Coptic Church

"Futile" - Coptic Christians Withdraw From Egyptian Constitution Committee

AP | AYA BATRAWY | Posted 04.02.2012

CAIRO — Egypt's Coptic Church withdrew Monday from an Islamist-dominated committee to draft the nation's new constitution and a leading Christia...

Representing Egypt's Coptic Christians, After The Death Of Pope Shenouda III

Kurt J. Werthmuller | Posted 03.21.2012

Kurt J. Werthmuller

In a sense, then, Pope Shenouda came to personify the collective struggles of the Copts -- and so his death has likewise been felt especially deeply by the community as a whole.

Egyptian Coptic Christian Pope Dies

Reuters | Posted 05.17.2012

CAIRO, March 17 (Reuters) - Egyptian Coptic Christian Pope Shenouda III, 88, died in Egypt on Saturday, his political adviser Hany Aziz told Reuters...

Egyptian Christian Women Convert To Islam To Obtain Divorce

AP | SINAN SALAHEDDIN | Posted 05.25.2011

BAGHDAD — Al-Qaida's front group in Iraq has threatened more attacks on Christians after a siege on a Baghdad church that left 58 people dead, l...

Egypt Pope Apologizes Over Top Bishop's Remarks About Islam

AP | MAGGIE MICHAEL | Posted 05.25.2011

CAIRO — Egypt's Coptic Christian leader Pope Shenouda III apologized in a television interview Sunday to any Muslims who were offended after his top...

Copts Say Virgin Mary 'Appeared' Above Church In Egypt (VIDEO)

GlobalPost | Jon Jensen | Posted 05.25.2011

Copts say they've seen Virgin Mary above church in Cairo. ...