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The first Maundy Sunday prayers were held in the church of Prince Tadros after its reconstruction. The church was demolished completely after the dispersal of the sit-in of Rāb’ah and al- Nahdah squares
Suez churches have reportedly filled up on Maundy Thursday (April 17). Prayers were held and feet washing ceremonies. Fr. Antonious Milad, deputy of the diocese, took part. Churches of Suez were secured by the forces of the Third Army and policemen 
Abū ‘Iz al- Harīrī, former presidential candidate of the Socialist Popular Alliance Party, stated on Nazrah TV program, on Sadá al- Balad satellite channel, that he does not wish to say to Copts ‘Kul Sana we huma tayibin’ (happy new year) as they are still not happy in Egypt.
Bishop Marcus, Bishop of Shubrā,  stated that the Coptic Orthodox Church did not ask Copts to vote for a particular presidential candidate. He added “we never said to Copts who to vote for”. He expressed his fears that presidential candidate al- Sīsī comes to the Saturday mass, as he is targeted by...
A number of Coptic activists have requested through Facebook Campaigns to intensify the security on churches during Easter. 
The TV show "Hawā Miṣr", broadcasted on the channel "France 24", discussed the attack on the houses of the Copts in Minya governorate, and the way to solve the customary sessions.
Anonymous perpetrators kidnapped 26-year old Coptic farmer, ‘Bolbol,’ from his farm near the village of Mashtah in Suhag. His father, Jamīl Zakī, issued the report regarding his son’s kidnapping at the local police station and the investigation is ongoing to find the perpetrators. 
The National Council for Human Rights has prepared a national unity iftār, that included Copts and Muslim as a celebration of the national unity that bring them together.
Fr. Isisaurus al-Samuely, priest of MarMorcosChurch in Zurich, Switzerland,stated that Egypt about 12 million Christian citizens, and that there is no possibility that all of them seek asylum within Europe. 
Ashraf Anīs, Member of the Association the Right to Live,  and the first person who resigned from the Coptic Orthodox Church stated that ruling of the Administrative Court to allow him to resign from the Orthodox Church, based on the decision of the church, is an acknowledgment that resigning from...

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