The Coptic Orthodox Church was founded by St. Mark in the years following the death of Jesus Christ and broke free from the Roman Catholic Church about 400 years later, according to the church's ...

The Coptic Church is unique among Orthodox churches in its emphasis on vernacular prayer. It also lacks an emotional connection to Arabic, the most common language of prayer among Egyptian Copts.

The Coptic Orthodox Church, which is based in Egypt, named the monks as Monk Hegumen Takla el-Samuely, Monk Yostos ava Markos and Monk Mina ava Markos. All three were Egyptian nationals.

The Coptic Orthodox Church named the monks killed in South Africa as Monk Hegumen Takla el-Samuely, Monk Yostos ava Markos and Monk Mina ava Markos. All three were Egyptian nationals.

An electrical fire swept through an Egyptian Coptic Christian church during Mass on Sunday, causing a stampede and killing at least 41 people, most of them children and many suffering from smoke ...

CAIRO — A fire ripped through a packed Coptic Orthodox church during morning services in Egypt's capital on Sunday, quickly filling it with thick black smoke and killing 41 worshippers ...

Pope Francis, right, arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at The Vatican, with the leader of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, Tawadros II, Wednesday, May 10, 2023.

An Egyptian Church Fire’s Terrible Toll: 18 Children Killed. At least 41 people died from smoke inhalation and a stampede when a fire swept through a Coptic Orthodox church on Sunday.

The Coptic church will invest another $40,000 to add Coptic church artwork this month, he said. The architectural firm has developed a master plan for the surrounding acreage to be completed in ...

WARREN – St. Augustine & St. Monica Coptic Orthodox Church, the first English Coptic Orthodox Church in New Jersey, wants to build a permanent home on Washington Valley Road.

St. George and St. Shenouda Coptic Orthodox Church in Jersey City is building a $15 million complex at the corner of Sip Avenue and Route 440 in Jersey City. They hope to open their three new ...