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.

President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi extended his heartfelt congratulations to Egypt’s Coptic Christians on the occasion of ...

President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi urged Egyptians not to worry and to remain united, calling for optimism and solidarity in the ...

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 ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) – The key figure behind “Innocence of Muslims,” a film denigrating Islam and the Prophet Muhammad, says he is Coptic Christian. The film has sparked protests in the Middle East and is ...

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 ...

It’s been barely a month since the historic uprising toppled Egypt’s longtime leader Hosni Mubarak. The ruling military is struggling to maintain order, but last Tuesday night clashes broke out ...

A British human-rights campaigner on Tuesday commemorated the seventh anniversary of the martyrdom of 21 men, known as the Coptic martyrs, by the Islamic State. On Feb. 15, 2015, the Islamic State ...

Father Timotheus Soliman, of St. John the Baptist Coptic Orthodox Church, in Miramar. Orthodox Christians around the world, including members of the Coptic, Russian and Greek Orthodox churches, will ...

CAIRO -- Under pressure from fundamentalist forms of Islam and bursts of sectarian violence, the most populous Christian community in the Middle East is seeking safety by turning inward, cutting ...