The persecution of Christians began in the time of Nero. To commemorate such years of persecution, the Coptic Church introduced the Anno Martyrum, or Year of the Martyrs calendar The persecution of ...

Pope Tarwadros II, the Coptic Pope in Alexandria, announced that the names of the 21 murdered Copts will be inserted into the Coptic Synaxium, an honor similar to a canonization. The Egyptian ...

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 ...

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 ...

(RNS) — Egypt's Coptic Orthodox community is reeling from the murder of the abbot of St. Macarius Monastery, apparently by traditionalists of his own faith, in a fourth-century center of meditation ...

Many Christians for different parts of di world don enjoy Christmas tey tey forget say dem do celebration sef, but na today January 7, na im Coptic Christians dey celebrate di birthday of Jesus Christ ...

Egyptian Copts keep alive centuries-old traditions on key festival Also In This Package Christian traditions in the Middle East Cairo: Weeks ahead of the Coptic Christmas, which is celebrated in ...

St George Coptic Orthodox Church, Kensington, Sydney Source: WikiMedia/ Sardaka CC SA 4.0 The Coptic orthodox church is holding a celebration at NSW parliament to mark the beginning of year 1735.