Fadi Yousef, the founder of the coalition of the Copts of Egypt, said that kidnappers of Father Gabriel of St. Antony monastery, the kidnapped Coptic monk in Sudan, demanded five million Sudanese pounds ransom in order to release him.

The Seminar of priests of Australia and New Zealand started on Monday in Sydney with the participation of Abba Suriel, Bishop of Melbourne, Abba Daniel, Bishop of Sydney, and Bishop Daniel, head of the monastery of St. Shenouda the Archimandrite in Sydney.

The British Embassy in Cairo announced on Facebook that Zooba Egyptian restaurant won first place in a competition for best taste in Britain.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark See, said that bishops who make media statements only express their personal views and they don’t represent the church when talking to media.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, said that the church did not add reasons for divorce in the new personal status law.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, said that technology is misused and spread violence among children.

The official page of Los Angeles Diocese announced that two new bishops will be ordained to help Bishop Serapion in the service in Los Angeles.

Al-Azhar and the Vatican are going to meet to discuss ways of facing terrorism.

Al-Azhar and the Coptic Orthodox Church sign a document to protect children from circumcision, sexual violence and early marriage.

Coptic Church in Bahrain participated in the meeting hosted by the Ambassador of the UAE in Manama about religious tolerance.

A delegation of the Coptic Orthodox Church, traveled to Rome to celebrate the friendship between Coptic Orthodox and Catholic Church at St. George Church in Rome.

Abba Daneil, bishop of Maadi, ordained 50 new deacons at the "Abesalts" rank at the church of St. Mary and St. Athanasios in Nasr City.

Naguib Sawiris, Coptic businessman and founder of the Free Egyptians Party, said that he received many suggestions to make the Egyptians happy.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, said during the prayers of the St. Mark martyrdom feast that Christians in Ethiopia consider Coptic church their mother and St. Mark their father since he preached to Africa.

Egyptian newspapers said that the last Coptic trip from Jerusalem returned on Friday to Egypt.

Father Poulos Halim, a spokesman for the Coptic Church, said that Pope didn’t prevent priests from talking to media.