Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III met with Ahmad Diyā’ al-Dīn, al-Minya governor, in the papal seat.
A papal source revealed that the Maghāghah Bishopric crisis is about to be resolved.
Pope Shenouda underlined the importance of subjecting would-be priests' wives to some examinations before their husbands are ordained as clergymen.
On the other hand, the Evangelical Church called on Pope Shenouda to question the priest of Wadī Hūf church in Helwan for his offensive statements against the Evangelicals.