Thousands of visitors arrived at the cemetery of Pope Shenouda at the fourth anniversary of his departure in St. Bishoy monastery in Wadi Natrun.

Coptic churches and monasteries in Egypt celebrated the holy feast of the Cross called in other churches “The Exaltation of the Holy Cross”. The Cross of Jesus Christ was discovered in 326 by Saint Helena, the mother of the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great, during a pilgrimage she made to Jerusalem. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre was then built at the site of the discovery, by order of Helena and Constantine. The church was dedicated nine years later, with a portion of the cross placed inside it. The date of the feast marks the dedication of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in 335.

Coptic in Minya in news report published in al-Wafd newspaper warned against decreasing popularity of president al-Sisi. This came after Coptic children were imprisoned on charges of defamation of religion and a monk of Wadil Rayan monastery was arrested for defending his monastery against building a road inside an archaeological area dating back to more than 30 million years.

Directorate of Education in Minya announced a teacher is being investigated for attacking a Coptic child and breaking his leg.

Two women from Reqqa city, which is a stronghold of ISIS in Syria, published a video that reveals destruction and misery at the old Syrian city.

Coptic Church to celebrate the fourth anniversary of Pope Shenouda III on Thursday, said Pope Tawadros during his weekly sermon.

244 MB members stand trial today for burning churches in Minya before Military Court. Several churches and public properties were burned after the dispersal of Rabaa Adawia and Nahda sit-ins.

Homeland Security arrested a fugitive member of the Muslim Brotherhood who was sentenced to 15 years in prison for burning a church in Sohag.

Heads of Coptic Churches celebrated today the third anniversary of the foundation of Council of churches of Egypt at the headquarters Evangelical Organization for social Services.

Muslims of Ismailia village in Minya cast vote to build a church for Christians in the village. 46 people voted in favor of building the new church while 4 refused to build the church.

Human Rights Watch issued a statement on Monday in which it called the Egyptian authorities to release the four Coptic children of Minya governorate who were accused of contempt of religion and repeal the judgment.

Father Polous Halim, Spokesperson for the Coptic Orthodox Church, said that the Holy Synod is the legislative body that represents the Copts, and refused a claim by some Coptic activists of the right to public participation.

Two Coptic students were injured after a Muslim mom hit them for refusing to give their chair to her daughter in the class.

Abba Moussa, Bishop of Youth, said during the fourth anniversary of the departure of Pope Shenouda III under the title "teacher of generations" that each Coptic Pope had a unique gift from God.

Pope Tawadros, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, said that the Coptic church is going to hand the draft of unified houses of worship law to the parliament and wait for its approval.

Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church is waiting for acceptance of Catholic and Evangelical churches on the new draft of the personal status law.

On his first sermon during the Great Lent, Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, said that fasting gives us great opportunity to repent.

A delegation from Free Egyptians party visited Abba Tadros, Bishop of Port Said, on the occasion of his promotion as Metropolitan.

Coptic Orthodox Church celebrated the feast of Pope Cyril VI departure on March 9th. Thousands of Copts headed to St. Mina monastery in Mariot, and the mill of Pope Cyril in Old Cairo to celebrate his feast and be blessed by the Great Saint.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark See, gave his legal adviser Monsef Naguib Suleiman 24 hours to review the draft of new personal status law dedicated for the Coptic Christians.

Bishop Mounir Hanna, head of the Episcopal Church in Egypt and North Africa, said that it is difficult for all Coptic denominations to agree on a unified personal status code.