According to legend, it was St. Mark who introduced Christianity to Egypt, and it was here that Africa's first Christian church – the Coptic Church of Egypt – thrived. To learn more about ...

Nine people have been killed in two attacks on Coptic Christians in Helwan district, south of Cairo, Egypt's interior ministry has said. Six civilians and a policeman died when a gunman tried to ...

It was the latest in a series of attacks by extremists on Egypt's Coptic Christian minority. The ministry said security forces had exchanged fire with "terrorist elements" they were pursuing ...

A huge social media campaign was launched against an Egyptian Coptic priest, known as Zakaria Botros, yesterday over a video of him insulting Prophet Mohammad. Not only Muslims were triggered by ...

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The Coptic Museum in Cairo is hosting a special 30-day archaeological exhibition, 'The Saint Knight', in celebration of the Coptic New Year (1741 AM), which corresponds to 2024-2025 AD.