Sarah Sewall, Under Secretary of the US Department of State, said that she met with several clergy during her current visit to Egypt, and talked with them about the participation of Copts in politics.

Police in Youssif Seddik village, Fayoum, released a kidnapped child in Fayoum. Ahmed, 5 years old, was reported missing and his family received a phone call demanding 300.000 LE ransom.

Minister of Immigration and Egyptian Expatriate Affairs, Nabila Makram headed for New York Saturday in a two-day visit where she will meet with representatives of the Egyptian community in the U.S., Al Ahram reported.

Prosecutors have refused to disclose the content of the autopsy report on murdered Italian PhD candidate Giulio Regeni, whose dead body was found by the Cairo-Alexandria desert road on February 3.

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has declared the transfer of legislative powers to parliament. During his speech before parliament on Saturday, Sisi said Egypt had accomplished the political roadmap and that the country had been saved from those who were working for their own interests.

More than 2.400 students may have to search for new school in Sydney after the federal government decided last night to cancel government subsidies to their Islamic school in Sidney. It receives more than $ 20 million from taxpayers starting from next April.

St. Mary and St. Ruice Church in Manama held a conference for Copts in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. The one day conference was held in Bahrain under the title: "Fathers, do not provoke your children"

Pope Francis received today the Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, and discussed with him the problems facing Christians in Iraq.

President Abdel Fattah Sisi issued a Presidential decree No. 72 and 73 to license building two new churches. The new churches are the Evangelical church in Assuit governorate and a Catholic church in New Cairo.

Abba Moussa, Bishop of young people, and Abba Beeman, Bishop of Nakada and Qus, and Abba Markos, Bishop of Shubra Al Khaimah, opened on Wednesday the youth conference in Archangel Michael Church in Luxor entitled “Charisma”.

Coptic MP Tharwat Bekhit announced that the disappeared Coptic minor girl Sosanna Reda has returned home safe which was assured by her father as well.

Boko haram terrorist group burned 86 Christian children alive in Nigeria. Members of the group were shouting "Allah Akbar" expressing their happiness and satisfaction with such heinous criminal act!

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, delivered his speech today at the Church of Archangel Michael in October 6th city.

Abba Gabriel, Bishop of Beni Suef, said that the diocese is going to draw lots on tickets to attend the sermon of Pope Tawadros in Beni Suef.

Family of the disappeared Coptic minor girl Susanna Reda held sit-in in front of Minya governorate administrative building against the disappearance of their girl.

Samalout Diocese announced that 7 Coptic bishops are going to participate in the first spiritual celebration at the first anniversary of 21 Coptic martyrs who were killed in Libya last year by ISIS.

Christian denominations in Egypt are going to hold joint prayers during the Week of Prayer for Unity among Christian churches.

Dozens of Copts from the province of Minya demonstrated in front of the Great Cathedral of St. Mark to demand the return of a Coptic minor girl who disappeared last week in Hassan Basha village in Minya.

Maspero Youth Union denounced the actions taken by the state against the four Coptic children of the village of Nasiriyah in Minya governorate who were accused of contempt of Islam. It started to collect signatures in solidarity with the children.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark See, moved Fr. Bishoy Andrawes, priest of St. Mark's Church in Washington, to another church in the United States that will be announced later.

Abba Mina, Bishop of Massaga, Vancouver and Western Canada, on Saturday, ordained 44 deacons in different ranks. According to a statement of the Church, 25 young people were ordained as Epsaltos (The Hymnist), 12 were ordained as Anaghnostos (The Reader) and 7 were ordained as Epideacon (The Subdeacon) during celebrating the Holy Mass in the church of St. Mary and St. Athnasious in Massaga.