Coptic history
Cold-Blooded Desert Massacre Leaves Egypt’s Copts In Shock
The masked gunmen first ordered the Christians travelling to the Egyptian desert monastery to get down from the buses...
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...
Major Attacks On Mideast Christians
Friday's attack on a bus carrying Egyptian Copts, which killed at least 28 people, was the latest in a wave of...
26 Killed In Fresh Attack On Egypt Christians
Masked gunmen attacked a bus carrying Coptic Christians on a visit to a monastery south of the Egyptian capital on...
Egypt’s Targeted Christian Copts
Egypt's Copts, targeted by gunmen Friday as they travelled in a bus to a monastery south of Cairo, are the Middle...
Attack On Egypt Christians Kills 24
Gunmen attacked a bus carrying Egyptian Christians south of the capital on Friday, killing at least 24 people, state...
Egypt Refers 48 To Court Over Coptic Church Bombings
Egypt’s public prosecutor says 48 suspected members of so-called Islamic State (IS) have been referred to a military...
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...
Pope Francis Heads For Egypt As ‘pilgrim of Peace’
Pope Francis flies to Egypt Friday for a visit aimed at fostering reconciliation with the Muslim world against the...
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,...
Pope To Boost Muslim Ties On Security-Tight Egypt Trip
Pope Francis heads to Egypt Friday to bolster relations with Muslims and show solidarity with the largest Christian...
Church Bombings Aim At Egypt’s Unity
The two church bombings that killed dozens in Egypt this month targeted unity among Muslims and Christians in the most...
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...
Security Tight As Egypt Copts Hold Easter Mass
Egyptian Coptic Christians observed Easter Mass under tight security on Saturday with the ancient minority still...
Egypt Copts Ready For Easter Mass Despite Attacks
Egyptian Copts will celebrate Easter mass on Saturday, marking one of Christianity's most joyous occasions just days...
Egypt Says Alexandria Church Suicide Bomber Identified
Egypt's interior ministry said on Wednesday it had identified the suicide bomber behind a deadly attack at the weekend...