Dr. Mohammed Mokhtar Juma, Minister of Awqaf, adopted a resolution to prevent anyone who runs for parliamentary elections from sermonizing or giving religious lessons in mosques in order to prevent using mosques for electoral propaganda.

Dr. Ibrahim Negm, Mufti adviser, warned against several fatwas published on the internet to justify killing innocent people and destruction of historical places.

Pope Francis prayed in St. Peter's Square on Sunday for peace in Ukraine, and invited the authorities in Ukraine to fulfill their promises in order to reach peace.

Villagers in Sylla village in Minya found a dead body thrown in an unattended farm. After investigating the matter, police found out the dead body belongs to a Coptic man called Eid Rashid Gergis, 55 years old who lives nearby.

Egyptian police announced the arrest of 25 leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood terrorist organization. The members of the terrorist group targeted and planned to target police and army members.

Father Stephen Shehata, agent of Samalout Bishopric, said that Samalout Bishopric waiting for permissions to start building church of the martyrs in Awr village.

Copts of Rahmaniyah village have gathered in the closed church of St. Mary that was closed down by police 30 years ago.

Celebrations of St. George feast in Mit Damsis started last Saturday in the presence of Abba Bishoy, Bishop of Kafr el-Sheikh.

The Coptic Orthodox Church around the world celebrated the feast of St. Mary after a period of fasting 15 days.

Muslim and Coptic family in Zerzara village, Aswan, held reconciliation meeting under the auspices of police in the village.

Father Stephen Shehata, agent of Samalout Bishopric, said that opening of St. Mary Church in Galaa village, Samalout, will be very soon. The building has been completed and there are currently no sectarian problems between Muslims and Christians in the village.

Port Said Criminal Court sentenced Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie and top leaders Safwat Hegazi and Mohamed El-Beltagi to life in imprisonment Saturday over the storming of a police station in Port said in August 2013.

Minister of Transitional Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Ibrahim Henedi said that the Constitution obligates the House of Representatives to issue some laws in its first session such as the laws regulating the building and renovation of churches and transitional justice .

The High Elections Committee (HEC) said in a statement it has approved requests submitted by 87 local and international non-governmental organizations to monitor Egypt’s upcoming parliamentary elections, Youm7 reported Friday.

Independent labor unions are preparing for massive protests on September 12, demanding the Civil Service law be abandoned after the government declared in March that reforms need to be made among the six million strong civilian workforce.

Trial of Maher Fayez Habib, the accused Coptic boy of contempt of Islam will continue next Sunday.

A massive explosion hit the National Security building in Shubra caused by a car bomb attack yesterday. The driver left the car quickly and escaped riding a motorcycle that was following the car.

Egyptian police announced the arrest of 23 leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood in several cities around Egypt. The arrested elements are involved in acts of violence against Egyptian police and army. They are currently in prison pending investigation and trial.

ISIS has crucified 6 people in Iraq after they were accused of embracing Shi'ism. A terrorist appeared in a video reading the judgment of their beheading. It’s worth mentioning that Shiites make up 10-15% of the world's Muslims.

Tight security measures were taken by Assiut directorate of security around the monastery of the Virgin Mary Jebel Dronka to coincide with the celebrations of the feast of St. Mary.

Shortly, with the prayers of the His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St Mark, His Grace Bishop Daniel El Antouny, the head of the Monastery of St Shenouda The Archimandrite in Sydney/NSW will head the 20th year anniversary celebration since the inauguration, by his Holiness Pope Shenouda III, God bless his soul. The Monastery passed into 3 stages to reach its current flourishing status of a well established Monastery recognized by The Holy Synod. The idea came in 1990 from Dr. Medhat Guirgis – The Secretary of the NSW State Board of The Coptic Orthodox Church at the time and his wife Dr. Sara Fuirgis – to give a present from the son and daughter to their Father H H Pope Shenouda III. H H devoted his life to re-build the old un-occupied monasteries and promote monasticism in the Coptic Orthodox Church. This would provide the NSW Diocese with one of the pillars of the Coptic Orthodox Church. The hard work to establish the Monastery was completed with the prayers and blessings of H H Pope Shenouda by the Very Reverend Fr Tadros Elbakhoumi who was experienced in the construction of monasteries after successfully re-building the ancient St Bakhomious Monastery in Edfo in the 1970’s.