WADI NATROUN, Egypt - Pope Shenouda III, a giant figure for 40 years at the helm of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, has been laid to rest in a desert monastery after a moving funeral Mass at a Cairo ...

CAIRO (Reuters) - Christians gathered on Sunday to pay final respects to Pope Shenouda III, who sought to soothe sectarian tension in his four decades atop Egypt's Orthodox Church but saw increasing ...

Pope Shenouda III, the patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church has died according to a report by The Associated Press. State news agency MENA said he was battling liver and lung problems for several ...

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian Coptic Christian Pope Shenouda III, the patriarch of most of Egypt's estimated 12 million Christians, died on Saturday from old age, his political adviser told Reuters.

CAIRO, Egypt -- Pope Shenouda III, the patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church who led Egypt's Christian minority for 40 years during a time of increasing tensions with Muslims, died Saturday. He was ...

FILE – In this Monday, May 20, 2002 file photo, Pope Shenouda III, head of the Egyptian Orthodox Church, speaks to reporters following the opening session of the 14th General Conference of the Supreme ...