For the 10 million Coptic Christians of Ethiopia, one of the spiritual high points of the year is the feast of St. Gabriel the Archangel. Last week 100,000 pilgrims made their way to the shrine of St.

Close to 1,000,000 Coptic Christians of Egypt, who believe themselves to be the world’s oldest Christian sect, celebrated the election of a new pope last week. The man who will also be looked to for ...

Two rival monks are posted at all times in a rooftop courtyard at what many believe is the site of Jesus' crucifixion: a bearded Copt in a black robe and an Ethiopian sunning himself on a wooden chair ...

While beheadings grab headlines, poverty and cultural friction push emigration to the West—where the welcome is not always what Copts expect. Persecution waned after Constantine declared Christianity ...