The Copts represent a living link to the region’s ancient history and its religious diversity, which is now under systematic threat.

On Palm Sunday, suicide bombers detonated themselves at two Coptic Christian churches in Egypt, killing 44 and wounding 126. Undoubtedly, the volunteer “martyrs” thought they were on a mission so ...

[CAIRO] A year after Hamas’s October 2023 assault on Israel, Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Christians remain divided over how to ...

The film will premiere online February 15. When 21 Coptic Christian men were martyred on a Libyan beach in 2015, their unwavering faith in the face of death became a powerful testimony of courage ...

There are about 200,000 members. Most Egyptians are adherents to Islam, and Orthodox Coptic Christians [distinct from Catholic Copts] constitute roughly 10% of the country’s 95 million people.

The Nicene Creed is more than a statement of faith -- it is a powerful sign of unity among Christians, Pope Francis said as he welcomed young priests and monks from Oriental Orthodox Churches to the ...