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 Markos, bishop of Qubba Gardens, celebrated the feasts of the wedding ceremony of Cana of Galilee and the martyrdom of St. Demiana at the church of St. Demina in Waily, Cairo.

Egyptian newspapers published the message sent by the Egyptian parliament to the US Congress to denounce the draft law on Coptic Christians and explained the situation in Egypt after the revolution of January 25 and the revolution of June 30.

As they celebrated the holy feast of Epiphany, Coptic families baptized their children as part of the Coptic ritual.

After 3 houses owned by Copts were demolished in the sectarian attacks in Dawar village, Behira governorate, a customary reconciliation session was held against the law.

A Coptic priest decided to give unusual present at the opening of a new mosque in Zagazig. The present was a Koran.

Abba Tadrus, Bishop of Port Said, visited the displaced Copts of Arish in their temporary residence in Port Said to congratulate them on Christmas and Epiphany feasts.

A relative of Bassim Mehriz, the latest martyr of the Coptic Orthodox Church, published a voice record that he received from the terrorist who killed Bassim.

Copts are preparing to celebrate the Day of the Epiphany next Thursday when they eat cane and taro in addition to the Coptic rituals.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandriaa and Patriarch of St. Mark See, will celebrate Epiphany feast in Alexandria next Thursday.

Father Daniel Fahmy, Priest of St. Mina church in Doik village, the home of the latest Coptic martyr Basem Herz.

The Rev. Ibrahim Wadih, the pastor of an evangelical church in the United States of America, said that the Copts do not need protection within their homeland, as they live in Egypt as full citizens.

Coptic Orthodox Church celebrated the feast of circumcision of Jesus Christ.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, talked to monks from various monasteries over monastic thought in the Nativity account. He explained that monks commit to the vows of poverty, obedience, and chastity; those three appeared in the Nativity account.

Egyptian court acquitted activist and human rights lawyer Mahinour El-Masry over accusation of illegal protesting against the Egyptian-Saudi maritime border demarcation deal in June.

The Sudanese ambassador to Egypt, Abdelmahmoud Abdel Halim, said that his country is taking diplomatic steps starting with its decision to withdraw the Ambassador for consultation and then may expel the ambassador of the other country.

Abba Makarios, Bishop of Minya, celebrated the Holy Mass of Christmas at a 40 meter chapel. The chapel is built with mud brick in a poor village of Ezbet Tobgy, Minya.

Father Moussa, priest of the church of Sheikh Alaa village, celebrated Christmas mass with three Copts, whom the police allowed to enter into the church where the priest is holding sit-in. The priest decided to hold sit-in after police closed the church for security reasons, and he has fears the police will completely shut the place if he leaves.

A gang specialized in stealing Copts was arrested with 100 million EGP proceeds of thefts. The gang members said they decided to steal only Copts and they once robbed a Muslim house by mistake.