A newly revealed, centuries-old papyrus fragment suggests that some early Christians might have believed Jesus was married. The fragment, written in Coptic, a language used by Egyptian Christians ...

Pope Tawadros II of the Coptic Orthodox Church attended Monday rites celebrating the feast of the arrival of Jesus Christ and his family into Egypt, at the Church of Virgin Mary in Maadi. Tawadros ...

Customs officers at Cairo airport have seized three ancient Coptic icons that someone attempted to smuggle to the United States. Customs chief Mohamed al-Shahat said that personnel was suspicious of a ...

When he lived 2,000 years ago, could Jesus Christ have been married? That's the question that scholars are asking after a centuries-old scrap of papyrus surfaced with a reference to Jesus' wife ...

This modern-day depiction of the Nativity by the late couple Budour Latif and Youssef Nassif carries forward the tradition of Coptic icon painting. It testifies to the continuity not only of ...

Abu Dhabi, Apr 27th, 2008 (WAM)--Anba Antonio Cathedral for Egyptian Coptic, marked last night Rurrection of Jesus Christ in Abu Dhabi. Ishaq Al Anba Bishoy, pastor of Al Anba Antonio cathedral church ...

Thus Christ the King came into a seemingly extinguished Christendom with live memories of the Great War’s incomprehensible human carnage and epochal political upheaval.

Antiquities officials at Hurghada International Airport foiled an attempt on Monday to smuggle an antique Coptic icon out of Egypt. According to Naglaa El-Kobrosly, director of the Antiquities ...

Two popes sat side by side before a crowd of rain-soaked pilgrims in St. Peter's Square May 10. Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II, patriarch of Alexandria, Egypt, was at the Vatican to mark the 50th ...