In this file photo, Pope Francis and Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria, patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church, attend an ecumenical prayer service at St. Peter’s Church in Cairo April 28, 2017. (Credit ...

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 ...

As riots and clashes continue in Egypt between Muslims, security forces, and Coptic Christians, some people might be wondering about the Coptic Christian religion. Marinus Iwuchukwu, Professor of ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- In the wake of this weekend's bombings at a pair of Coptic Christian churches in Egypt, houses of worship around the Tri-State Area are on high alert. Holy Week is meant to be ...

Long Islanders with ties to Egypt feel grateful — blessed really — that they can practice their unique form of Christianity peacefully, unlike many of their fellow faithful in other parts of the world ...

CAIRO – A council of Egypt's Coptic Christians voted on Monday in a process that will lead to the selection of a new pope for the ancient church, as the community struggles to assert its identity and ...

DALLASTOWN — The Coptic Christian community is growing so fast that it might soon outgrow even its new home. They’d already left their homes in Egypt and landed in York, coming a distance of almost ...

When the Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit in Wayland closed its doors last summer after nearly five-and-a-half-decades, the future of the iconic building on Rice Road, with its curved eaves, high ...

The Coptic Catholic church has welcomed a new Egyptian law to facilitate the building of Christian places of worship. On Aug. 30 Egypt passed a law codifying the rights of Christians to build and ...

Corrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this article misstated the type of service conducted on Good Friday. EL-KOSHEH, Egypt — Like Coptic priests throughout Egypt, Father Demetrious El ...