While beheadings grab headlines, poverty and cultural friction push emigration to the West—where the welcome is not always ...

A quiet yet symbolically significant gathering took place on May 17 at the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate in Cairo.

A massive fire at a Coptic Orthodox church in Egypt claimed the lives of 41 people on Sunday — a devastating blow for a Christian community long beset by persecution and hardship.

The Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, headed by Pope Tawadros II, is one of the world’s oldest Christian denominations whose founding dates back to St. Mark the Apostle. The principal ...

The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the assault on a Coptic Orthodox Church, which was the latest in a wave of violence targeting the Christian minority in Egypt. The assault on vehicles ...

Now the Coptic Church in Egypt ... the Catholic and Oriental Orthodox churches. At the time, Bishop Brian Farrell, the secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, said, “This ...

Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church Says Pope Francis Was Example of Christian Humility DUBAI (Reuters) - Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church mourned Pope Francis on Monday, saying he was "a true example of ...

NASHVILLE — More than 2,000 Coptic Christians poured into St. Pishoy Coptic Orthodox Church facilities in Antioch Friday night for a chance to see the pope. The smell of incense wafted in the ...

A minority in Egypt, Coptic Orthodox Christians have faced deadly attacks by Islamic extremists, restrictions on church building and outbursts of sectarian-motivated violence in recent decades.

The building of a Coptic Orthodox Christian church helped one town recruit 47 overseas-trained doctors Overseas-trained GPs are the backbone of rural health, but recruiting them is a costly and ...

South Korean police have imposed a ban on foreign travel for former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and ex-finance minister Choi Sang-mok as part of an investigation into alleged insurrection, a ...