A new song highlights a growing interest outside the Egyptian church in reviving an ancient language of the Christian world. The darkened New York church was packed with almost 1,000 congregants ...

On the occasion of Easter, some in Egypt are examining the limited awareness about the history and traditions of Christians in the country At a small but very colourful candle store in Zamalek, Cairo, ...

The language of victimhood, which dominates so much coverage of Coptic Christians and their predicament in Egypt, is entirely inadequate to the task of describing this predicament. This language ...

Mona Zaki often receives strange looks when she answers her mobile phone in public. Among her closest friends and family members, the 58-year-old mother speaks colloquial Coptic. “People look at me if ...

Egyptian Christians have developed a rich culture since Saint Mark brought the new faith to Egypt in Roman times. Today, Egypt is 90 percent Muslim, but the Copts are a powerful minority, says Father ...

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 ...

For centuries, the ancient Egyptians used spells to banish evil spirits, find success in love and work and gain power. And now a collection of these spells and invocations, dating back 1,300 years, ...

Of the great African churches that flourished in the earliest period of Christianity, only Egypt’s Coptic church has persevered down to the present day, despite waves of persecution and a decisive ...

A gun attack that killed at least 26 Coptic Christians on a bus in Egypt is just the latest assault on the religious minority group, which has been a target for deadly violence throughout its history.