National Security Police carried out a security crackdown around Assiut governorate, which led to the arrest of 31 gangs and the seizure of 33 firearm, 205 different rounds of ammunition.

The Egyptian Ministry of Health announced the death of three people and wounding another in exploding two bombs that were in their possession.

International Coptic Union condemned the terrorist bombings that occurred today in Egypt, which killed the Egyptian General Attorney, Hisham Barakat, and also bombing the bus of roads and bridges company in Sheikh Zuid, which led to the death of many citizens and injuring others, in addition of causing many damages in public and private property.

A number of Coptic activists denied the existence of effective rebel movement against Pope Tawadros II, on the ground.

Police in Hampshire, a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom, arrested a 17 years old boy on charges of burning a church that was built 200 years ago.

Thousands of Copts flocked to monastery of St. Mina the miraculous in King Marriott in Alexandria, to celebrate the anniversary of St. Mina's martyrdom.

Archbishop of Kirkuk in Iraq called the whole world to face the terrorist organization of ISIS that he described as similar to waging World War III.

Pope Francis I, Pope of the Vatican called the Italians at the beginning of his visit to the Italian city of Turin to treat the immigrants well.

Hanan Nabil, coordinator of Copts 38 Association said that the common law marriage is not a requirement in Christianity, but some persons who complain from personal status law and the absence of moderation solutions in church used it as alternatives to pressure on Church.

Abba Raphael, secretary of the Holy Synod and Bishop of Churches in central Cairo, revealed that the new personal status law for Christians has expanded the causes of adultery that lead to divorce, including mobile messages including Whats app and other means of modern technology messages.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark See, received Ambassador of Sweden, Charlotta Sparre, Mrs. Nelson, vice president counselor of the Swedish mission, and Mr. Peter Derod, director of the Swedish Institute in Alexandria, at the Great cathedral of St. Mark.

Coptic activists and legal experts differed on what was raised recently about the second marriage and divorce of Copts, between supporters and opponents in this regard.

Judge Ahmed Zand, Minister of Justice arrived to the Great Cathedral of St. Mark to meet with Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark See, in order to discuss point of view of the Orthodox Church concerning the draft of personal status and building churches laws.

Abba Raphael, secretary of the Holy Synod and Bishop of Churches central Cairo, said that there is no moderation in the basics of Christianity, nor prejudice to the words of the Bible that assures that there is no divorce except in cases of adultery.

Egyptian embassy in France have participated at the enthronement ceremony organized by the Coptic Orthodox Church in France for bishop mark to welcome him at the church of St. Mary in ‎Châtenay-Malabry, to take office as bishop of Paris and North France.

Middle East newspaper reported that General Secretariat of the Al-Azhar, decided to withdraw the book, which was entitled "scientific report" and published by Dr. Mohamed Emara, chief editor of Al-Azhar magazine.

Diocese of Netherlands celebrated its second anniversary of founding the Diocese and enthronement of Abba Arsany as the first bishop of the Netherlands.

Pope Francis II, Pope of the Vatican, called for setting a fixed date for Easter day to celebrate with the Orthodox Church.

A recent study issued by "the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights" revealed that 45 customary reconciliation sessions were held recently to solve several sectarian strife cases.

Catholic community in the UAE is going to celebrate the opening and inauguration of their new Church on the name of the St. Paul.

Several Egyptian newspapers published that masked gunmen attacked the Evangelical Church, in Snores, in Fayoum, where they shot on the church and fled without causing damages or injuries.