Calm has returned to the village of Ali Pasha in Samalut, Minya, after a meeting was held yesterday during which Coptic and Muslim families agreed to exclude the girl who has converted into Islam. The two parties pledged in the customary reconciliation session not to incite any attacks between Muslims and Christians and leave the girl live in peace with her new husband. It is worth mentioning that police is still taking extra security measures to secure the village to ensure safety and stability.

Construction of the outer wall of the Monastery of Prince Tadros in Manfalut was completed after it was demolished in the floods last November along with sheep farms, workshops and carpentry equipment. Father Matta Rizk, deputy of Manfalout diocese, said that the reconstruction of the other demolished area is still going giving the great cost needed to finish the work.

A chaotic state of chaos was in the village of Shusha in Minya as fanatics in the village were celebrating the conversion of a Coptic Christian woman into Islam and her arrival into her new Muslim husband s wife. Houses of the Copts were stoned and the Copts and are being cursed and provoked by the people. Police have taken extra security measures to prevent clashes between Muslims and Christians, but they have not prevented the fanatics from celebrating their victory and cursing and stoning the Copts which could lead to bloody clashes later.

The Coptic Orthodox Coptic Church , led by His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, condemned the terrorist attack on a security site in northern Sinai killing 8 soldiers. Statement of the church offered sincere condolences to families of the martyrs and for the injured, and wished Egypt peace and stability.

The monastery of St. Samuel in Minya celebrates the second anniversary of his martyrs who were killed in a terrorist attack on May 26, 2017. 28 Copts were shot to death in the first attack in 2017, which was followed by another attack in 2018. The monastery will be opened for the visitors, while police and army forces will be taking extra security measures to secure the way to the monastery.

Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See assured he is going to divide the Minya diocese to two or three dioceses. He added that the diocese is very big and needs to be splitter in order to present better service for its people.

The Coptic Church in France participated in the breakfast ceremony of the Egyptian Embassy in Paris. Ambassador Ehab Badawi, Ambassador of Egypt to France welcomed the attendees and assured they are part of the united Egyptian family. Badawi invited the Egyptians abroad to support their home country and reflect the truth about what happens in Egypt.

The Board of Directors of the Egyptian Family House in London held a breakfast party for all Egyptian and non-Egyptian citizens, Muslims and non-Muslims, in an open space in front of the building. The authorities permitted holding the banquet in the street and the use of speakers to listen to the Holy Quraan and the prayers. The banquet was attended by a number of senior officials and clergy in London.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, said during his visit to Germany that the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church is discussing how to unify date of Resurrection Sunday between Western and Eastern Churches. He added that a research was presented by the late Metropolitan Bishoy that presented the second or the third Sunday of April as potential date for celebrating the Resurrection Sunday without having disagreements between the churches, which was accepted by Pope Francis in 2015.

Bishop Markos of Shubra al-Khaimah cut his visit to America and returned back to Egypt after a priest was murdered by a church keeper. The murderer said he and the priest had disagreements as the priest broke his promise to help his daughter getting married.

The Institute of Care and Education at its headquarters at the Cathedral of St. Markia in Abbasiyah organizes a training course for the new priests at the Institute of Care and Education at the Cathedral 140 priests participate in the course.

Bishop Arsani of the Netherlands inaugurates the mural of the Holy Family in Amsterdam, which is a unique mosaic wall in the Church of the Virgin of Amsterdam. The mural represents the Coptic art and the nature of the Egyptian environment during the entry of the Holy Family to Egypt. It shows the Nile, which is filled with fish, a symbol of the faithful people. An angel receives them as a symbol of divine protection. The Egyptian environment of the Nile and the palm tree reflects the Egyptian civilization. The mural was made by the Coptic artist Adel Nassif.

The Evangelical Church, headed by Dr. Pastor Andri Zaki, sent a cable of congratulations to President Abdel Fattah Sisi, in which he congratulated him and the Egyptian people on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan, wishing him and Egypt progress and prosperity. Other Coptic Churches have also sent similar messages to the President and other senior officials in Egypt.

In response to the Easter bombings, Sri Lanka decided to expel 600 foreigners, including 200 Islamic callers. A local Islamic preacher has planned the terrorist attacks on Easter that killed at least 257 peoples and injured 500.

Abba Markos, Archbishop of Shubra al-Khaimah, celebrated the Holy Mass at the Papal Headquarters of New Jersey, USA. He is currently visiting the United States of America in a pastoral care visit starting with New Jersey.

Former acting Patriarch Archbishop Pachomios promoted today two priests of the secretariat of Pope Tawadros II to the rank of Hegumin. Father Amonius Adel and Father Angelos Isaac were promoted on their churches in Damanhour.

The priests of Ezbet Najib Church in Matai Center presented official papers to the governor of Minya to obtain a license for the service building in order to hold religious services. Police have shut down the service building based on complains from the Muslims of the village.

In a customary reconciliation session between the Copts and Muslims of Ezbet Naguib in Matai Center, it was agreed to close the church till its documents are completed. The security authorities pledged to quickly look at the papers and issue the permits as soon as possible.

The Church of St. George and St. Demiana in Utrecht, the Netherlands, celebrated the feast of the martyrdom of St. George. The Holy Mass was presided over by Bishop Arsani of the Netherlands and Belgium, and Bishop Dawood of Mansoura and a number of priests of the Netherlands.

St. Samuel monastery in Minya was reclosed after it was opened during the feasts of Resurrection and Sham el-Nessim. The road to the monastery was secured by police and was inspected by head of security and a number of senior officials. One of the monks told Copts Untied that the mobile networks signals are currently good, and hoped the road to the monastery will be paved soon.

The Catholic Church in Egypt celebrates on May 1, the Patriarchal inauguration of Cardinal Abba Antonios Naguib, Patriarch of the Coptic Catholic Church. He was born in Minya on 18 March 1935,and studied at the Franciscan nuns school in Beni Suef. He joined the small seminary in Fajjala, Cairo, where he studied at the Holy Family School of the Jesuit Fathers. He traveled to Rome to complete his study and obtained BA of Theology from the European University, Diploma of Sociology from a specialized center, and the Bible from the Pontifical Bible Institute. The Patriarchal Synod elected him Archbishop of Minya, and was elected Patriarch on 30 March 200