A massive fire at a Coptic Orthodox church in Egypt claimed the lives of 41 people on Sunday — a devastating blow for a Christian community long beset by persecution and hardship. Though there is no ...

The head of the Coptic Church is scheduled to offer the Orthodox Divine Liturgy in the Catholic Archbasilica of St. John Lateran in Rome on May 14. According to Father Martin Browne, an official at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For 17 years, the Treasure Valley’s Coptic Orthodox community has been without a permanent home. Members rented various spaces for ...

CAIRO — At least 41 people were killed and 14 others were injured Sunday when a fire engulfed a Coptic church near Egypt's capital, Cairo, officials in the north African nation said. The blaze at Abu ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Three Egyptian monks belonging to the Coptic Orthodox Church were fatally stabbed in an attack at a monastery in South Africa and a suspect has been arrested, police ...

On a table in Nermien Riad's office is a hard, round nut, about the size of a fist. It is the fruit of the doum palm, a tree native to North Africa. The tree takes years to grow and mature, and those ...

A gun attack that killed at least 26 Coptic Christians on a bus in Egypt is just the latest assault on the religious minority group, which has been a target for deadly violence throughout its history.

CAIRO — A deadly fire spread through a crowded Coptic Orthodox church near the Egyptian capital of Cairo on Sunday, killing at least 41 people and injuring 16, authorities said. Update 5:58 p.m. EDT: ...