Dr. Mohamed Mukhtar Juma, minister of religious endowments, announced that 70 new mosques opened in two months.

Dr. Abdel-Moneim Fouad, professor of religion and philosophy at Al-Azhar University, denounced a campaign by Dr. Amna Nosir, member of the House of Representatives, to prevent niqab by law.

Egypt’s Minister of Justice promised to solve crisis of Minya children after a group of MPs met with him on Thursday to discuss the crisis of Minya children who were sentenced to five years in prison on charges of contempt of Islam.

Coptic churches will be celebrating daily late masses at the Great Lent from 1 to 3 p.m.

This week Egypt's parliament will hold final debates on the new set of parliamentary bylaws that will regulate the conduct of its MPs over the next five years, including articles that specify MPs' salaries.

An Egyptian student in the US has agreed to leave the country after authorities arrested him for a Facebook comment allegedly threatening to kill US Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump, according to the NBC news network.

A parliamentary committee will begin investigations with MP Kamal Ahmed over throwing his shoes at recently-dismissed lawmaker Tawfik Okasah sunday, Youm7 reported.

During his weekly sermon, Pope invited the Egyptian people to donate for Egypt in order to support the Egyptian economy.

Hani al-Masry, coordinator of the Association of the victims of the personal status law, said that the new draft of the personal status law gave him pleasure since it accepted the abandonment as reason for divorce.

Abba Serapion, Bishop of Los Angeles, said that the Coptic Orthodox Church gives permissions for second marriage according to the gospel.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, attended yesterday a seminar at St. Bishoy monastery in Wadil Natroun, to discuss the personal status law.

Congregation of Beni Suef celebrated Abba Antonious, Bishop of Jerusalem, during his visit yesterday to Beni Suef accompanied by Abba Youstos, bishop of St. Anthony monastery in the Red Sea.

A group of members of the Egyptian Parliament called to nullify the law of defamation of religion. They added that only Sheikh of Al-Azhar can decide the abolition of the law or not.

After actor Hassan Youssef announced he is going to personify Pope Shenouda in a film or a series, General Congregation Council of the Coptic Orthodox Church issued a statement to warn against producing a film about Pope Shenouda III without taking permission of the church.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, attends a seminar in St. Bishoy monastery in Wadil Natroun, to discuss the personal status law.

A group of MPs to meet with Minister of Justice on Thursday to discuss the crisis of Minya children who were sentenced to five years in prison on charges of contempt of Islam.

Abba Antonious, Bishop of Jerusalem, visited today Beni Suef accompanied by Abba Youstos, bishop of St. Anthony monastery in the Red Sea.

A group of Evangelical Pastors issued a statement to denounce recent sectarian incidents in Minya governorate like refusing to appoint a Christian principal and the imprisonment of Coptic children in Beni Mazar.

General Congregation Council of the Coptic Orthodox Church issued a statement to warn against producing a film about Pope Shenouda III without taking permission of the church.

TV presenter Ibrahim Eissa said yesterday that a policeman was behind the lawsuit against Coptic children in Beni Mazar in which they were sentenced to 5 years in prison. Therefore, the Minister of Interiors is responsible for what happened.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark See, promoted Abba Athanasius, Bishop of France, to the rank of Metropolitan, during a celebration in St. Mark Church in Klout Bai.