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 requirement makes it difficult for religious minorities to get jobs, justice, and opportunities. Advocates are pushing for change.

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 ...

Ministry of Health and Population on Tuesday announced a nationwide medical preparedness plan for New Year’s celebrations and ...

The rule of Egypt’s former leader Hosni Mubarak, who died in February at age 91, will be remembered by many for its repressive tactics and the unprecedented Arab Spring protests that led to the ...

In this Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013 photo, Father Reweis Khalil brings the bread (Body of Christ) to worshippers during Sunday service at St. George Coptic Orthodox Church in Hampton, VA., on Sunday, Aug.

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.

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, police ...

FAIRFAX, Va., April 29, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Coptic Orphans is responding to meet the needs of the fatherless children in Egypt by joining the #GivingTuesdayNow Initiative. #GivingTuesdayNow is ...

The 21 men were beheaded by ISIS on a beach in Libya on Feb. 15, 2015; the Pope received a relic of the martyrs’ blood as a gift from the Coptic Orthodox Church. Pope Francis receives relics of the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. For 17 years, Sally Zakhari said she told ...