Dr. Ahmed al-Tayeb, Sheikh of Al-Azhar, said that Christianity in the Middle East is more consistent than in the West. He added that Christians have good relations with their fellow Muslim Egyptians.

A Cairo criminal court has sentenced the novelist Ahmed Naji to two years in prison for violating public morals after a passage from his novel containing material of a sexual nature was published, according to the Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression.

Doctors have gathered Saturday in protest against not holding police officers accountable over assaulting Matariya hospital doctors last month.

Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar has said that his ministry’s policy is to exclude personnel who are unaware of their job responsibilities, adding that it is “unfair that [actions by] an irresponsible minority causes the stigmatizing of the national police service.”

UN mourned the death of veteran Egyptian diplomat and the first United Nations Secretary-General from Africa, Boutros Ghali who passed away yesterday at the age of 93.

The funeral of Dr. Boutros Boutros Ghali, former Secretary General of the United Nations, was held today at athe Petrine Church in the presence of Pope Tawadros II.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark See, decided to ordain Father Theodore of St. Antony Monastery as new Bishop of Jerusalem.

Ambassador Hatem Seif El-Nasr, Egypt's ambassador to the Vatican, received an urgent call from Pope Francis from Mexico to offer his sincere condones on the death of Dr. Boutros Ghali.

Abba Gabriel, bishop of Beni Suef, said that Pope Tawadros is going to postpone his visit to Beni Suef. Pope is going to visit the governorate on March, when he will be received by senior officials in the governorate. He is going to visit several churches in Beni Suef including St. Mina Church that he will inaugurate and deliver his weekly sermon at.

The Egyptian Family House mourned the departure of Dr. Boutros Ghali who died on Tuesday at the age of 94.

The Catholic Diocese of Sohag restored a piece of land (550 meters) that was seized 36 years ago by the Maritime Sports Club.

Syndicate of Journalists mourned today the death of the journalist and writer Mohammed Hassanein Heikal, who died Wednesday morning at the age of 92.

Public prosecution in Monoufia is investigating the killing of a Coptic conscript Michael G., 20 years old. Eyewitnesses said that Michael shot himself dead while being in service.

Coptic Orthodox Church in Austria celebrated today the first anniversary of the martyrdom of 21 Copts by ISIS in Libya. The celebration included prayers for prosecuted Christian minorities in the Middle East.

The Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Azbakia is going to hold an ecumenical meeting for Evangelical, Catholic and Orthodox churches in Egypt and Germany. A number of clergy from different Christian denominations are going to attend the meeting.

Dr. Boutros-Ghali, former Secretary General of the United Nations, died at the age of 94. His funeral is going to be held next Thursday at the Great Cathedral of St. Mark.

Father Antony Wadei, priest of Ezbet Gabal Church in Samalout, said that a Coptic girl called Mariam Wagih, 19 years old, left the house of her family one week before she marries her cousin.

Former United Nations secretary-general and Egyptian diplomat Boutrous Boutrous Ghaly died in a Giza hospital on Tuesday at the age of 94.

Brigadier Abdel-Fattah El-Shahat, Chief of Detectives in Minya governorate, said that police could prevent the phenomena of kidnapping of Copts.

The Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church is going to hold meeting by the end of this month at the monastery of St. Bishoy in Wadil Natroun to discuss the Personal Status Law and the second marriage issues.

Father Barnabas Fawzi, priest of St. George Church in Nazlet Hanna, said that the restoration work of the church will continue after it was stopped for days after cracking house adjacent to the Church.