A number of Coptic activists attacked Coptic members of al-Nour ultra conservative party after head of the party attacked the Copts in his interview to German newspaper.

Several Coptic activists denounced luxury of Pope Tawadros during his visit to America after he appeared riding private airplane and expensive cars.

Dr. Younes Makhioun, head of the Salafi al-Nour Party, said that newspapers misrepresented his recent remarks on the Copts.

The Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Melbourne issued a statement today to reveal facts about the attack on the church there.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark See, met with the Egyptian Consul In Texas, Khaled Radi, at the Church of St. Mark in Houston.

In his speech to Copts in Huston, Pope Tawadros II, said that Egypt is fine and things are getting better there. He added that there are several promising projects that are under construction that should add to the Egyptian economy.

Margaret Azer, former MP, said that al-Nour ultra conservative party doesn’t believe in equal citizenship. She added that Coptic members of the Islamic party have betrayed their country by supporting this party that incites against Christians and prohibit congratulating them on their feasts.

Maj. Gen. Magdi Abdul Ghaffar, Minister of the Interiors, promised to protect the Copts during the voting process, and that security forces won’t allow preventing them from reaching the polling places.

For the first time, Pope Twadharos II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark See, inaugurated on Saturday an altar in the United States of America.

Pope Francis received on Saturday representative of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Bishop Pernaba on the sidelines of meetings of the Vatican Council.

At the fourth anniversary of the "Maspero massacre", the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights condemned the absence of justice at investigations at the Massacre. Politicians and security officials were not investigated.

Nader Sairafi, founder of "Copts 38" movement, said that the movement doesn’t attack the church, but rather seeks its reform.

Hoty Muslim family escalated its dispute with the Makanoty Christen family by starting to build a mosque on land of the Coptic Christian family.

Dr. Suzy Nashed, former MP, said that she visited Abba Pachomius with other electoral candidates to receive his blessings, and not his support in the upcoming elections.

Father David Nashid, Deputy of Samalout Diocese, told Copts United that the construction work has started at the church of the martyrs in Awr village.

Father Poulos Halim, spokesman for the Coptic Orthodox Church, said that the Church does not interfere in politics and stands at the same distance from all the candidates in the upcoming parliamentary elections.

Pope Francis prays for Christians of the Middle East calling to discard the escalating violence in the Middle East.

Anba Moussa, Bishop of Youth in the Coptic Orthodox Church, said that Pope Tawadros prevented the churches from supporting certain candidates in the upcoming parliamentary elections.

Father Royce Markos, Deputy of the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate in Alexandria, said that the church will not allow any candidate to hold electoral conferences or election propaganda inside the church.