The monastery of St. Samuel in Minya celebrates the second anniversary of his martyrs who were killed in a terrorist attack on May 26, 2017. 28 Copts were shot to death in the first attack in 2017, which was followed by another attack in 2018. The monastery will be opened for the visitors, while police and army forces will be taking extra security measures to secure the way to the monastery.

Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See assured he is going to divide the Minya diocese to two or three dioceses. He added that the diocese is very big and needs to be splitter in order to present better service for its people.

The Coptic Church in France participated in the breakfast ceremony of the Egyptian Embassy in Paris. Ambassador Ehab Badawi, Ambassador of Egypt to France welcomed the attendees and assured they are part of the united Egyptian family. Badawi invited the Egyptians abroad to support their home country and reflect the truth about what happens in Egypt.

The Board of Directors of the Egyptian Family House in London held a breakfast party for all Egyptian and non-Egyptian citizens, Muslims and non-Muslims, in an open space in front of the building. The authorities permitted holding the banquet in the street and the use of speakers to listen to the Holy Quraan and the prayers. The banquet was attended by a number of senior officials and clergy in London.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, said during his visit to Germany that the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church is discussing how to unify date of Resurrection Sunday between Western and Eastern Churches. He added that a research was presented by the late Metropolitan Bishoy that presented the second or the third Sunday of April as potential date for celebrating the Resurrection Sunday without having disagreements between the churches, which was accepted by Pope Francis in 2015.

Bishop Markos of Shubra al-Khaimah cut his visit to America and returned back to Egypt after a priest was murdered by a church keeper. The murderer said he and the priest had disagreements as the priest broke his promise to help his daughter getting married.

The Institute of Care and Education at its headquarters at the Cathedral of St. Markia in Abbasiyah organizes a training course for the new priests at the Institute of Care and Education at the Cathedral 140 priests participate in the course.

Bishop Arsani of the Netherlands inaugurates the mural of the Holy Family in Amsterdam, which is a unique mosaic wall in the Church of the Virgin of Amsterdam. The mural represents the Coptic art and the nature of the Egyptian environment during the entry of the Holy Family to Egypt. It shows the Nile, which is filled with fish, a symbol of the faithful people. An angel receives them as a symbol of divine protection. The Egyptian environment of the Nile and the palm tree reflects the Egyptian civilization. The mural was made by the Coptic artist Adel Nassif.

The Evangelical Church, headed by Dr. Pastor Andri Zaki, sent a cable of congratulations to President Abdel Fattah Sisi, in which he congratulated him and the Egyptian people on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan, wishing him and Egypt progress and prosperity. Other Coptic Churches have also sent similar messages to the President and other senior officials in Egypt.

In response to the Easter bombings, Sri Lanka decided to expel 600 foreigners, including 200 Islamic callers. A local Islamic preacher has planned the terrorist attacks on Easter that killed at least 257 peoples and injured 500.

Abba Markos, Archbishop of Shubra al-Khaimah, celebrated the Holy Mass at the Papal Headquarters of New Jersey, USA. He is currently visiting the United States of America in a pastoral care visit starting with New Jersey.

Former acting Patriarch Archbishop Pachomios promoted today two priests of the secretariat of Pope Tawadros II to the rank of Hegumin. Father Amonius Adel and Father Angelos Isaac were promoted on their churches in Damanhour.

The priests of Ezbet Najib Church in Matai Center presented official papers to the governor of Minya to obtain a license for the service building in order to hold religious services. Police have shut down the service building based on complains from the Muslims of the village.

In a customary reconciliation session between the Copts and Muslims of Ezbet Naguib in Matai Center, it was agreed to close the church till its documents are completed. The security authorities pledged to quickly look at the papers and issue the permits as soon as possible.

The Church of St. George and St. Demiana in Utrecht, the Netherlands, celebrated the feast of the martyrdom of St. George. The Holy Mass was presided over by Bishop Arsani of the Netherlands and Belgium, and Bishop Dawood of Mansoura and a number of priests of the Netherlands.

St. Samuel monastery in Minya was reclosed after it was opened during the feasts of Resurrection and Sham el-Nessim. The road to the monastery was secured by police and was inspected by head of security and a number of senior officials. One of the monks told Copts Untied that the mobile networks signals are currently good, and hoped the road to the monastery will be paved soon.

The Catholic Church in Egypt celebrates on May 1, the Patriarchal inauguration of Cardinal Abba Antonios Naguib, Patriarch of the Coptic Catholic Church. He was born in Minya on 18 March 1935,and studied at the Franciscan nuns school in Beni Suef. He joined the small seminary in Fajjala, Cairo, where he studied at the Holy Family School of the Jesuit Fathers. He traveled to Rome to complete his study and obtained BA of Theology from the European University, Diploma of Sociology from a specialized center, and the Bible from the Pontifical Bible Institute. The Patriarchal Synod elected him Archbishop of Minya, and was elected Patriarch on 30 March 200

His Grace Bishop Garajius of Matai solved the problem of Ezbet Nagubit Church that police tried to shut down after extremists demanded its closure. Congreagation of the church demonstrated rejecting its closure and demanding to be allowed to pray. Bishop of Matai agreed with the officials to complete

A sectarian strife is at hand in Mit Nama, Qaliobia, as the fanatics are inciting against the Copts in the area claiming they pray without permit in a new building. The church has obtained all due permits, but the building was not completed after the fanatics interfered and supported by police.

Eropean Union of Coptic Organizations for Human Rights issued a statement to offer condolences to the families and victims of terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka, which killed more than 300 innocent people and injured hundreds. The Federation of Coptic Organizations said that Islamic leaders are responsible for these terrorist acts, which are the natural result of a history of blood praised and explained in the books of the predecessor that religious institutes still study these books that glorify terrorism.

The Criminal Court of Minya postponed three cases related to the Copts for the next 24 June, including the case of the killing of Iskandar Tous and the burning and looting of houses of the Copts of the village of Dalja in Minya, which dates back to 2013 after the dispersal of Rabaa Adawia sit-in as well as the stripping of Soad Thabet in Karm village as well as the attacks on Coptic houses of the village after rumors about romantic relationship between her son and a Muslim woman. Dr. Ihab Ramzi, head of the defense team in the three cases, said that Beni Suef s appeal set the first hearing of the three cases said that it was expected to postpone the cases since they coincide with the referendum on the constitutional amendments.