Pope Francis received today the Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, and discussed with him the problems facing Christians in Iraq.

President Abdel Fattah Sisi issued a Presidential decree No. 72 and 73 to license building two new churches. The new churches are the Evangelical church in Assuit governorate and a Catholic church in New Cairo.

Abba Moussa, Bishop of young people, and Abba Beeman, Bishop of Nakada and Qus, and Abba Markos, Bishop of Shubra Al Khaimah, opened on Wednesday the youth conference in Archangel Michael Church in Luxor entitled “Charisma”.

Coptic MP Tharwat Bekhit announced that the disappeared Coptic minor girl Sosanna Reda has returned home safe which was assured by her father as well.

Boko haram terrorist group burned 86 Christian children alive in Nigeria. Members of the group were shouting "Allah Akbar" expressing their happiness and satisfaction with such heinous criminal act!

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, delivered his speech today at the Church of Archangel Michael in October 6th city.

Abba Gabriel, Bishop of Beni Suef, said that the diocese is going to draw lots on tickets to attend the sermon of Pope Tawadros in Beni Suef.

Family of the disappeared Coptic minor girl Susanna Reda held sit-in in front of Minya governorate administrative building against the disappearance of their girl.

Samalout Diocese announced that 7 Coptic bishops are going to participate in the first spiritual celebration at the first anniversary of 21 Coptic martyrs who were killed in Libya last year by ISIS.

Christian denominations in Egypt are going to hold joint prayers during the Week of Prayer for Unity among Christian churches.

Dozens of Copts from the province of Minya demonstrated in front of the Great Cathedral of St. Mark to demand the return of a Coptic minor girl who disappeared last week in Hassan Basha village in Minya.

Maspero Youth Union denounced the actions taken by the state against the four Coptic children of the village of Nasiriyah in Minya governorate who were accused of contempt of Islam. It started to collect signatures in solidarity with the children.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark See, moved Fr. Bishoy Andrawes, priest of St. Mark's Church in Washington, to another church in the United States that will be announced later.

Abba Mina, Bishop of Massaga, Vancouver and Western Canada, on Saturday, ordained 44 deacons in different ranks. According to a statement of the Church, 25 young people were ordained as Epsaltos (The Hymnist), 12 were ordained as Anaghnostos (The Reader) and 7 were ordained as Epideacon (The Subdeacon) during celebrating the Holy Mass in the church of St. Mary and St. Athnasious in Massaga.

Abba Gobriel, bishop of Beni Suef, said that St. Mina Church in West Nile doesn’t have a chair dedicated for the Pope, but they are going to borrow one from St. George Church in Beni Suef.

The movement of 9-9 announced to protest in the great cathedral of St. Mark in Abbasia, on 4 March. Wahid Shenouda, founder of the movement, said that they demand conducting the General Congregation Councils and preventing bishops and priests from traveling abroad for two years.

Archimandrite Azaria of Jerusalem, head of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Jerusalem and Palestine, said that the new bishop of Jerusalem will be ordained on February 27 and 28. He explained that the new Bishop will be Egyptian as usual.

Egyptian Federation for Human Rights holds a conference on Sunday entitled "contempt of religion law between restrictions and freedoms "

Egyptian armed forces started rebuilding the church of St. George in El-Arish. This comes after President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi promised to restore all churches demolished in the attacks of the Muslim Brotherhood by the end of 2016.

The Coptic Orthodox Church celebrates the first anniversary of the slaughter of 21 Copts by ISIS in Libya on February 15.

The Egyptian embassy in Berlin will receive on Tuesday a 2,700 year-old statue that was seized in a Germany-based auction house last year, state news agency MENA reported Saturday.