The Swiss ambassador "Marcos Leitner" participats in the 12th Econmic Conference "Money and Financing”. In his special statement to Copts-United he confirmed that the aim of the Conference is that Egypt would benefit from the Swiss experience ,he added that we support the Egyptian economy and that Egypt is an important market for us and there are Scholarships to Egyptian students to help in the Improvement of education.

Copts in Tennessee welcomed abba Takla, member of the Holy Synod, who visited the diocese in a pastoral care visit.

A new shrine is being constructed for father Fanous at St. Paul monastery in the Red See governorate. The shrine will be opened before the visitors on May 27th.

Pope Tawadros II, presided over the fourth media Conference of Logos Center at St. Bishoy monastery in Wadil Natoun.

Abba Theodosios, bishop of Giza, said during his speech in the Arab League that religious institutions has to support accepting the other and tolerance

Abba Gawargious, Bishop of Matai, inaugurated the church of the heavenly creatures in Manahra village. This came at the annual celebration of St. Abdul Masieh of Manahra village.

Peace Charity Hospital of Beni Suef Bishopric appointed dr. Tarik Safwat, as manager of the hospital. He was a leading member of the Freedom and Justice Party, the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood.

Naguib Sawiris, Coptic businessman, said that he has a strong feeling that the Muslim Brotherhood are behind several fires that erupted in Egypt last week.

Four Coptic children suffered from heatstroke after celebrating the holy mass inside their church that was burned last week. Therefore, they had to pray under the hot sun which made them ill.

Egyptian parliament received today the unified law of building houses of worship that will put an end to hamayouni decree.

Father Rafiq Grish, spokesman for the Catholic Church, praised the unified law of building houses of worship assuring that it will solve several problems in that account.

Abba Pachomius, former acting patriarch and bishop of Behira, celebrated the feast of St. Athanasius in London, and delivered a sermon about the role of the great saint to save the Christian faith.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, is going to travel to Austria on Sunday for medical treatment.

Thousands of Copts are visiting the monastery of St. Demiana in Dakahlia governorate amid tight security procedures.

Mariam Ghamis, 16 years old, has disappeared while she was heading to do the exam in her school.

A number of residents of the Luxor district of Tiba have set two police cars on fire and hurled stones at the officers, apparently in response to the arrest of two men riding a motorbike without license plates, the Interior Ministry said on Saturday.