Hundreds of migrants were brought to Italy on Friday having been rescued from the sea over the past day, however the majority were not Syrian, as previously reported, but came from a variety of countries, officials said.

Member of Parliament Fouad Badrawy has called on Prime Minister Sherif Ismail to supply the missing information on the “multiple fires” seen in Cairo in recent days, adding fuel to speculation that arsonists have been at work in Cairo and elsewhere, perhaps with a view to destabilizing the nation.

More than 150 people were sentenced to between two and five years in prison on Saturday over their participation in protests against an Egyptian-Saudi Red Sea maritime border demarcation deal last month.

Samalout Bishopric announced the annual schedule of Jabal al-Tair celebrations that will start on June 2 and ends on June 9.

Anba Marteros, general bishop, said that there is a difference between divorce and the dissolution of a marriage since divorce is due to committing adultery and dissolution of a marriage occurs for 10 reasons according to the new law including the discovery of mental illness or chronic physical and changing one’s religion.

St. Mary Church in Menoufia refused to hold funeral prayers of an evangelical Christian.

HG Bishop Makarios bishop of Minya told Copts united that St. Mary Church in Ismailia village was set on fire by extremists.

Copts in Kara village, Minya, had to pray and hold their spiritual meetings inside a huge tent since the Church of the village is ramshackle.

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.