It was Christmas Eve last year when Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi extended his support to the Coptic Christian community, attending Mass at St. Mark’s Orthodox Coptic Church—a symbolic act ...

In this file photo, Pope Francis and Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria, patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church, attend an ecumenical prayer service at St. Peter’s Church in Cairo April 28, 2017. (Credit ...

A massive fire at a Coptic Orthodox church in Egypt claimed the lives of 41 people on Sunday — a devastating blow for a Christian community long beset by persecution and hardship. Though there is no ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- In the wake of this weekend's bombings at a pair of Coptic Christian churches in Egypt, houses of worship around the Tri-State Area are on high alert. Holy Week is meant to be ...

As riots and clashes continue in Egypt between Muslims, security forces, and Coptic Christians, some people might be wondering about the Coptic Christian religion. Marinus Iwuchukwu, Professor of ...

The suicide bombings of two Coptic Christian churches in Egypt on Palm Sunday this year hit home in the Twin Cities, where hundreds of congregates fill the pews for services at two area churches to ...

Long Islanders with ties to Egypt feel grateful — blessed really — that they can practice their unique form of Christianity peacefully, unlike many of their fellow faithful in other parts of the world ...

When the Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit in Wayland closed its doors last summer after nearly five-and-a-half-decades, the future of the iconic building on Rice Road, with its curved eaves, high ...

DALLASTOWN — The Coptic Christian community is growing so fast that it might soon outgrow even its new home. They’d already left their homes in Egypt and landed in York, coming a distance of almost ...

The Coptic Orthodox Church was founded in the first century around 50 AD in Alexandria, Egypt by the Apostle Mark, making it one of the earliest Christian denominations. Mark was the first pope of the ...

A bomb exploded during Sunday mass at a Cairo church Sunday, killing at least 25 people and wounding many more, including many women and children. The blast struck a chapel next to St. Mark's Coptic ...