The masked gunmen first ordered the Christians travelling to the Egyptian desert monastery to get down from the buses they were in -- and then to recant their faith. The mix of faithful visiting the...
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 began a visit to Egypt on Friday to promote "unity and fraternity" among Muslims and the embattled Christian minority that has suffered a series of jihadist attacks. The 80-year-old...
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...
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has declared a state of emergency after two deadly bombings Sunday, the first at a church north of Cairo, the second hours later outside a church in Alexandria,...
St Mark's Cathedral is the seat of Egypt's Orthodox Christian churcH A blast at Cairo's main Coptic Christian cathedral has killed at least 22 people, according to Egyptian state TV. Sunday's blast...
