Nevine El-Aref, Monday 12 Aug 2013 'Thief' reportedly tried to get rid of the Coptic icon of Mary and Jesus when he realised customs would check his bag ...

Among several painted murals, archaeologists highlighted a striking image of “a multitude of eyes centred on a single face,” which they interpret as a Coptic symbol of spiritual vigilance.

Yet even as her focus shifted, she found herself quietly collecting religious souvenirs – plastic icons, rosaries, pillows and tapestries adorned with Jesus, the Virgin Mary or one of the saints.

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 ...

Scientists who examined a controversial papyrus fragment written in Egyptian Coptic in which Jesus speaks of his wife concluded that the papyrus and ink are probably not a modern forgery.

The structure, history and practices of the Coptic Orthodox Church, the main Christian Church in Egypt and one of the oldest churches outside the Holy Land.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...