The Coptic branch of Christianity dates to the first century A.D. when, scholars say, St. Mark the Evangelist converted some Jews in Alexandria, the great Greco-Roman city on Egypt’s ...

Coptic Hospital is a Level 6 mission hospital under the Coptic Orthodox Church. Bishop Paul is the founder of the Coptic Hospital and head of mission affairs for the Coptic Orthodox Church. The Coptic ...

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Bearded Auba Yoanes XIX, Patriarch of Egypt’s ancient Coptic Church, excommunicated the seven, then pardoned them while their abbot raised their allowance to $7.50 per month. On this the monks ...

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

no matter what A protest of 3,000 erupted in southern Egypt in response to the killing of a Coptic priest who was found in his home, ...

When Xenia Nikolskaya first went to Egypt in 2006, she thought she knew what she was looking for. Born and raised in the ...

revealing the splendour of Coptic art and shedding light on Copts’ outstanding contribution to Egypt’s divers and rich heritage. The exhibition takes guests on a voyage back to early ...

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 ...

A year after the ratification of the 2016 law for building churches in Egypt, this research paper explores the roles played by the different actors and institutions that influenced both the ...