Mourners sang, women sobbed and men cried out in anger in a packed Egyptian church at the funeral of some of the 28 Coptic Christians killed in Friday's bus attack. Eight wooden coffins were lined up...
Friday's attack on a bus carrying Egyptian Copts, which killed at least 28 people, was the latest in a wave of massacres of Christians and attacks on churches in the Middle East. - January 1, 2011:...
Masked gunmen attacked a bus carrying Coptic Christians on a visit to a monastery south of the Egyptian capital on Friday, killing at least 26 people including many children, officials said. The...
Egypt’s public prosecutor says 48 suspected members of so-called Islamic State (IS) have been referred to a military court in connection with three bombings of Coptic churches. Thirty-one of the...
Foreign Affairs Minister, Ms Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, has stressed the need for African countries to collaborate to deal with terrorism on the continent. She indicated that that was necessary...
Thousands of Egyptian Catholics waving the colours of the Vatican flag gathered amid tight security Saturday in a Cairo stadium where Pope Francis was to lead mass. Crowds of pilgrims poured out of...
In a Cairo church bombed by the Islamic State group just months ago, Pope Francis and the Coptic Orthodox patriarch sat side by side Friday and prayed near tangible reminders of the horrific attack....
Pope Francis arrives in Egypt today for a short visit in which he hopes to foster inter-religious dialogue while addressing the issue of persecution of Christians across the Middle East. The Pope...
In keeping with his inclusive approach to his role, when Pope Francis visits Egypt on Friday he will meet with the head of the most important institution in the Islamic world as well as leaders of...
Egypt's Christians are still mourning fellow members of the Coptic Orthodox community murdered this month by jihadists, but there is also joy ahead of Pope Francis's visit this weekend. In a Cairo...
The two church bombings that killed dozens in Egypt this month targeted unity among Muslims and Christians in the most populous Arab nation, Coptic Pope Tawadros II said Tuesday. Suicide bombers from...
Egyptian security forces killed a gunman suspected of shooting dead a policemen near St Catherine's monastery in the Sinai Peninsula, the interior ministry said on Wednesday. Three other officers...
Egyptian police on Tuesday arrested a man wanted for alleged involvement in twin church bombings this month claimed by the Islamic State group, an official said. Acting on a tip-off, police arrested...
The Egypt bomb blasts occurred on Palm Sunday; a Christian feast commemorating the entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem… Two bomb blasts struck two Coptic Churches in Egypt, killing at least...
Easter, the Christian celebration that comes off every year’s spring, sweeping four whole days all to itself, is one of the interesting topics we’d love to talk about. From the first day you...
Qaraqosh is quiet except for a church bell ringing as Iraqi Christians gather for the first Easter mass since the town was retaken from the Islamic State jihadist group. IS graffiti mars the walls of...
Egyptian Coptic Christians observed Easter Mass under tight security on Saturday with the ancient minority still reeling from twin church bombings that killed dozens just days before. In Saint Mark's...
Egyptian Copts will celebrate Easter mass on Saturday, marking one of Christianity's most joyous occasions just days after the deadliest attacks in living memory against the country's religious...
Egyptian Copts observed a solemn Good Friday with prayers and fasting, as the community reeled from two church bombings that killed dozens on Palm Sunday. The government had declared a state of...
Egyptian Copts observed a solemn Good Friday with prayers and fasting, as the community reeled from two church bombings that killed dozens on Palm Sunday. The government had declared a state of...
