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 ...

Coptic Catholics are the smallest minority in Egypt, aren’t they? Yes. There are about 200,000 members. Most Egyptians are adherents to Islam, and Orthodox Coptic Christians [distinct from ...

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 ...

“To the Coptic Christian community living throughout the United States,” it read, “I deeply admire your Steadfast Faith in God, Perseverance through Centuries of Persecution and Love for ...

Among the wounded were two children who were at the Coptic Orthodox church. Marina Maged George ... poorly staffed and poorly funded public hospitals serving most Egyptians. The wedding attack was the ...

On Palm Sunday, suicide bombers detonated themselves at two Coptic Christian churches in Egypt, killing 44 and wounding 126. Undoubtedly, the volunteer “martyrs” thought they were on a mission so ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. In Greece, Orthodox Easter is celebrated with an entire week of festivities – aptly titled The Holy Week – with Good Friday, Easter Sunday, ...

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Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Cyprus has a population of about 1.1 million, nearly 82 percent of whom follow the Greek Orthodox Church and celebrate Easter accordingly, ...

But first, there’s one major question you have to address: who pays for the wedding? Determining your wedding budget is an essential first step in planning your celebration, but it's important ...

Vladimir Putin accused Jews of attacking the Russian Orthodox Church and suggested that they lacked family and “roots,” the latest antisemitic statement from the Russian leader since his 2022 ...

Orthodox Christians in Russia marked the feast day of Epiphany on Sunday with a traditional dip into icy water even as local emergencies issued weather warnings. Local media showed people bathing ...