Close to a quarter-million security forces will stand guard outside Christmas celebrations throughout Egypt next week, following a series of church and mosque bombings that rocked the country ...

It was Christmas Eve last year when Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi attended Mass at St. Mark’s Orthodox Coptic Church—a symbolic olive branch. But in the year since it was offered ...

EL KOSHEH, Egypt (RNS) — Some argue this ancient community should move its Christmas celebration from Jan. 7 to Dec. 25 as a sign of global Christian unity.

Christmas in Egypt Aurelie Winker / als 12/23/2012 December 23, 2012. Egypt has hit the headlines in the past few weeks with the clashes on the street and the referendum on the constitution.

Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Christians flocked to attend Christmas Eve mass across the predominantly Muslim country on Monday evening. President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi attended mass at the Cathedral of ...

There are no glittering strings of lights on the streets of Cairo as Egypt approaches the Christmas holiday, celebrated by Coptic Orthodox Christians on Jan. 7. Religious celebrations are hushed ...

Throughout Egypt, Christmas lights and other displays were everywhere. Like the West, homes are decorated with lights and Christmas trees. Some Christmas trees are real, but many are artificial.

My wife and I lived in Egypt and celebrated four Christmases there. We bore in mind that the Egyptian environment is not unlike the area where Christ was born. The Holy Land is not known for ...

Because Coptic Christians follow the Julian calendar, they celebrate Christmas Eve on Jan. 6, and feasts are held on Christmas Day, Jan. 7. Some now argue this ancient community should change the ...