New Coptic teacher was arrested in Beni Suef on charges of contempt for religions. He is currently being investigated after he was charged with insulting Islam while speaking in class.

Coptic Orthodox Church in Bnei Suef mourned its eldest priest Father Makari Naguib, priest of St. Mark Church in Beni Suef. Abba Ghobrial, bishop of Beni Suef, head the funeral of the priest that was attended by hundreds of the Coptic congregation.

Father Arshanius Gibrael, representative of Beni Suef diocese, said that 16 churches have been investigated before they are licensed according to the new law of houses of worship. He explained that the church has not received contacts concerning the latest list of churches that were legalized which included 53 churches and a buildings of churches.

The mass communication campaign Together for Egypt in Beni Suef, organized a conference at St. George church in Beni Suef entitled build your country to support president Abudl Fattah al-Sisi in the upcoming presidential election. The conference called participants to vote in the upcoming elections as a national duty in order to build their country.

Abba Ghobrial, Bishop of Beni Suef, said that choosing a new priest is one of the hardest decisions to be made by a bishop in the church. He explained that such choice has great affect on the congregation and the future of the churches. This came during the ordination ceremony of two new priests in the diocese of Beni Suef.

Abba Ghobrial, bishop of Beni Suef, ordained 2 new priests at the cathedral of Saint Mary in Beni Suef in the presence of dozens priests and hundreds of the congregation. The new priests are father Nahamia and father Abakir who headed to Moharraq monastery to spend 40 days of a spiritual Retreat according to the Coptic ritual.

Abba Ghobrial, Bishop of Beni Suef, is going to ordain two new priests in the diocese on Saturday. The new priests are Eissa Moshier and George Abdul Massieh who will be ordained at the Cathedral of St. Mary in Beni Suef.

The monastery of the Great St. Anthony in the province of Beni Suef celebrated the feast of its intercessor the founder of the monastic order in the world. Thousands of visitors arrived at the monastery to celebrate the feast of the great saint.

Abdul Rahman Boraai, MP of Beni Suef, said that Sherif Habib, governor of Beni Suef, approved the restoration of a Coptic church in Beni Bakhit village. He added that the governor is going to meet with the people of the village on Thursday.

Coptic church held a festival for the handicapped under the patronage of Abba Gabriel, Bishop of Beni Suef.

Police investigations into the murder of Coptic jeweler Adly Younan showed that he was killed by Mahmod A., over financial dispute.

Adly Younan, 45 Coptic Jeweler, was shot dead by unknown people at the highway near Beni Suef. Police is currently investigating his death to find out the reason behind that attack.

13 people belong to the Coptic Orthodox Church in addition to 8 injured in car accident on the high way in Beni Suef. Funeral of the victims was held in their home town and the injured were moved to hospital for treatment.

Coptic Orthodox Church announced the celebration of the Christmas Mass next month at the New Cathedral In the new administrative capital instead of the Cathedral of St. Mark in Abbasiya, Cairo. The new Cathedral will be the largest in Africa and the Middle east, to take away a title reserved currently to Abbasiya s Cathedral of St. Mark.

Senior officials in Beni Suef attended the celebration organized by the Evangelical Church for people with disables. The celebration entitled nothing without us and was held in cooperation with some specialized organization at the International Day of Persons with Disabilities held by the United Nations on December 3 each year.

Thousands of Coptic people celebrated the 40 days memorial service of Father Samaan Shehata, who was stabbed to death by a fanatic man. The celebration was held in Beni Suef and was attended by Abba Stephen, Bishop of Beba, Abba Demian, Bishop of Germany, Abba Peter, the general Bishop, and Abba Peter, Bishop of North and South Carolina, USA.

During the forty days memorial service of Father Samaan Shehada, Abba Stephen, bishop of Beba and Fashn, said that ISIS is the greatest preacher for Christianity in the world. He added martyrdom has always given power and strength to the Coptic Orthodox Church and Christianity through ages.

Monk Begol of Muharraq monastery was promoted to the rank of Hegumin before he will be ordained head of the monastery. Pope Tawadros II is going to ordain Monk Begol and 6 other bishops on November 11th.

A young Coptic man was found dead in new Beni Suif city. Said Potros, 30 years old, left his home to work, but never returned home. Police were reported and the matter is currently under investigation.

Abba Estifanous, Bishop of Baba, held a meeting with Dr. Ahemd Gioushi, Education Minister, and a number of education senior officials. A protocol of cooperation was signed between the Bishop of Baba and the Ministry of Education to provide technical and health support to the teachers, students and parents of the schools of special education, especially those suffering from hearing and mental disabilities in Beni Suef.

Mariam Salib, wife of the murdered priest in Cairo said that police had asked him to leave the town in Upper Egypt because he was targeted by extremists. She added that he dedicated his life for the ministry and was so happy to receive the permit to build the church, but he didn t have time to see it completed.