For the first time, Egypt agreed to build a church and a mosque in the same building in the first religious complex in Moqattam, which will be opened this year. The new building is a sign of religious tolerance, unity and love in Egypt as it will contain the church of St. Mark and St. Luke as well as the mosque of Al-Hafiz.

The Monasteries of St. Thomas is Khattaba, St. Moussa in Al-Alamein, and St. Boktor in Khattaba, announced they will start receiving guests starting from tomorrow. The monasteries announced they will only receiving private small cars and only 5 cars will be allowed at the same time while adhering to precautionary measures including wearing masks, social distancing, and fever screening.

The Egyptian Armed Forces announced on Sunday that they managed to destroy and raid 317 terrorists hideouts and 73 terrorists were killed during the raids and more than 10 SUV vehicles were destroyed. The Egyptian Army’s press statement said that the operations against terrorism ended with the death of two high profile terrorists and mourned the death of three officers and four soldiers during the operations.

For the second time, the Minya Criminal Court decided to refer the case of Soaad Thabet, known as the lady of Karm village who was stripped and dragged along the streets of the Egyptian city of Minya. The judge decided to follow his precedent and decided to step down from the case and return it to Beni Suef court to assign it to another court.

After 6 months of closure on Fridays due to the spread of Corona virus, Egyptian mosques and churches will return to open their doors for prayers tomorrow while taking all precautionary measures. The government decided to close all houses of worship on Fridays since they are the most crowded days with worshipers to avoid the spread of COVID-19.

Dr. Rev. Andre Zaki, head of the Evangelical community in Egypt, thanked president Abdul Fattah al-Sisi for establishing the Evangelical Endowment Authority which proves equality between Egyptians and helps organizing the work. This came after the final approval of the House of Representatives to establish the Evangelical Endowment Authority and the Catholic Endowment Authority

17 Copts won the Senate Council elections that were held this week in Egypt. It is worth mentioning that 14 Copts succeeded in the list system, while three Copts won the individual system in the governorates of Cairo and Alexandria.

The Coptic Orthodox Church commemorated today the third anniversary of the departure of Bishop Kyrollos of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Milan and the Papal Vicar in Europe. Bishop Kyrollos died at the age of 65 after establishing the first Coptic diocese in Italy. He was born On October 15th, 1952 and passed away on August 14th, 201

A limited fire has in the Church of Archangel Michael in Nag Hammadi after a fire broke out in some of the coffins prepared for funerals in case of deaths. A church source said that the fire probably started with a candle, as some servants were carrying out the cleaning process of the church, but the fire was controlled without any losses in the church or casualties

The evangelical community in Egypt, headed by Dr. Reverend Andrea Zaki, expressed its shock and deep sadness over the huge explosion that rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday, leaving behind great destruction and hundreds of victims. The President of the Evangelical community said: We share the feelings of pain with the Lebanese people, and we stand in solidarity with them in this humanitarian catastrophe, and we pray to God to grant condolences and patience to the families of the victims and the speedy recovery of the injured.

Cardinal, Sako, the Patriarch of the Chaldean Church, and Cardinal Mar Peter Bishara invited the congregation and people all over the world to hold joint prayers and fasting next Saturday for the victims of the Port of Beirut incident to overcome the disaster and to rebuild the devastated country. He added that the church is praying for peace in Lebanon, Iraq and the region.

Coptic Church headed by Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, offered his sincere condolences in the victims of the Beirut bombing. He prayed for peace in Lebanon and speedy recovery for those who were injured.

Rania Abdel-Masih and her family celebrated with His Eminence Bishop Benjamin of Menoufia, the 44th anniversary of his enthronement at the headquarters of the diocese in Shebin El-Koum. Rania was kidnapped and forced to announce her conversion into Islam, before she could escape and return to her family.

The Criminal Court of Minya is going to issue its final verdict in the case of Lady of Karm village on August 24. The old lady Soaad Thabet was stripped nude and dragged in the streets 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 the cases have been postponed for several years for no good reason.

The Monastery of St. Maqar in Wadil Natroun celebrated the second anniversary of Bishop Epiphanius who was killed in the monastery. Two monks were accused of murdering the bishop and one of them was sentenced to death penalty and the other received life sentence.

The members and deputies of the General Council and the Coptic Endowments Authority announced their support for President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi s decision to support the Egyptian borders and the Libyan people. They assured that Turkey is threatening the Egyptian and Libyan national security and they entrusted the President to defend them.

In his interview with Copts United, Bishop Benyamin of Menofia revealed behind the scene of the return of the Coptic woman Rania Abduul-Messih, and explained that she was filmed while she was kidnapped and how she was forced to film a video to announce her conversion into Islam, but she could escape and contacted her family. He added that her return is a miracle and her disappearance was planned by evil people. He said that her story was covered by Copts Untied news website, which is trusted by all Egyptians and is always covering all vital events and stories.

Center of the Church in the Great Cathedral of St. Mark in Cairo. During the interview Father Poulos Halim praised Copts United news website and its mission to support the church and the Egyptian society. He added that it is always present in all events of the church and its role is appreciated by the Coptic Church. Father Poulos Halim denied rumors about the health condition of His Holiness Pope Tawadros and assured he is in good health, and have been practicing all his pastoral duties as usual and held several official meetings during the past two days.

Churches of Tima reopened today after 4 month of closure due to the spread of Corona virus. Bishop Isaac of Tima said that only 50 people are able to attend each Holy Mass in the grand churches, and 25 in the chapels, and everybody have to follow the rules of social distancing and wearing masks.

Dr. Rev. Andre Zaki, President of the Evangelical Community in Egypt, witnessed the inauguration ceremony of Reverend Gohar Azmi, pastor of the Evangelical Church in Obour City in the presence of leaders of the Evangelical Community. The ceremony was attended by several officials and thinkers who came to congratulate the congregation on the inauguration.

After three months of disappearance, the Coptic woman Rania Abdel-Messiah returned Yesterday to her family. She appeared happy with her family that denied all rumors about her conversion into Islam and thanked Bishop Benyamin of Menofia for supporting them during the crisis.