Two police officers were sentenced on Saturday to five years in jail by an Egyptian court for torturing a lawyer to death in a police station in February, a rare penalty against members of the security forces.

Egyptian police and army are taking extra security measures to secure celebrations of Christmas. Abdel Basset Denkul, Assiut director of security, said that cooperation with Egyptian army comes to secure the celebrations as well as public and private properties.

Funeral of brother of Akhmim Bishop to be held on Tuesday after the corpse arrives to Egypt. He died in hospital in America where he was receiving treatment.

Dr. Sabri Ebada, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Awqaf, said that Muslim scholars agreed to Al-Azhar fatwa that nobody dares to call members of the Islamic State infidels.

German newspapers published reports about the huge fire at the monastery of St. Anthony in Germany. Two people were injured and a nearby house was destroyed.

Osama al-Ghazali Harb, co-founder of the Egyptian Democratic Front Party, said the Egyptian revolution has failed.

Coptic Church in Vienna bought the Triumphant Virgin Church in Vienna. The contract was signed by Cardinal of the Catholic Church in Austria Christoph Hunbern.

Family House concluded the project of Together for Egypt between dozens of Muslim and Christian clergy. The project aimed to stress values of cooperation between Muslims and Christians for the sake of the country’s progress.

Egyptian Attorney General decided today to file lawsuit against several Coptic movements accusing them of inciting against Pope Tawadros and inciting sedition among the Coptic congregation.

Free Egyptians Party sent delegation to Russia to offer sincere condolences in the victims of Russian plane in Sharm el-Sheikh.

Egyptian police are taking extra security measures to secure celebrations of Christmas. This comes after ISIS has threatened to target churches at Christmas.

Dr. Osama Kousy, salafist preacher, called the government to appoint Majida Aaron, president of the Jewish community in Egypt, at the House of Representatives.

HG Abba Cyril, Bishop of Milan, concluded his pastoral care visit to the Coptic congregation in Austria. He was received by Abba Gebrael, Bishop of Austria and the congregation of the diocese.

Fam Berty, father of the kidnapped Coptic child Antonious, reported police about the disappearance of his child. On his way to school with his friends, the child was kidnapped by a car. The matter is currently under investigation.

Delegation of the Coptic Orthodox Church arrived in Moscow on Tuesday to attend the forty-day memorial service of victims of the Russian plane in Sharm El-Sheikh on October 31st.

Abba Rafael, General Bishop of Churches in Midtown Cairo and secretary of the Holy Synod arrived to Amsterdam on a pastoral care visit to the Coptic Church there. He was received by Abba Arsany, Bishop of the Netherlands.

Coptic Orthodox Church issued a statement yesterday to reveal facts about the injured face of the late Abba Abraham, Bishop of Jerusalem.

Meeting of “religious discourse” committee of Egyptian Family House is going to be held on Monday for three days.

Pope Francis expressed hope that the Catholic and Orthodox churches will be united soon. He said that this year should witness new steps of mutual forgiveness and rapprochement between the Catholic Church and the Orthodox churches.

Student at the fourth grade of the Primary education in Egypt learn that Jews are traitors.

Anba Arsana, bishop of the Netherlands, ordained Deacon Stephen as general priest in the Netherlands, which is the first priest ordination in the diocese.