Tag: Coptic church

Egypt's Coptic and Evangelical Churches have suspended some of their activities for security reasons after a spate of jihadist attacks, ...

Friday's attack on a bus carrying Egyptian Copts, which killed at least 28 people, was the latest in a wave ...

Masked gunmen attacked a bus carrying Coptic Christians on a visit to a monastery south of the Egyptian capital on ...

Egypt's Copts, targeted by gunmen Friday as they travelled in a bus to a monastery south of Cairo, are the ...

Egypt’s public prosecutor says 48 suspected members of so-called Islamic State (IS) have been referred to a military court in ...

Pope Francis rejected fanaticism and appealed for charity on Saturday as he addressed thousands of faithful during a visit to ...

For a minority devastated by a series of church bombings that killed dozens of Christians, it was a chance for ...

Pope Francis led a jubilant mass for thousands of Egyptian Catholics on Saturday during a visit to support the country's ...

Pope Francis began a visit to Egypt on Friday to promote "unity and fraternity" among Muslims and the embattled Christian ...

Pope Francis flies to Egypt Friday for a visit aimed at fostering reconciliation with the Muslim world against the backdrop ...

Egypt's Christians are still mourning fellow members of the Coptic Orthodox community murdered this month by jihadists, but there is ...

Pope Francis heads to Egypt Friday to bolster relations with Muslims and show solidarity with the largest Christian community in ...

The Egypt bomb blasts occurred on Palm Sunday; a Christian feast commemorating the entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem… Two bomb ...

Egyptian Coptic Christians observed Easter Mass under tight security on Saturday with the ancient minority still reeling from twin church ...

Egyptian Copts will celebrate Easter mass on Saturday, marking one of Christianity's most joyous occasions just days after the deadliest ...

Egypt's interior ministry said on Wednesday it had identified the suicide bomber behind a deadly attack at the weekend outside ...

For years, Egyptian Copt Michel Fahmy could hear a Muslim preacher invoking God's wrath on Christians in sermons blared over ...

Egypt's Coptic Church announced on Wednesday that it would cut back Easter celebrations to a simple mass after twin bombings ...

The Egypt bomb blasts occurred on Palm Sunday; a Christian feast commemorating the entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem… Two bomb ...

Egypt’s President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has announced a three-month state of emergency after attacks on two Coptic churches that left ...