A team of archaeologists unearthed a 1,600-year-old Christian church in Egypt, along with astonishing human remains. The excavation was led by David Ratzan, a scholar of ancient civilizations at ...

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

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At least 15 children were among the 41 people killed when a fire tore through a Coptic Christian church in Egypt on Sunday. The Abu Sefein Church, in Giza's working-class Imbaba district ...

An international team of archaeologists has revealed a "remarkable" early Christian church in Egypt, thought to be more than ...

Minister of Social Solidarity Maya Morsy and Minister of Local Development Manal Awad attended the Christmas celebration on ...

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 ...

In a poignant address during the Coptic Orthodox Christmas Mass, President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi shared a message of hope and ...