Coptic Orthodox Church started on Monday Jonah’s fasting for three days during which late holy masses are celebrated daily.

Pope Francis II, Pope of the Vatican, said that abortion is a crime and great sin, but the use of contraceptive methods can be used in exceptional cases.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark See, inaugurated the Church of St. Mary and St. Bishoy at El-Tagamu El Khames.

Abba Daniel, Bishop of Maadi, ordained the deacon Fady Kamel a priest at the Church of Archangel Michael in Maadi.

Abba Pachomius, Bishop of Behira and former acting Patriarch, laid the foundation stone of the Vine School in Damanhour.

Abba Makar, Bishop of Sharkia and Tenth of Ramadan City, inaugurated the Church of St. George in Awlad Saqr, Sharkia.

the organization of Justice and rights’ development denounced church ban of the book “message to the Pope” by the writer and cartoonist Adel Girgis.

Abba Gabriel, bishop of Beni Suef, said that Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, is going to deliver his weekly sermon on a Wednesday during March.

Dr. Ahmed al-Tayeb, Sheikh of Al-Azhar, said that Christianity in the Middle East is more consistent than in the West. He added that Christians have good relations with their fellow Muslim Egyptians.

A Cairo criminal court has sentenced the novelist Ahmed Naji to two years in prison for violating public morals after a passage from his novel containing material of a sexual nature was published, according to the Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression.

Doctors have gathered Saturday in protest against not holding police officers accountable over assaulting Matariya hospital doctors last month.

Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar has said that his ministry’s policy is to exclude personnel who are unaware of their job responsibilities, adding that it is “unfair that [actions by] an irresponsible minority causes the stigmatizing of the national police service.”

UN mourned the death of veteran Egyptian diplomat and the first United Nations Secretary-General from Africa, Boutros Ghali who passed away yesterday at the age of 93.

The funeral of Dr. Boutros Boutros Ghali, former Secretary General of the United Nations, was held today at athe Petrine Church in the presence of Pope Tawadros II.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark See, decided to ordain Father Theodore of St. Antony Monastery as new Bishop of Jerusalem.

Ambassador Hatem Seif El-Nasr, Egypt's ambassador to the Vatican, received an urgent call from Pope Francis from Mexico to offer his sincere condones on the death of Dr. Boutros Ghali.

Abba Gabriel, bishop of Beni Suef, said that Pope Tawadros is going to postpone his visit to Beni Suef. Pope is going to visit the governorate on March, when he will be received by senior officials in the governorate. He is going to visit several churches in Beni Suef including St. Mina Church that he will inaugurate and deliver his weekly sermon at.

The Egyptian Family House mourned the departure of Dr. Boutros Ghali who died on Tuesday at the age of 94.

The Catholic Diocese of Sohag restored a piece of land (550 meters) that was seized 36 years ago by the Maritime Sports Club.

Syndicate of Journalists mourned today the death of the journalist and writer Mohammed Hassanein Heikal, who died Wednesday morning at the age of 92.

Public prosecution in Monoufia is investigating the killing of a Coptic conscript Michael G., 20 years old. Eyewitnesses said that Michael shot himself dead while being in service.