The Egyptian army's crackdown on Mohamed Morsi's Cairo supporters unleashed the largest attack on Coptic houses of worship since 1321. ... Roman columns were engraved in the walls.

Al Fustat (Coptic Cairo/Old Cairo) is ranked #6 out of 22 things to do in Cairo. See pictures and our review of Al Fustat (Coptic Cairo/Old Cairo).

BOB: Which is why so many Coptic Christians are fleeing their homes and churches and a number want to leave Egypt altogether. This is especially true in the northern Sinai , which is near civil war.

June 1 marks Global Coptic Day, a worldwide celebration of the rich history and enduring faith of the Coptic Orthodox Church. The day commemorates the Holy Family’s biblical journey to Egypt ...

CAIRO – The Coptic Orthodox community in Egypt is reeling from the recent murder of the abbot of St. Macarius Monastery, apparently by traditionalists of his own faith, in the fourth-century ...

St. George and St. Shenouda Coptic Orthodox Church in Jersey City is building a $15 million complex at the corner of Sip Avenue and Route 440 in Jersey City. They hope to open their three new ...

Donated to Brandeis by Maury A. Bromsen, this manuscript is part of the Rare Non-Western Manuscripts collection. The text is 14 pages long, with a written surface of roughly 5.5” x 4” and dates to the ...

Coptic Orthodox Christians gather as they attend a Palm Sunday mass in the Samaan el-Kharaz Monastery, in the Mokattam Mountain area of Cairo, Egypt, April 9, 2023. (Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Tawadros, the Coptic Orthodox patriarch of Alexandria, Egypt, joined Francis on the stage for the entirety of Francis’ weekly general audience.

It was a rare day at the Vatican on Wednesday as two popes shared the limelight in St Peter's Square - Pope Francis and His Holiness Pope Tawadros II of the Coptic Orthodox Church.

Pope Francis on Thursday announced that 21 Coptic Orthodox Christians beheaded by Islamic State in Libya in 2015 are being recognised as martyrs by the Vatican. Skip to main content.

Coptic monuments in Cairo. Most of them are located in Babylon Fortress area, with an area of about half a square kilometer. There are inside it the Coptic museum; six Coptic churches and a monastery ...