Egyptian Council of Churches promised in a statement today that Egyptian churches will not mobilize the people to vote in favor of certain candidates in the upcoming parliamentary elections.

Dalia Ziada, the director of the Egyptian Center for Free Democratic Studies, said that the Egyptian Foreign Ministry has to react to campaigns by foreign organizations.

"Middle East Online" published a report about the Copts under the Islamic state since 2011. It said that the most important characteristic of the development of the Copts since 2011 is to break the barrier of fear.

Nader Sairafi, the Coptic candidate of the Islamic party, al-Nour, said that the Copts inside the party are committed to the Islamic law according to Article II of the constitution. He explained that he joined the party after he defended it against several attacks of other parties.

Pope Francis warned of IS elements among the Syrian refugees, pointing out that Rome may be a potential target for terrorists.

The Italian Agency ANSA said that IS has kidnapped 12 Egyptian workers on their way home. The kidnapped workers were forced to build prisons and administrative buildings for the Islamic State.

A number of activists shared video on Facebook of Saudi sheikhs cursing Christians and Jews from inside the Kaaba during the Hajj pilgrimage.

Jaroslaw Gwen, Catholic senior politician, rejected the proposal of Pope Francis to receive refugees in Europe, and told Reuters that Muslim refugees should not accept in any way.

Naguib Sawiris, Coptic businessman, offered a creative solution to thousands of refugees who migrate to Europe to escape from the hell of ISIS by buying them an island in Italy or Greece.

Egyptian businessman, Nassef Sawiris, chairman of the Board of Directors of Orascom Construction Industries, announced to donate $ 350 million for Egypt.

Dr. Yasser Al Borhamy, vice president of the Salafist call, announced today that 24 Copts have been nominated on electoral lists of al-Nour ultra conservative party.

Egyptian news website published voice records for the leading member of the Salafist call, Yasser Al Borhamy, in 2005, in which he said that nominating of Copts and women for parliamentary elections is a calamity.

“No religious parties” campaign was launched in Europe in order to reject the existence of religious parties in Egypt.

Samir Sabri, lawyer, filed a complaint to the Attorney General against al-Nour Salafi Party accusing it of promising the citizens to give them electoral bribes including expensive drugs called Sovaldi for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.

Nader Serafy, founder of Copts 38 association and member of al-Nour Salafi party, said that the Copts of the Salafi party are seeking a unified personal status law in the new parliament.

The coalition of Copts of Egypt announced its support for the statement of the Holy Synod, in which it refused using demonstrations for achieving personal interests for some individuals.

The Vatican announced that Pope Francis allowed the priests to absolve women who have abortions starting from the next year.

Abba Moussa, Bishop of Youth, held a conference of Coptic Youth in Europe in the Monastery of St. Anthony in Germany from August 28-30.

Prosecutors proved that answer sheets of the Coptic student Mariam Malak were changed to get zero in her final exams of secondary school.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark See, is going to visit Diocese of Los Angeles next October.

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.