In the latest of Islamic State (Daesh) horror, the world was again shown another episode of brutal mass murder. Sometime after the brutal burning alive of the Jordanian pilot and retaliation by Jordan ...

Eighty-six Eritrean Christians — in the midst of making their way toward a boat that would take them to Europe — were kidnapped by ISIS south of Tripoli last week. The constant threat that Christians ...

Egyptian Copts keep alive centuries-old traditions on key festival Also In This Package Christian traditions in the Middle East Cairo: Weeks ahead of the Coptic Christmas, which is celebrated in ...

Pope Francis' trip to Egypt was marked Friday, April 28, by a significant step forward in ecumenical relations between the Roman Catholic and Coptic Orthodox Churches. In a joint declaration signed ...

Gunmen have reportedly attacked a group of Coptic Christians south of Cairo, Egypt, killing 26 and injuring 25. Reports say gunmen opened fire on a bus travelling from the Bani Suief province headed ...

The film Innocence of Muslims, which denigrates Islam and its prophet, Muhammad, has put the spotlight on a little-known community, Coptic Christians. The Associated Press and other news organizations ...

Twenty-three people were killed. Ninety-seven others were injured. A rock was thrown. This was the reported summary for the bombing at al-Qiddissin (“The Two Saints”) Coptic Orthodox Church in ...

LEICESTER, United Kingdom – King Charles III expressed his “greatest admiration for the Coptic community” during a visit to the Coptic Orthodox Church Centre in Hertfordshire, England, on Tuesday. The ...

Of the great African churches that flourished in the earliest period of Christianity, only Egypt’s Coptic church has persevered down to the present day, despite waves of persecution and a decisive ...

The following is a script from "The Copts" which aired on Dec. 15, 2013. Bob Simon is the correspondent. Harry Radliffe, producer. Think of Egypt and the first thing that comes to mind is not ...

A terrorist attack targeted a Christian church south of Cairo on Friday, killing at least nine people, Egyptian officials say. The assailant was apprehended after a gun battle that killed at least one ...