The 21 were killed for refusing to deny Christ. Their brothers and sisters today are pressured daily to live as though their ...

CAIRO (AP) – Egypt’s pope urged his congregants to be joyful and “not be afraid” in his Mass for Coptic Christmas, trying to reassure a community feeling anxious about the rise of Islamists to power ...

A relative of one of the victims reacts after a church explosion killed at least 21 in Tanta, Egypt (Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters). Maged Atiya critiques how observers discuss the Copts of Egypt, who ...

The Copts represent a living link to the region’s ancient history and its religious diversity, which is now under systematic threat. Late in last year’s presidential campaign, Donald Trump penned a ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The grim specter of sectarian violence hovers once more over Egypt after a weekend of deadly riots involving Egyptian Copts in Cairo, which followed the funerals of Copts killed in clashes with ...

CAIRO, June 8 (Reuters) - The head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church rejected on Tuesday a court ruling that Coptic men could remarry, saying the decision was against the church's principles and ...

Egyptian Copt Amal Hanna says she is determined to fight the long-standing application of Islamic inheritance laws to Christians, as recent court victories embolden Coptic women. Copts, who make up 10 ...