The Council of Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops in Egypt held its biannual meeting in St. Stephen House in Maadi.

Ihab Ramzi, Coptic activist, said that extremists in Karm village, Minya governorate, stripped off an old Coptic lady after rumors about a romantic relationship between her son and a Muslim girl.

Father Rafik Grish, spokesman for the Catholic Church, described the meeting, between Pope Francis and Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, Sheikh of Al-Azhar as historical meeting.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, is going to ordain new bishops on June 11th.

Committee for Religious Affairs started discussing defamation of religions law. Many members of the parliament demanded amending the law or its cancelation after many Egyptians were sent to prison because of it including four children in Minya.

A Coptic housewife has disappeared in mysterious circumstances in Minya. She got married one year ago and there are no reported arguments with her husband.

Abba Pachomius, former acting patriarch and bishop of Behira, returned to Egypt after a journey in London for two weeks during which he received medical treatment and several pastoral care visits were included.

Copts in the Sudan celebrated the return of Father Gabriel of St. Antony monastery after armed men kidnapped him for ransom.

Emad Gad, Coptic member of the Parliament, said that the official page of Suez governorate was deleted after publishing insulting picture of Christianity.

Christian girl died affected by first-degree burn after ISIS burned her home in Mousel, Iraq, for not paying the tribute.

St. Mary Church in Khartoum held memorial service for victims of Egyptian airplane. One member of the church called Rimon Samuel was among the victims of the accident.

Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, Sheikh of Al-Azhar, visited the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican for the first time, and met with Pope Francis to discuss how to spread peace in the world and coexistence.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, baptized today two children at St. Mary Church in Vienna.

Abba Gabriel, Bishop of Beni Suef, during the weekly sermon at the diocese, that Pope Tawadros is going to visit Beni Suef soon.

Abba Raphael, secretary of the holy synod, ordained new deacons at the church of Virgin Mary and St. Athanasius in Australia.