Former Mufti of Al-Azhar, Seikh Said Noman, considered female circumcision is Sunnah not a crime and refused to punish it in the law.

Abba Jeremiah, head of the Coptic Orthodox Cultural Center, received on Thursday Mr. Neil Hawkins, Australia's ambassador in Cairo.

Azhar Observatory welcomed the suspending of the prohibition of Burkina in France considering it additional respect for individual freedoms.

A number of Abyssinia priests celebrated the feast of Saint Takla in his church in Zagazig. The church was the first to carry the name of the Ethiopian saint. It was rebuilt under the regime of Muhammad Ali to serve Ethiopian workers in Sharkia governorate after it was ruined by rain and floods.

Abba Serapion, Bishop of Los Angeles, Abba Abraham, the general bishop, and Abba Kyrolos, the general bishop, ordained a new priest at the church of the Transfiguration in Chino Hills.

Coptic Church issued a statement on Wednesday to denounce what it called unacceptable amendments that were added to the law of building churches.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, has received new Egyptian ambassadors who are going to take offices soon.

Dr. Shawki Allam, Mufti of the Republic, denounced braking into courtyard of Al-Aqsa Mosque by dozens of Jewish settlers guarded by a number of Israeli army officers.

Abba Makarios, Bishop of Minya, reassured his people saying “God is our king and judge who should protect us and save us from evil”.

Coptic Orthodox church announced to start new coerces for youth who are going to get married soon in order to prepare them for the new life.

The Swedish Evangelical church announced to throw thousands of copies of the Bible on ISIS sites. It added that the aircraft with throw the bibles on their sites in Syria and Iraq.

Abba Thomas, Bishop of Quseya and Mir, ordained a new priest in St. John church in Quseya. Father Bishoy was ordained in the church during the holy mass.

Abba Barsoum, Bishop of Sanbo and Dirout, ordained three new priests for the ministry in the diocese. The new priest is Father Amous, Father Mikha, and Father Malakhi.

Abba Serabion, Bishop of Los Angeles, promoted the priest Raphael Hanna to the rank of Hegemon at the church of St. Mark in Los Angeles.

Father Poulos Halim, spokesman for the Coptic Orthodox Church, said that the Coptic church is negotiating the restoration of the Monastery of the Sultan in Jerusalem from the Ethiopian church. A delegation of Coptic bishops has traveled to Jerusalem to discuss the problem that needs restoration work. Negotiations took place in the presence of representatives of the Egyptian embassy in Israel and the Ethiopian delegation headed by Bishop of the Ethiopian Church in the Holy land.

Family House in Sohag held a meeting on Friday to discuss counter-terrorism procedures, and how to unite the people and keep the national unity in Egypt

Abba Antonious Markos, Coptic General Bishop of Africa, opened a new Coptic church in Uganda. Ahemed Abdul Aziz, Egyptian ambassador in Uganda, attended the celebration as well as two priests from the Coptic Kenyan church and the Coptic congregation in Uganda.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, ordained a new priest for the ministry in St. Mary and Martyr Abu Sefin in Sharjah.

Abba Joseph, Bishop of Bolivia, visited Abba Mina, Bishop of Vancouver and Western Canada to celebrate the feast of St. Abanoub. 7 deacons were ordained in the Holy Mass according to statement of the Coptic Orthodox Church.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark See, received on Monday, Bishop Lucas, secretary of Holy Synod of the Ethiopian Church, accompanied by two Ethiopian priests.

Abba Pfnotios, Metropolitan of Samalout, ordained 70 new deacons according the Orthodox rituals.