Abba Thomas, Bishop of Quseya and Mir, ordained a new priest in St. John church in Quseya. Father Bishoy was ordained in the church during the holy mass.

Abba Barsoum, Bishop of Sanbo and Dirout, ordained three new priests for the ministry in the diocese. The new priest is Father Amous, Father Mikha, and Father Malakhi.

Abba Serabion, Bishop of Los Angeles, promoted the priest Raphael Hanna to the rank of Hegemon at the church of St. Mark in Los Angeles.

Father Poulos Halim, spokesman for the Coptic Orthodox Church, said that the Coptic church is negotiating the restoration of the Monastery of the Sultan in Jerusalem from the Ethiopian church. A delegation of Coptic bishops has traveled to Jerusalem to discuss the problem that needs restoration work. Negotiations took place in the presence of representatives of the Egyptian embassy in Israel and the Ethiopian delegation headed by Bishop of the Ethiopian Church in the Holy land.

Family House in Sohag held a meeting on Friday to discuss counter-terrorism procedures, and how to unite the people and keep the national unity in Egypt

Abba Antonious Markos, Coptic General Bishop of Africa, opened a new Coptic church in Uganda. Ahemed Abdul Aziz, Egyptian ambassador in Uganda, attended the celebration as well as two priests from the Coptic Kenyan church and the Coptic congregation in Uganda.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, ordained a new priest for the ministry in St. Mary and Martyr Abu Sefin in Sharjah.

Abba Joseph, Bishop of Bolivia, visited Abba Mina, Bishop of Vancouver and Western Canada to celebrate the feast of St. Abanoub. 7 deacons were ordained in the Holy Mass according to statement of the Coptic Orthodox Church.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark See, received on Monday, Bishop Lucas, secretary of Holy Synod of the Ethiopian Church, accompanied by two Ethiopian priests.

Abba Pfnotios, Metropolitan of Samalout, ordained 70 new deacons according the Orthodox rituals.

Youth Bishopric of the Coptic Orthodox Church announced that the first youth camp for youth in America and Canada was held for three days in CACYB Youth Center in Pennsylvania with the participation of 120 youth.

Dr. Shawky Allam, Mufti of the Republic, condemned the recent terrorist attack against a church in France in which a priest was slaughtered and two nuns were severely injured.

Islamophobia Observatory warned European right against trading on recent terrorist attacks in Germany to spread hatred against Islam and Muslims in Europe and to gain political benefits.

Anba Mina, Bishop of Massaga, Vancouver and Western Canada, opened the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Ontario.

Monk Jacques Hamel, 86-year-old, was slaughtered at the terrorist attack in Rouen Church northern France. The French authorities had announced the death of the monk during the liberation of the hostages.

Abba Arsanious, Metropolitan of Minya, and Abba Makarious, Bishop of Minya, have ordained four new priests for the ministry.

Islamophobia observatory of the Egyptian Fatwa House condemn attacking a mosque in the United States of America after the terrorist attack in France.

Dr. Shawky Allam, Mufti of the republic, called people of Tahta Jabal village to calm down and to give priority to national interest.

Dr. Shawki Allam, Mufti of Egypt, traveled to Germany in response to an invitation from the United Nations and Bonn University to talk about Islam and the future of dialogue between religions and civilizations.

For the 25th year, Coptic church celebrated the feast of the Apostles at the shrine of St. Peter in the Vatican. The holy Mass of the feast was attended by Bishop Kyrillos of Nag Hammadi, and Abba Barnabas, Coptic Bishop of Rome and Turin.

Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark See, perfumes remains of St. Bishoy in his monastery in Wadi Natrun.