Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, headed today the feast of Jonah at the Great Church of St. Mark in Alexandria.

Dr. Emad Gad, Coptic MP, denounced today the judgment against four Christian students who were accused of contempt of Islam.

St. Mary Church in Luxor celebrates 107th anniversary for its inauguration on February 25th. During his visit to the church last month, Pope Tawadros congratulated the church on her 107 anniversary.

Coptic activist Ezzat Ibrahim called to carry out an investigation and discharge the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education in Minya in case he was proven guilty in discharging a Christian principal of a school following demands of dozens of Muslim students.

Father Poulos Halim, spokesman for the Coptic Orthodox Church, said that Pope Tawadros II headed today the last holy mass of Jonah fasting at the Great Church of St. Mark in Alexandria.

Elena Kontoura, Greek Minister of Tourism, said that Greece is working to strengthen the mutual relations with Egypt concerning the tourism sector as well as in all fields.

Egyptian Family House held meeting today at the Diocese of Beni Suef to discuss the renewal of religious discourse. They also discussed problems like traffic jam in the governorate and ways to solve it.

The Great Cathedral of St. Mina is an architectural masterpiece waiting for Pope Tawadros to inaugurate. The church was built in 1999, but will be inaugurated in the historic visit of Pope Tawadros next month.

Coptic churches are celebrating daily late masses at Jonah fasting from 1 to 3 p.m. Jonah fasting is celebrated in Coptic churches for three days by special rituals.

Abba Hidra, Bishop of Aswan, ordained 4 new monks at the monastery of St. Pachomius in Aswan. Spokesman for the Coptic Orthodox Church said in a statement that new monks are called: Makarios, Peter, Theophilus and Georgios.

ISIS released 42 Christians after they paid huge ransom. The terrorist organization demanded 18 million dollars to release them, but the price went down after negotiations.

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.