial aid received by Egypt and its impact on the Egyptian economy saying that the nature of this aid is Symbolism and don t have that powerful effect on the Egyptian economy. He added that the Egyptian economy is healing and in 6 month it will decrease of interest rate and will witness the decline of inflation rates.

Dr. Imad Shawky, pastor of the Evangelical Church in Suhag, said that 15 churches in Sohag need to be restored but no permissions are given. He added that the governorate has only 24 churches which are not enough for the huge number of Christians, and 10 of them needs to be restored including the Evangelical Church in Suhag that was built 137 years ago.

Mabrouk Atteya, Islamic preacher, described new calls to allow Muslim woman to get married to non-Muslim and to give her equal inheritance with her male brothers as immorality and corruption. He said that such woman is sinner just like those who called for her to do so.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, celebrated the Father s Day among 5 thousand Copts in Sydney. Father s Day is a celebration honoring fathers and celebrating fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society. In Catholic Europe, it has been celebrated on March 19 (St. Joseph s Day) since the Middle Ages. It is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world, most commonly in the months of March, April and June.

The construction work of St. Mary Church in Fashn was resumed after it had stopped for one week. Police in Beni Suef have stopped the construction work of St. Mary Church in Fashn though it had optioned all due permits.

a number of officials, politicians and representatives of some Christian denominations attended the reception party held by the Coptic Orthodox community in Australia.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, said the church has nothing to do with the arrest of Christine Selwanis during his meeting with the congregation of Australia last Saturday. He added that the lady didn’t register to attend the meeting and tried to storm into the place, but police arrested her.

Relics of St Peter and part of the dress of the Virgin were found in the Roman Church Santa Maria. The relics were found in a tube where several names of saints were written on it. In 1968, Pope Paul VI announced the discovery of St. Peters bones during excavations under the Vatican buildings near the monument to St. Peter.

The Coptic Orthodox Church announced in an official statement by the diocese of Sydney that it asked police not to take any legal action against the Coptic woman Christine Selwanes who broke into the church during the presence of Pope Tawadros last Saturday as he was meeting with the people. The meeting of Pope Tawadros was attended by nearly 5000 people of the Coptic congregation in Australia.

The Cathedral of St. Mary and St. Athanasius in Damanhour celebrated its 27th anniversary of its consecration. The celebration coincided with the ordination anniversary of Abba Pachomious, Bishop of Behira. At the celebration, relics of saints Athanasius and Oghostinus were perfumed.

Pope Francis, pope of the Vatican, received members of the Korean Council of Religious Leaders, who visited Rome as pilgrims. As he received them, Pope prayed for peace in Korea and called leaders of the world to solve problems through dialogue and not wars.

After he arrived in Sidney, Pope Tawadros II laid the foundation stone of the new diocese of Sidney, Australia. Pope headed to Australia in a pastoral care visit after he inaugurated the first Coptic church in Japan.

Copts have concluded the celebrations of St. George feast in Mid Damsis, one of the largest of the saint in Egypt. The celebration included perfuming remnants of the saint in the presence of Bishops Bishoy, Dawood and Salib. St. George was a Roman soldier of Greek origin and officer in the Guard of Roman emperor Diocletian, who was sentenced to death for failing to recant his Christian faith. As a Christian martyr, he later became one of the most venerated saints in Christianity.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, arrived in Australia on Monday in a pastoral care visit following his visit to Japan.