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.

Unknown man tried to stab a Coptic Christian woman in Fashn City, Beni Suef while she was walking in the street. The man failed to stab her while he was calling her you infidel! Police were reported and the matter is currently under investigation.

Abba Ghonrial, Bishop of Beni Suef, said that Courses for newly married couples will be compulsory starting from January 2018. He stressed the importance of such courses to prepare the people for the marriage.

Abba Estiganous, Bishop of Beba, issued a statement concerning the martyrdom of the Coptic priest Semaan Shehata who was slain and stabbed by a fanatic Muslim man. Statement assured that the attacker is a registered criminal called Mohamed Sonbaty.

Abba Ghobrial, Bishop of Beni Suef and supervisor of St. Mary Monastery in Muharraq, said that Pope Tawadros II has asked for a medical report and CV for presidency candidates of the monastery. It’s worth mentioning that three monks won the elections for the presidency of the monastery and Pope will appoint one of them as head of the monastery.

Two gang members were arrested in Beni Suef for their attempt to kidnap a 10 years old Coptic girl in front of her school. The criminals said they were planning to kidnap her for 100.000 LE ransom, but they failed to kidnap her after the child refused to go with them.

Abba Ghobrial, Bishop of Beni Suef, said during his weekly sermon that Tithes is a private relationship between man and God that has nothing to do with poverty and riches. He added that it is important for all believers to pay the Tithes in order to receive God s blessings in our lives.

Sources in the Muharrq monastery told Copts United about the results of the elections at the Muharraq monastery where there monks were elected and Pope Tawadros is going to chose one of them as head of the monastery. The elected monks are Fathers Arsanius, Mina and Begol.