Abba Bernabas, bishop of Turin and Rome, met with Cardinal of Sicily to celebrate 550 years on the establishment of St. Mary Church in the city of Catania, located 800 km south of the city of Rome.

Abba Pfnotios, Bishop of Samalout, visited the historic church of Our Lady as part of the preparation for the celebrations at Jabal al-Tir.

Abba Takla, bishop of Deshna, returned to Egypt after a pastoral care visit to the United States of America for 24 days.

Coptic Orthodox Church in Germany organized conference for the Coptic parents in Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and France at the monastery of St. Anthony in Germany in the presence of Father Poulos George, priest of St. Mark Church in Heliopolis, and 260 parents.

Abba Clemendos, General Bishop of Ottawa, Montreal and eastern Canada ordained 32 new deacons at the church of St. George and St. Joseph in Montreal.

Activists on social networks launched campaign to support Bishop Makarious, Bishop of Minya, after he was attacked for refusing the customary reconciliation sessions that force the Copts to give up their rights and encourage the oppressors to do their criminal acts. It’s worth mentioning that more than 20.000 followed the page on Facebook.

Ihab Ramzy, lawyer of Copts in Karm village that witnessed the recent sectarian strife and violence, said he will present videos of the main witness after she retracted her statements after her husband and son were accused in the case.

The Egyptian armed forces started repairing homes of the Copts in Karm village, Minya governorate, that witnessed violence over sectarian strife after rumors about romantic relationship between a Coptic man and a Muslim woman. several homes were looted and destroyed in the attacks and a Coptic old woman was stripped off by the mobs.

Minya diocese issued a statement today to deny attacking Bishop Makarious assuring that he is a patriot man who exceedingly loves Egypt.

Abba Makarios, Bishop of Minya said that apology of the president to the Coptic old lady in Minya rehabilitated her.

Ahmed Abu Zaid, a spokesman for the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, said that two Iraqi citizens were arrested in Indiana for killing an Egyptian citizen called Mohamed Roshdy.

Al-Watan newspaper said that police in Minya have arrested 7 new defendants on charges of attacking and old woman in Minya and stripping her off.

Development youth movement in Minya launched campaign calling for the dismissal of the governor of Minya after a Coptic old lady was stripped of by mobs.

Ahemd Argawy, Salafi member of the Parliament, said that stripping a Coptic lady off is normal in our society! He added that we should be wise to deal with the matter. This came after stripping Coptic lady off in Minya after rumors about a romantic relationship between her son and a Muslim girl.

Enayat Mohamed, 65 years old, said that she knew that her neighbor Soaad, 68 years old, was stripped off by the extremists and that she tried to cover her first. She said that she doesn’t know who did so, but she was only caring for cover her.

3 new suspects were arrested in the incidents of Karm village, Minya governorate. 13 people have been arrested by police pending investigations.