A plot of land registered in Pope Shenouda’s name sparked a recent conflict between Muslims and Christians in 'Izbet al-Haggāna. Dr. Tharwat Bassily recommended that people wait for Pope Shenouda’s statement upon his return from the U.S.
Simultaneously, Bishop Theodosius of Giza invalidated the rumors around a crisis in his Bishopric following the claimed disappearance of a Christian girl who had converted to Islam.