A Coptic woman called Mary Jamil survived slay attempt in Warraq, Cairo, after a fanatic called Mamdouh has dragged her in the street and attacked her with white weapon.

Hozan Merza, a Saudi lecturer at King Abdulaziz University started an initiative in Saudi Arabia to encourage men to get married to four women. Men who get married to 3 women will be granted the fourth for free.

A number of displaced Coptic families have returned to their homes in Arish after the city restored its safety, said Bishop of North Sinai.

Abba Raphael, secretary of the Holy Synod, called on the Copts to dedicate the fast of the apostles for the peace of the Church and the world. He added that we should pray for the rulers of the country that God may support them in their war against terrorism.

American embassy in Cairo renewed its warnings of terrorist attacks targeting Christian religious sites. It called American citizens in Egypt to be careful and avoid visiting religious sites outside Cairo.

After celebrating the Pentecost feast, Coptic church has started fasting the Apostles Fast. The Apostles Fast, also called the Fast of the Holy Apostles, the Fast of Peter and Paul, or sometimes St. Peters Fast, is a fast observed by Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Christians.

Abba Makarious, Bishop of Minya, headed a delegation to visit Maj. General. Mamdouh Abdul Monsef, new director of security in Minya who recently took office.

As the Coptic church in Egypt was celebrating the Pentecost, St. Mary church in Salam had extra reason to celebrate as a new deacon was ordained. Wissa Moried who was named Deacon Michael was ordained for the ministry in the church..

Maghagha Bishopric postponed the ordination of a number of new priests due to the recent terrorist attacks in which 10 of the congregation were killed in addition to many martyrs from other dioceses. Abba Aghathon, Bishop of Maghagha and Adwa said that the ordination was scheduled on May 5th.

The Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church decided to celebrate the day of Coptic martyrs on February 15th. Sources in the Coptic church said that ISIS has slain 21 Coptic martyrs in Libya after they were brutally tortured.

During in his visit to the Italian city of Genoa, Pope Francis held prayers for the Coptic martyrs of Minya. He said we should pray for the Coptic Christians who were killed since they refused to abandon their faith. There are currently more martyrs than the old ages. It is noteworthy that an armed group targeted a bus packed with Copts heading to the monastery of St. Samuel the confessor, killing 29 and 24 were injured.

A Coptic man called Magdy Zekry was found dead in Atfih village, Giza govenroate. The man who was slain in his apartment works as construction contractor and he went from Minya to Giza two days ago to finish his work before he was killed.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, donated his "Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow" prize money that he received from the International Foundation of the Unity of the Christian Orthodox Nations of Russia to build a church and a mosque in the new administrative capital of Egypt. The annual prize is presented to a person who promotes Christian values in society and works to strengthen the unity of the Orthodox peoples.

Dr. Ahmed Tayeb, Sheikh of Al-Azhar, said that the relationship between Muslims and Christians is strong and deeply rooted in Egypt, and denied Christians are persecuted in Egypt.

Egypt’s Attorney-General Nabil Sadiq referred 48 defendants to military judiciary on charges of joining ISIL terrorist organization. The defendants were accused of planning for several terrorist attacks against Coptic churches.

8 deaconesses in St. Demiana monastery were promoted to rank of full deaconesses at the feast of St. Demiana. They were promoted by Abba Bishoy, Bishop of Damietta and head of the monastery.

Coptic Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast of the Ascension next Thursday. The Feast of the Ascension of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, also known as Ascension Thursday, Holy Thursday, or Ascension Day, commemorates the bodily Ascension of Jesus into heaven.

During his pastoral care visit to Ireland, Pope Tawadros said that Copts are fighting for survival. He added that Catholic church in Ireland understand the suffering of the Copts in Egypt, the last of which was in recent weeks when two churches in Tanta and Alexandria were attacked by suicide bomber. Pope Tawadros: Copts are fighting for survival in Egypt

Among the five people honored by the ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohamed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, was Mama Maggie, the “Mother Teresa of Egypt.” Whose organization Stephen’s Children have been changing lives in Cairo’s garbage slums. Maggie Gobran was known for her innovative, transformational work has garnered worldwide fame and multiple Nobel Prize nominations, but she assured that a smile of a child is more important to her than winning Nobel Prize.

Coptic well-known priest Makari Yunan may face trial soon after the Salafist preacher, Sameh Abdul Hamid, accused him of insulting Islam in his statement that Islam was spread by the sword. Statements of Yunan came in his reply to accusations of Sheikh Salem Abdul Jalil in which he described Christianity as corrupted doctrine and Christens as infidels.

Coptic Orthodox Church announced today the departure of martyr number 29 of the victims of Tanta Church terrorist attack. This came as the church was getting ready to celebrate the 40 days anniversary of the attack on the church on Palm Sunday.