Pope Francis' trip to Egypt was marked Friday, April 28, by a significant step forward in ecumenical relations between the Roman Catholic and Coptic Orthodox Churches. In a joint declaration signed ...

Coptic Lives, a Core Curriculum course, offers students a gateway into what it would be like to live in historical Coptic society. Investigating history through archeological methods, students ...

The head of the Coptic Church is in the holy city for the funeral of Archbishop Anba Abraham, who died two days ago. In 1980, Shenouda III forbade the Orthodox Copts from traveling to Jerusalem until ...

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 ...

Today, I join the Coptic Orthodox Christian community in observing Global Coptic Day—a celebration of the ancient heritage, rich culture, and reverent worship of the Coptic Orthodox Church. Tracing ...

The relics of 21 Coptic martyrs killed by ISIS in Libya will be venerated in St. Peter’s Basilica on Thursday evening at an ecumenical prayer service marking their first official feast day in the ...

February 2019 marks the fourth anniversary of the murder of the 21 Coptic Orthodox Christians by Daesh in Libya. The event might not be memorable for some. However, for those who saw it, it is ...

The Coptic Orthodox Church announced that three monks were attacked and murdered Tuesday in the Coptic monastery of St. Mark and St. Bishop Samuel the Confessor in Cullinan, South Africa, 18 miles ...

Jesus the King in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, is the state’s first Coptic Catholic church. The Coptic Catholic community celebrates Mass on Sept. 21, 2024, as Jesus the King parish in Perth Amboy, New ...

The ongoing political violence in Egypt has led to unprecedented attacks on the country's Coptic Christian minority, the worst in their history. Copts, who make up roughly 10 percent of the Egyptian ...

The structure, history and practices of the Coptic Orthodox Church, the main Christian Church in Egypt and one of the oldest churches outside the Holy Land. The Coptic Orthodox Church is the main ...

When Mary, a 29-year-old Coptic Christian from Minya, Egypt, landed seven months ago at Dulles Airport in Northern Virginia, many thoughts were swirling in her head. How would she fare in the United ...