Azhar, the world's largest Muslim Sunni institution, and the Coptic Orthodox Church strongly condemned the terrorist attack ...

Pope Tawadros II, the head of Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church, and Pope Leo XIV, head of the Vatican, praised Egypt’s political leadership in a phone call on Friday evening for reaffirming that Saint ...

Serbian Prime Minister Duro Mascut expressed his pleasure on Wednesday at meeting the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Sheikh Ahmed El ...

a worldwide celebration of the rich history and enduring faith of the Coptic Orthodox Church. The day commemorates the Holy Family’s biblical journey to Egypt, where Christianity took root as ...

It may surprise most people to know that there are many different rites within the Catholic Church ... Today there exists in Egypt the Coptic rite which is Orthodox and the Coptic rite that ...

The pope spoke to participants of the symposium “Nicaea and the Church of the Third Millennium: Towards Catholic-Orthodox Unity,” which took place this week at the Pontifical University of St ...

While beheadings grab headlines, poverty and cultural friction push emigration to the West—where the welcome is not always what Copts expect. Persecution waned after Constantine declared ...

In his May 14 address to participants in the Jubilee of Oriental Churches, Pope Leo XIV praised the spiritual and liturgical treasures of the Christian East: its emphasis on mystery, wonder and ...

Pope Leo XIV greets Silviu Vexler ... as well as the forced passage of Greek Catholics to the Romanian Orthodox Church. He was eventually arrested in 1948 for his opposition to the communist ...

Pope Francis and the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt, Pope Tawadros II, held a historic meeting at the Vatican on Friday. The visit took place to strengthen the bonds of friendship between ...

Many people throughout the world mourned the death of Pope Francis and looked expectantly upon the election of a new leader for the Catholic Church ... from primarily orthodox and fundamentalist ...

"Our prayers are with His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, asking for God's guidance and grace upon him as he enters into this new stage of service, aiding the Coptic Orthodox Church in its continued ...