Head of Coptic Orthodox Church Pope Tawadros II expressed on Saturday his support for the Interparliamentary Assembly on ...

In the aftermath of President Mohammed Morsi’s overthrow earlier this summer, Egypt’s Coptic Church has faced an onslaught of persecution. Pro-Morsi supporters vented their anger by burning ...

The Egyptian language evolved for thousands of years, but its final form—Coptic—continues to hold cultural and religious significance today. This video explores how Coptic developed from hieroglyphics ...

In an atmosphere of love and unity, members of the Egyptian community in Kuwait -- both Muslims and Christians -- gathered ...

According to legend, it was St. Mark who introduced Christianity to Egypt, and it was here that Africa's first Christian church – the Coptic Church of Egypt – thrived. To learn more about ...

The couple belonged to the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria in Egypt, which has followers from across Africa and the Middle East. The tight-knit community of the church in Australia has ...

He praised its contributions to the Coptic Orthodox Church and the nation, noting that Egypt was the first nation in Africa to embrace Christianity in the First Century AD. He further praised the ...

Died 311 A.D. Bishop of Alexandria from 300. A native of Alexandria, Egypt ... the Coptic Christians, although since 1969, his cult has been confined to local calendars in the Catholic Church.

Majda, Monika and Heidi are part of the Panorama theatre troupe in the village of El Barsha, a small Coptic Christian community in the south of Egypt. As they devise and perform plays in the street, ...