Egyptian Copts observed a solemn Good Friday with prayers and fasting, as the community reeled from two church bombings that killed dozens on Palm Sunday. The government had declared a state of ...

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Coptic Orthodox congregations in Houston have joined churches worldwide in canceling today’s Christmas services as a way to mourn the victims of a suicide bombing at a church in Egypt last week and to ...

Police in Egypt are boosting security around churches as Coptic Christians prepare to celebrate Orthodox Christmas on Sunday after a year of deadly jihadist attacks targeting the ancient community.

Egypt's 20 million Coptic Christians face discrimination and occasional violence as experts say the state fails to address anti-Christian fanaticism seriously.

CAIRO (AP) – Egypt’s pope urged his congregants to be joyful and “not be afraid” in his Mass for Coptic Christmas, trying to reassure a community feeling anxious about the rise of Islamists to power ...

CAIRO (AP) – Egypt’s general prosecutor issued arrest warrants Tuesday for seven Egyptian Coptic Christians and a Florida-based American pastor and referred them to trial on charges linked to an ...

Currently under an interim pope, the Coptic Church - and its roughly 10 million followers - grapples with the ongoing debate over Egypt's imminent presidential contest amid fears of Islamist political ...