Christianity in Egypt
IS Claims Deadly Attack On Egypt Christians
The Islamic State group on Saturday claimed responsibility for shooting dead 29 Christians on a bus in central Egypt,...
Tears and Anger As Egyptian Copts Bury Attack Victims
Mourners sang, women sobbed and men cried out in anger in a packed Egyptian church at the funeral of some of the 28...
Egypt Coptic Christians Killed In Bus Attack
Gunmen have attacked a bus carrying Coptic Christians in central Egypt, killing at least 23 people and wounding 25...
Pope In Egypt Rejects Fanaticism, Urges Charity
Pope Francis rejected fanaticism and appealed for charity on Saturday as he addressed thousands of faithful during a...
Pope Lifts Spirits of Egypt’s Persecuted Christians
For a minority devastated by a series of church bombings that killed dozens of Christians, it was a chance for a rare...
Pope Francis Leads Mass For Thousands of Egyptian Catholics
Pope Francis led a jubilant mass for thousands of Egyptian Catholics on Saturday during a visit to support the...
Pope Francis Set To Pray With Egypt’s Christians
Pope Francis is set to lead a mass for Egypt's small Catholic community on Saturday as he visits the country in support...
Pope and Egypt’s Coptic Patriarch Pray At IS-Bombed Church
In a Cairo church bombed by the Islamic State group just months ago, Pope Francis and the Coptic Orthodox patriarch sat...
Pope Francis Visits Egypt To Promote ‘unity and Fraternity’
Pope Francis began a visit to Egypt on Friday to promote "unity and fraternity" among Muslims and the embattled...
Mourning and Joy For Egypt’s Christians As Pope Visits
Egypt's Christians are still mourning fellow members of the Coptic Orthodox community murdered this month by jihadists,...
Gory Images As ISIS Bombs Churches On Palm Sunday
The Egypt bomb blasts occurred on Palm Sunday; a Christian feast commemorating the entry of Jesus Christ into...
Egypt Police Kill 7 Suspected IS Followers
Egypt security forces have killed seven suspected Islamic State group sympathisers thought to be planning attacks...
Gory Images As ISIS Bombs Churches On Palm Sunday
The Egypt bomb blasts occurred on Palm Sunday; a Christian feast commemorating the entry of Jesus Christ into...
Muslim, Christian Clerics Convene Co-Existence Meeting
Top Muslim and Christian clerics from the Middle East gathered in Cairo on Tuesday for a two-day conference on...
Egypt’s Coptic Christians Flee Sinai After Deadly Attacks
Dozens of Coptic Christian families in Egypt have fled North Sinai province after a number of killings in recent weeks...