Thousands of Copts participate in the celebrations of St. Mary in Assiut among tight security measures. The celebrations in Assiut are the biggest in the country in which thousands of Copts honor St. Mary at the place that was visited by the Holy Family.

Despite suicide bombing near St. Mary Church in Mostorod, Copts continued to celebrate St. Mary s fasting by attending the prayers in the churches. Thousands of Copts visited the church in the next day among tight security measures.

Police moved monk Faltaous of St. Makar monastery from Anglo-American hospital to Qas al-Ainy under tight security measures after he had attempted to commit suicide and the confessed to take part in the murder of Bishop Epiphanius. This comes as prosecution is still investigating the murder of Abba Epiphanius, Bishop of St. Makar monastery in front of his monastic cell.

Disgraced monk Isaiah of St. Macarious monastery said that he had planned twice to kill Bishop Epiphanius but failed until he was able to commit his crime at the third time. He added that one time the bishop was praying and the second time he woke up late.

6 members of Mostorod terrorist cell were arrested on charges of planning of terrorist attacks including the attack on St. Mary church in Mostorod. Statement of interior ministry said that police was able to prevent the terrorist from reaching inside the church and his explosive belt was exploded and killed the terrorist.

Mohamed Moustafa, Head of the Alexandria appeal court, has ordered monk Faltaous of St. Macarious be detained for four days pending investigations over the murder case of head of the monastery. The 33-year-old monk, birth name Raymond Rasmi Mansour, was arrested at the Anglo American Hospital in Zamalek where he is being treated after his attempted suicide last week.

The security forces managed to prevent a terrorist from reaching the church of St. Mary in Mostorod. The suicide bomber tried to blow himself inside the church but he couldn t reach it thanks to the vigilant policemen.

Minya security forces arrested Milad M., scrap dealer, on charges of killing his family. The man said he was suffering from large debts which led him to think about getting rid of his life, but he set his house on fire and killed his wife and 3 children.

Issam Badawi, Governor of Minya, attended the funeral ceremony of Abba Arsanyos, Metropolitan of Minya and Abu Bakrqas, who passed away on Saturday morning. The governor offered condolences to Pope Twadros II, Pope of Alexandria and the Patriarch St. Mark See, who presided over the funeral ceremony. For his part, Pope Tawadros said the late Bishop was an example for ministry, silence and toiling in the service.

Pope Tawadros II held a meeting with the monasteries’ affairs committee of the holy Synod during which he took several decisions concerning the monks. The new decisions included the closing of their social media accounts and to stop all media interviews. The committee also decided to stop accepting new monasticism seekers or the ordination of priests among the monks.

Abba Ibrahim Isaac, Patriarch of the Coptic Catholic Church, received Gang Woung, head of Korean Egyptian organization for development to discuss ways of cooperation between them. During the meeting, an agreement was signed between the two parties.

Initial investigations of police showed that the murderer of bishop Epiphanius used a big knife to kill him by hitting him from the back. The prosecution is currently investigating the matter to find out who killed the head of the monastery.

Sources in the Coptic Orthodox Church said that Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and patriarch of St. Mark See, will preside over the funeral of the late bishop Epiphanius, head of St. Makar monastery. Sources added that the funeral will be held at the monastery in Wadil Natrun in the presence of several bishops and monks.

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko attacked the Russian Orthodox Church and said that its influence poses a direct threat to national security in his country. He added that the Orthodox Church is not separated from the Russian church and supports the imperialist policy of the Kremlin.

Dr. Nabila Makram, Egypt s Minister of Immigration, said that Egypt is one of the countries that respect the concept of citizenship. She added that she rejects the phrase Copts of the Diaspora, since we, the Egyptians, are united.

Crew of the new movie about Islamophobia has finished filming the movie in Germany. According to the Al-Azhar Observatory, the film aims to end the phenomenon of pre-rulings against the Islamic religion and its spread worldwide. The cast includes people from 38 countries aiming to eliminate the attack on Islam.

Donald Trump has threatened to slap large sanctions on Turkey unless Ankara frees an American pastor. A Turkish court allowed Andrew Brunson to be transferred to house arrest after 21 months in detention. He is on trial on terrorism charges. Trump Tweeted saying: The United States will impose large sanctions on Turkey for their long time detainment of Pastor Andrew Brunson, a great Christian, family man and wonderful human being,

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, attended the graduation ceremony of St. Verena nursery school. The graduation ceremony of the new patch was held at St. Rewis theatre and included 150 students.

Lives of Copts in Nag Rezk Shenouda are in danger as the old building of the church may collapse at any moment. Moreover, the church is very small and doesn t fit its congregation. The church has applied several months ago for its legalization and widened, but no response was received yet.

Alexa engine showed this week that Copts United reached no> 28 in Egypt. Alexa is a tool that shows the order of websites arranged by followers and visitors all over the world and in certain countries.

Abba Abraam, Bishop of Fayoum, returned to Egypt after having undergone a spinal surgery in Germany, last week. A statement of the diocese said that the health status of the Bishop of Fayoum is good and stable.