As monks' quarters and graffiti-laced walls are revealed beneath the desert sun, a long-forgotten chapter of Christian ...

In Egypt, regional churches and other denominations have offered their condolences to the Vatican following the death of Pope ...

“Heritage is about how we in the present engage with the past. This is why we argue that heritage relates more to the present ...

This neighborhood in southern Cairo is the oldest part of the city, with twisting alleyways and ancient churches that are several centuries older than the ornate mosques of Islamic Cairo.

celebrating the centennial of the Coptic Art Museum. Founded in 1910 by an influential Copt, Marcus Pasha Simaika, the museum was built next to the famous Hanging Church in Old Cairo. The Museum ...

The church—rebuilt after its destruction by ... of Shenouda in the political arena.” After my visit to Coptic Cairo, I drove 70 miles northwest to Wadi Natrun, the center of monastic life ...

The area now called Old Cairo, known as Misr EI Kadhna, is among the most important locations visited by the Holy Family where the spiritual impact of their presence is most felt still; though their ...

Terrorists targeted two Coptic churches in Egypt during Palm Sunday services this past weekend. At least 44 people were killed and dozens more were injured in bombings in Tanta and Alexandria.

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At least 41 people, 15 children among them, were killed Sunday at the Martyr Abu Sefein Coptic Orthodox church in Cairo's working-class neighborhood of Imbaba in the Giza area. There were also ...

The first funerals have been held for victims of the deadly bomb blasts that struck two Coptic churches ... kilometres north of Cairo, the explosion tore through the church during its Palm Sunday ...