The bishop of Maghagha and Adwa announced that he hopes for a solution for the crisis of Miana Village that started by last Easter before a new head of the police department started to work there.
The Saudi religious police forced in a house at Al-Azizi Square, Al-Khafagy Governorate, and arrested 27 Christians because they were praying, and confiscated bibles and musical instruments.
Hundreds of churches in Europe ring their bells today, August 15th, as a support for Christians of the east, on the commemoration of St. Mary’s departure, according to their calendar. One of these churches is the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
The youth committee at the Egyptian Council of Churches (ECC) has just finished its meeting and decided to establish a media office to communicate with journalists, the press and the public.
Abba Abraam, Bishop of Abba Abram Monastery in Fayoum, said that the monastery receives daily visitors to celebrate the Virgin Mary fasting from all cities of the province as well as visitors from other provinces and the numbers are increasing continuously.
A coptic minor girl called Mary Magdy Attia, 17 years-old disappeared in a mysterious circumstances in Minya. Her family sent a distress to General Magdy Abdel General Magdy Abdel Ghaffar, Minister of the interior, telling him about the disappearance of their minor daughter asking him to find their daughter.
Criminal Investigation Directorate in Bani Sweif were reported that two houses where owned by Copts in Alfashn village, were burned, which caused damages in both the two houses.
Giza Governorate's prosecutor decided the imprisonment of a Coptic man called Medhat Isaac, who was accused of distributing Holy Bibles in front of a commercial center in October 6 city.
Minya security forces succeeded in releasing four kidnapped Copts.
Father Abraham Azmi, official media spokesperson of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the United States, said that the official magazine of the preaching of the church will be available soon via Android devices.
Copts of Algalaa village, in Minia Governorate, sent maritime distress to Ibrahim Mahlab, Egyptian Prime Minister, to tell him about harassments from some Muslims in village since the church construction began in the village.
Synodal committees of the Coptic Orthodox Church held public meetings in preparation for the final session of the Holy Synod , which will headed by Pope Tawadros II ,Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark See, next Thursday
Coptic lady called Sabah Ghaly, 25 years old ,lives in Al-Mokattam in Cairo was Killed by mistake when police officer fired shots in the air to break up a fight between two Christian families caused her death, while she was standing in terrace of her house
Giza Criminal court, headed by Judge Mohammed Naji Shehata, issued judgment of life imprisonment on Mohammed Abdullah Al Sayed Morsi , who belongs to the MB organization , and fined him 20 000 L.E in the accusation of burning Kafr Hakim Church in Kirdasa.
Egyptian Council of Churches celebrates is second anniversary for its founding. The celebration was attended by several churches including, "Orthodox, Catholic, Episcopal, Greek Orthodox and evangelical" churches and it was in the Great Hall in St. Mark Cathedral in Abbasiya
Security services could release the four Coptic kidnapped men who were kidnapped for two days. The men were kidnapped while they were riding a taxi returning from St. Mary monaster after attending the celebrations in Samalout.
Beni Mazar Misdemeanour Court decided that four Coptic students, who were accused of contempt of Islamic religion, remanded in custody for 45 Days.
Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark See, holds the first conference for Coptic diaspora.
Father Raphael Sami, Priest of St. George's Church at Center Tamiya in Fayoum Governorate, said that they heard a sound of an explosion next to the church before the sunset, which resulted in smashing the administrative offices at the church and the second floor glass causing panic for all inhabitants of the region.
A Coptic family pleaded on General Magdy Abdel Ghaffar, Minister of the Interiors, to inform him about disappearance of their minor daughter, Sara Fahmy, who disappeared in mysterious circumstances last January.
Coptic Church received today a delegation of 17 young men and women representing world’s churches councils of 14 different nationalities.
Others
An Arabic language teacher from the Qabaa school in the Nozha district flogged a Coptic pupil ten years old named Bibawi Faragallah 40 times with an electric wire last week.