Pope Shenouda III, the patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church who led Egypt's Christian minority for 40 years during a time of increasing tensions with Muslims, has died. He was 88. The state news ...

Pope Shenouda III is remembered by the country’s beleaguered Coptic minority amid deep political uncertainty. Egyptian Christians mourn during the funeral of Pope Shenouda III, the head of Egypt's ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — The leader of Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church is making a rare visit to Israel to attend the funeral of a senior Coptic official in Jerusalem. Pope Tawadros II broke a ban on ...

After decades of pressure to not make pilgrimages to Jerusalem, Egypt’s Coptic Christian population is now making such trips to Jerusalem at a record pace. The number of Egyptian tourists to Israel ...

Pope Tawadros II, right, presides over the funeral of Bishop Anba Epiphanius at St. Macarius Monastery on July 31 in Wadi El Natrun, Egypt. (Photo courtesy US-International Coptic Media Center) The ...

Visitors to St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church of Maryland in Cooksville this weekend can experience a Mediterranean market, purchase Egyptian souvenirs, and try out Mediterranean cuisine while ...

Pope Benedict XVI and other Catholic leaders have offered their condolences on the death of Pope Shenouda III, the head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, who died March 17 at age 88. The Catholic ...

The annual celebration marking the martyrdom of Saint Catherine began on Monday at Saint Catherine’s Monastery, with the ...

More than they used to, say observers and insiders. Participants in Egypt’s recent protests stunned observers in many ways. One major surprise came when the world witnessed protesters of different ...

CAIRO, Egypt — A Coptic Orthodox Christian was killed by ISIS affiliates in Egypt earlier this week, five months after being kidnapped. In a video, 62-year-old Nabil Habashy Salama can be seen being ...

This article originally appeared on The GroundTruth Project. Faheem Nassim wasn't supposed to work on Palm Sunday. But when the retired 57-year-old church bus driver got a call from St. Mark's ...

Christian leaders in Egypt appealed for calm after a mob attacked St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Cairo on Sunday during the funeral of four Coptic Christians killed in sectarian clashes. At ...