Funeral of Atef Ayyad, brother of Bsihop Makarious, bishop of Minya, was held today in Giza. Several bishops and priests have attended the funeral.

Minya Diocese issued an official statement concerning sectarian events of Asem village. Statement said that sectarian clashes erupted between Muslims and Christians before police intervened and 20 Muslims were arrested as well as 17 Christians.

Abba Barsoum, Bishop of Dirout, ordained two new priests today for the ministry in the diocese. The two priests will spend 40 days in a spiritual retreat at the monastery according to the Coptic rituals.

Fatwa House encouraged Muslims to donate money for refugees and non-Muslims. It answered a question concerning giving money away to needy refugees and non-Muslims assuring that every Muslim should help them as much as they could.

Abba Makar, Bishop of Sharkia, warned young people against apathy in the spiritual life. This came in a spiritual day organized by Sharkia diocese for 800 young people. The day started with the prayer of the Divine Liturgy.

Coptic Church has sent a delegation to attend the general assembly of the Council of Churches of the Middle East in Jordan.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, opened the monastery of St. Antony in Jordan with Abba Antonius, Bishop of Jerusalem.

Spokesman of the Coptic Orthodox Church announced that Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, has celebrated the holy mass today at the church of St. Mary and St. George in Amman.

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.