The Copts represent a living link to the region’s ancient history and its religious diversity, which is now under systematic threat.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Three Egyptian monks belonging to the Coptic Orthodox Church were fatally stabbed in an attack at a monastery in South Africa and a suspect has been arrested ...

According to legend, it was St. Mark who introduced Christianity to Egypt, and it was here that Africa's first Christian church – the Coptic Church of Egypt – thrived. To learn more about ...

KUWAIT CITY, Jan 7: The Egyptian Coptic Church in Kuwait celebrated Christmas in a spirit of joy and reverence at the St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church. The cathedral was filled with the sounds of ...

Their aim: to “reclaim” for the Catholic faith the five million members of Ethiopia’s ancient Christian Coptic Church. Since then Haile Selassie I, Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah ...

Coptic Orthodox Egyptians, who comprise 90 percent of the country’s Christian population, celebrate Christmas on 7 January, according to the Julian Calendar. Meanwhile, other Egyptian Christian ...

Egypt’s Ambassador to Belgium Ahmed Abu Zeid attended, on Saturday 11-1-2025, the opening ceremony of a new Coptic church in Bruges, alongside Bishop Arsenios, the Bishop of Holland and overseer of ...

A delegation from Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church attended the ordination ceremony of His Grace Abuna Basilios as the sixth ...