Egyptian court sentenced writer Fatima Naaot to 3 years in jail and EGP 20.000 fine on charges of contempt of Islam.

Egyptian Secular Party announced its support to civil marriage for Copts, and invited the church to worry about spiritual issues only. The Party denounced the appeal of the Coptic Orthodox Church over the rule in favor of civil marriage, adding that such appeal contradicts with former remarks of the church.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark See, celebrated the Holly Mass of the Epiphany feast at the Cathedral of St. Mark in Alexandria.

Bank of Egypt denied offering public relations specialist jobs to Egyptian youth on condition that the new employees must be Muslims.

Bank of Egypt offered public relations specialist jobs to Egyptian youth on condition that the new employees must be Muslims.

Abba Moussa, Bishop of youth, celebrated circumcision feast of Jesus Christ in Sydney, Australia. He held a meeting for the youth and sermonized about “the ego and the youth”. The pastoral care visit will take 3 weeks before bishop of youth will return to Egypt.

Pope Francis expressed his appreciation and love for Egypt, its leaders and people in a message delivered to the Egyptian government.

Abba Agathon, Bishop of Maghagha, reopened the Church of St. George and St. Philopatir in Minya. The armed forces have reconstructed the church after it was burned by supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood after the dispersal of Rabaa Adawia and Nahda sit-ins.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark See, inaugurated on Wednesday the church of St. Peter and St. Paul in Qena.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark See, celebrated today the Holy Mass at Archangel Mikhail Church in Luxor.

Ministry of Religious Endowments issued a statement to explain the reason of the visit of Dr. Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa, Minister of Religious Endowments, to Pope Tawadros II.

3 new monks were ordained today at the monastery of St. Paul in the Red Sea governorate. The celebration was headed by Abba Daniel, Bishop of the monastery. The monks are called Gebrael, Poktor and Angelos of St. Paul.

European Union of Coptic Organization for Human Rights EUCOHR denounced the arrest of writer and researcher Islam Buhairi who was sent to jail after he was convicted according to contempt of religion law.

Pope Tawadros II, celebrated on Thursday the Holy Mass at the monastery of St. Mina in Mariout in memory of the martyrs who were killed in the church on New Year’s eve in 2010.

Hilmi Namnam, Egypt’s Minister of Culture, received today delegation of the Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services headed by Dr. Andrea Zaki.

Abba Arsany, bishop of the Netherlands, visited Sweden in the hospitality of Abba Abaker, Bishop of Scandinavia.

Dr. Sabri Ebada, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Awqaf, said that Muslim scholars agreed to Al-Azhar fatwa that nobody dares to call members of the Islamic State infidels.

German newspapers published reports about the huge fire at the monastery of St. Anthony in Germany. Two people were injured and a nearby house was destroyed.

Delegation of the Coptic Orthodox Church arrived in Moscow on Tuesday to attend the forty-day memorial service of victims of the Russian plane in Sharm El-Sheikh on October 31st.

Abba Rafael, General Bishop of Churches in Midtown Cairo and secretary of the Holy Synod arrived to Amsterdam on a pastoral care visit to the Coptic Church there. He was received by Abba Arsany, Bishop of the Netherlands.

Anba Arsana, bishop of the Netherlands, ordained Deacon Stephen as general priest in the Netherlands, which is the first priest ordination in the diocese.