Police announced that the suspected bag that was found near St. Mary Church in Ayyad Bei in Shobra and thought to be a bomb was actually a bag full of paper and wood.

In few hours, workers have built a new grave for victims of terrorist attack in St. George Church in Tanta. The funeral will be held in the evening for the martyrs of the church who martyrs at Palm Sunday following the terrorist attack.

Abba David, Coptic Bishop of New York and New Jersey, said that President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi called the Egyptian community in America to support their homeland in such difficult time. This came during his meeting with representatives of the Egyptian community in America.

In his pastoral care visit to Milan, Italy, Pope Francis visited a Muslim family from Morocco that has moved to Milan since 1987.

As they were demonstrating to demand the return of their daughter, family members of disappeared Coptic minor girl Marina Nashaat were surprised to find police officers arresting them instead of working hard to find their girl.

Dr. Andre Zaky, head of the Evangelical community, participates in the ordination of the second female priest in the Middle East.

A draw was held today on 72 housing units for displaced Copts from Arish. Senior officials in the governorate attended the draw to make sure the families are satisfied with the procedures taken to house them in Ismailia.

Security forces in Minya prevented the Copts from holding their prayers and the celebrating the holy mass at St. Mina church in Nazlet Nakhl village claiming that potential attacks were reported.

The 8th annual conference of "Dutch Coptic" organization on “the law of defamation of religions” starts tomorrow on February 21st at the Conference Hall in Amsterdam.

His Eminence Abba Bishoy, Metropolitan of Damietta and Kafr El-Sheikh, heads today the prayers for unity of the churches held at St. Mina church in Fom Khalij.

Administrative court in Egypt dismissed a lawsuit to resolve Al-Nour Party. A lawyer has filed a lawsuit to resolve the religious based political party.

New Coptic man called Gamal Tawfik, 45 years old, was killed today in Arish after masked men shot him dead.

Court has accepted the appeal of lawyers of Soaad Thabet, the Coptic senior citizen, who was stripped off by fanatics in the streets after rumors about a romantic relationship between her son and a Muslim woman.

Abba Pfnotios, Bishop of Samalout, holds memorial service for 21 Coptic martyrs in Libya at their church at Awr village.

Police in Manfalout are currently investigating the death of Coptic priest called Daniel Joseph over drinking unclean water during the holy mass.

His Eminence Archbishop Mar Nicodemus Daoud Matti witnessed the lifting of the cross above the church of Mosul after its liberation from ISIS that demolished the crosses and domes.

Funeral of the child Demiana Amir, the victim No. 29 of St. Peter church, was held yesterday after she died of her severe wounds.

Family of the child Fady Saad Khalil is suffering after the child was accused of sexual assault on a Muslim child. The Christian child was sentenced to 15 years in prison by court, and his family was displaced by customary session.

Councilor Nabil Ahmed Sadiq, Egypt’s Attorney General, opened investigation with Sheikh Yasser Al Borhamy, Salafist preacher, on charges of inciting sectarian hatred against the Coptic Christians causing the bombing of St. Peter Church.

Police officer Karim Magdy, was remanded in custody for extra 45 days on charges of torturing the Coptic man Magdy McCain to death. Son of the victim said that his family only seeks justice after the old man was brutally killed in Police station. Three other policemen were remanded in custody on the same charges.

German Court has sentenced 7 people with German citizenship including two native citizens to three to five years in prison on charges of stealing from churches to fund ISIS. The defendants were found guilty in stealing five churches in 2013-2014.