A heart-wrenching new film recounts the beheadings 10 years ago this week of 21 Coptic Christians at the hands of ISIS radicals. Yet the film, simply titled "The 21," also tells the poignant story of ...

The sentencing of Egyptian Coptic Christian scholar and YouTuber Augustinos Samaan to five years in prison with hard labor ...

HAMPTON, Va. — St. George Coptic Orthodox Church is bringing Egypt to Hampton Roads with a three-day Egyptian Festival that is free and open to the public. "I think it's time, with the beautiful ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – June 1 marks Global Coptic Day, a worldwide celebration of the rich history and enduring faith of the Coptic Orthodox Church. The day commemorates the Holy Family’s biblical ...

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 ...

After one trip into Libya as a migrant worker, Tawadros Youssef Tawadros reported that he had been warned that his Christian name — "Theodore," in English — might anger Muslim radicals. His widow, ...

Somewhere between a documentary and a comedic fable, Namir Abdel Messeeh’s first feature film is a welcome diversion from the current climate of strife and sectarian violence in the Middle East. A ...

The Coptic Christian community of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula is under siege from a growing number of militant Islamists, including ISIS members, who target them for death because of their faith. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There was no escape from the dust in Cairo. That was especially true in Manshiyat Nasser, known to visitors as Cairo’s “Garbage ...

St. Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Church invited the Burr Ridge community this weekend for a look at its culture and faith, a sampling of some authentic Egyptian food and even camel rides at the 15th annual ...