2 popes meet: Egyptian Copt and Pope Francis
14 days ago
The head of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt, Pope Tawadros II, called on Pope Francis on Friday in the first such meeting in 40 years.
Christians say they were tortured in Libya
69 days ago
The first word that dozens of Egyptian Christians had been detained spread after a video clip surfaced last month showing a Libyan militiaman in uniform holding a group of Christian Egyptians.
Egypt: Christian arrested on molesting charge
81 days ago
An official says a Coptic Christian has been arrested on charges of molesting a neighbor child, adding to sectarian tensions in Egypt's south.
Egypt: Missing Muslim woman found after riot
82 days ago
Clashes between Coptic Christians and Muslims usually are sparked by rumors of conversion, Muslim-Christian love affairs and construction of churches.
Ethiopia elects new leader for Orthodox church
85 days ago
The Ethiopian church was under the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria.
AP Interview: Egypt pope criticizes constitution
108 days ago
AL-MUHARRAQ MONASTERY, Egypt -- Egypt's Coptic Christian pope has sharply criticized the country's Islamist leadership in an Associated Press interview, saying the new constitution is...
Muslims, Christians clash in southern Egypt
126 days ago
Residents in the city of Qena say four stores owned by Coptic Christians were torched overnight after villagers accused one of the store owners of molesting the young girl.
Egypt Copts mark Christmas with fear of future
138 days ago
Amir Ramzy, a Coptic Christian and a judge in Cairo's court of appeals, said Christmas is a chance to retreat and pray for a "better Egypt.
Egypt court gives Christian 3 years for blasphemy
163 days ago
Last month, another Egyptian court convicted in absentia seven other Coptic Christians and a Florida-based American pastor, sentencing them to death on charges linked to the "Innocence of Muslims.