Immigration helped fuel the growth of America’s Orthodox churches more than a century ago. Now, it’s conversions from other Christian traditions fueling the growth of Holy Theophany Church in the ...
[Getty Images] In Egypt, a priest representing the Coptic Orthodox Church - the Middle East's largest Christian community - walks past worshippers at the Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church ...
The ceremony featured the attendance of Bishop “Loud Eyrtes,” the Catholic Bishop of Bruges, priests Moussa Sarour and Abakir Munir, other priests from the Coptic Orthodox Church in Belgium, and ...
But for Orthodox Christians who follow the Julian calendar, the festivities come 13 days later, on January 7. At St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Church in Fort Myers, the Rev. Joachim Boutros has heard all ...
According to legend, it was St. Mark who introduced Christianity to Egypt, and it was here that Africa's first Christian church – the Coptic Church of Egypt – thrived. To learn more about ...
Most Egyptians are adherents to Islam, and Orthodox Coptic Christians [distinct ... I’m the first Coptic Catholic priest, outside of my country, who is married. You offer daily nighttime prayers ...