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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

For the 25th year, St. Mary and St. Antonious Coptic Orthodox Church is hosting its Egyptian Cookie Sale. try dozens of different, fun cookies made with recipes that have been ...

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 ...

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 ...

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s interim president on Sunday made a rare visit to the Coptic pope ahead of this week’s Orthodox Christmas celebrations, underlining efforts by the military-backed government to ...

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 ...

Anba Epiphanius, a Coptic Orthodox bishop, scholar, and abbot of the Monastery of St. Macarius in Wadi el Natrun, Egypt, died July 29 at age 64. A young monk confessed to murdering the abbot, and he ...

Atop one of Egypt's Sinai mountains, near where the three Abrahamic faiths say God spoke with Moses, another unmistakable ...