Christian Cairo is deeply significant for pilgrims and travelers due to its connection to the rich history of Christianity in ...

Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church has defrocked a priest abroad over sexual abuse allegations, the Church said in a statement on Saturday. According to the statement, the Church decided to defrock Coptic ...

CAIRO – Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church said Thursday it will not be taking in new monks in monasteries nationwide for a year after the unresolved death of the abbot of a prominent monastery in the ...

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 ...

A fire ripped through a packed Coptic Orthodox church during morning services in Egypt’s capital on Sunday, quickly filling it with thick black smoke and killing 41 worshippers, including at least 15 ...

CAIRO – Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church is enduring a dark chapter in its history with the community increasingly victimized by attacks from Islamic militants, including Friday's attack by gunmen on a ...

Coptic Orthodox congregations in Houston have joined churches worldwide in canceling today’s Christmas services as a way to mourn the victims of a suicide bombing at a church in Egypt last week and to ...

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 ...

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MINYA, Egypt — Islamic militants on Friday ambushed three buses carrying Christian pilgrims on their way to a remote desert monastery south of the Egyptian capital of Cairo, killing seven and wounding ...

It's a nervous time for Christians in Egypt after suicide attacks on churches there. They look forward to a visit from Pope Francis tomorrow to boost morale. Pope Francis is scheduled to pay his first ...