The Court of Cassation rejected the appeal of murderer of Father Samaan Shehata after he was sentenced to death penalty. The murderer Ahmed Said Ibrahim stabbed the priest to death in Cairo back in 2017.

The Muslim Brotherhood group issued a statement after the Democratic candidate, Joe Biden, won the US presidential election. In its statement, the group appreciated Biden s victory, and called on the new US administration to review what it described as "US policies of support for dictatorships.This comes after several Arab regimes banned the Muslim Brotherhood group and named it a terrorist group.

The Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the new Burj Al Arab in Alexandria decided to suspend Sunday school to prevent the spread of Corona virus. Archbishop Pachomius of Behira decided to hold fast liturgies while maintaining all precautionary measures.

The Interim Board of Trustees and HG Bishop Daniel, and with the support of His Eminence Metropolitan Tadros, a review of the Church Constitution and Property Trust Act for our Diocese was conducted. Statement issued by the Diocese said: In keeping with our commitment to transparency, the documents and recommended amendments are now being shared for feedback. It is worth highlighting that the only major change to the Constitution is a move from a sole Trustee structure, to a Board of 7 Trustees.

Bishop Hedra of Aswan and head of St. Pachomius monastery in Edfu stone ordained two new monks today at the monastery. The ritual of the prayers of the two new monks Kyrollos Al-Bakhoumi and Sedrak Al-Bakhoumi was held today with the participation of His Eminence Bishop Yoakim, the General Bishop of Esna and Armanit.

Bishop Abraam of Fayoum diocese launched a Marathon for reading the Bible for children with will allow children to read a chapter of the Holy Bible each day. The bishop will meet with the children later to discuss their questions and gives them his blessings.

St. Pachomius Al-Shayeb Monastery in Luxor mourned the departure of monk Samuel Al-Shayeb, who is one of the monks of the Monastery. The monk who died at the age of 56 years, had spent more than 17 years in monastic life. He was born in Alexandria on October 12, 1964, and joined the monastery on November 17, 1999, and was ordained on March 1, 2003, and was ordained a priest on December 7, 2013.

The families of Libya s martyrs denounced the scene in which little children were used to imitate the slaughtering scene of their children. Bebawy Youssef, brother of martyrs Tawadros, said that he was not happy to see the scene that didn t respect the innocence of the little boys and such scenes should not use little children.

The Director of the United States Agency for International Development John Parsa visited today the Church of the Martyrs in the village of al-Awar in Minya. Parsa expressed his great happiness to visit the church among the American delegation that visited Minya to meet with local USAID partners to support religious freedom and economic development in the region. The delegation included the Senior Advisor for International Religious Freedom, Ms. Samah Norquist, and Vice President Assistant Mrs. Sarah McCain.

Spokesman of the Coptic Orthodox Church said that Pope Tawadros II concluded his spiritual retreat in the Papal residence in St. Bishoy monastery in Wadil Natroun. Father Poulos Halim added that Pope returned to Cairo and held several meetings with several priests and their families.

Bishop Agathon of Maghagha and Adwa Diocese held his public weekly meeting with the congregation while maintaining precautionary measures and social distancing rules. This came after nearly 6 months of suspension due to the spread of Corona virus when all church activities and meetings were suspended

The European Union celebrated the end of the program to improve the lives of citizens in 3 rural Egyptian communities in the governorates of Minya, Matrouh and Fayoum. Abdel Moati Senussi, head of the farmers union in Matrouh Governorate, said that the European Union helped them improve production of crops and develop valleys, and their products received the green flag as the best 100% natural products.

St. George monastery in Rizigat said that the annual celebrations will not be canceled and should be held on time. Rumors spread about canceling the celebrations due to the Corona virus, but the rumors were denied by the monaster

Bishop Paula of Tanta held his weekly meeting with the congregation after 6 months of suspension due to the spread of Corona virus. The meeting was attended by the congregation and clergy of the diocese while maintaining the precautionary measure

His Eminence Bishop Makarios of Minya opened today Saint Hannah elderly House at Abu Qurqas center in Minya. The house is opened to serve the elderly in the diocese and is part of several projects to serve the orphanage and the elderly.

Major General Osama al-Qadi, Governor of Minya, inspected today the works of the second phase of the comprehensive development of the Holy Family path in Jabal Al-Tayer area in Samalut, which is part of the comprehensive project to develop the path of the Holy Family in the governorate. This comes as part of the national project to promote religious tourism in the governorate, which will contributes to achieving comprehensive development and providing job opportunities for the people of the province.

Archbishop Abram of Fayoum and head of its monasteries discussed issues of the ministry at the monastery of Wadi El Rayyan during his meeting today with the monks of the monastery. He also met with monasticism seekers of the monastery and delivered a sermon to them about the monastic life and its services.

Coptic churches and monasteries in Egypt celebrated today the holy feast of the Cross. It s worth mentioning that the rituals of the Coptic Church use happy hymns and decorations to celebrate this holy feast. The Cross of Jesus Christ was discovered in 326 by Saint Helena, the mother of the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great, during a pilgrimage she made to Jerusalem. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre was then built at the site of the discovery, by order of Helena and Constantine. The church was dedicated nine years later, with a portion of the cross placed inside it. The date of the feast marks the dedication of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in 335.

The new road of St. Samuel Monastery entered the final stages of finalization and setting security services prior to opening its before visitors. It is noteworthy that this road witnessed two terrorist incidents, in which nearly 40 people were killed and 30 other Copts were injured in their way to visit the monastery.

Bishop Makarios of Minya announced that services and church activities will return starting from next Sunday, while following all precautionary measures. This comes after nearly 6 months of suspension which is a rare event in Coptic church history.

The new road of St. Samuel Monastery entered the final stages of finalization and setting security services prior to opening its before visitors. It is noteworthy that this road witnessed two terrorist incidents, in which nearly 40 people were killed and 30 other Copts were injured in their way to visit the monastery.