Far from Cairo’s bustle, Egypt’s minority communities are fighting to preserve their ancient languages against the tide of ...

Copts are also the largest Christian denomination in neighboring Libya and Sudan. Spires, called “lighthouses” in Egypt, dot the skyline of the Coptic Christian town of Al-Kosheh, Egypt, on ...

“Copts are the historical Orthodox Church of Egypt. It is a fuzzy term, but strictly speaking it refers to those under the pope’s authority,” he said.

Egypt’s Copts are no strangers to persecution. But even by the harsh measures of the Middle East, the attacks on this ancient Christian community since the ...

Tensions between Copts and Islamist groups escalated after al Qaida-linked group in Iraq accused Egyptian Copts of detaining 2 women converts to Islam Coptic Christians worldwide are warily ...

The Copts were marching toward Egyptian state television in the Maspero area to demand that the. This past Sunday night, ...

(AINA) -- Hundreds of Copts rallied on Sunday evening against the torching of St. Georges church in Sarsena on Friday (AINA 2-16-2013), as well as the escalation of destruction of churches by ...

To its immense credit, the perpetually beleaguered Coptic church of Egypt has seen fit to dedicate some resources to the study of its history. The Coptic church and two lay Coptic organizations ...

After more than three years of renovation, St. Mark's in Cairo, the main cathedral of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, was inaugurated on Sunday.

Egyptian Copts have paid the heftiest price after the ousting of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) President Morsy, and the breaking up of the two MB sit-ins in Cairo by security forces. According to church ...