Pope Francis closed his first day in Egypt with a visit to Coptic Orthodox Patriarch Tawadros II, telling him their Churches are bonded by the blood of their martyrs, and are called to further cement ...

In a message sent Sunday to the leader of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Pope Francis said advances toward reconciliation are strengthened by the martyrs and that Christians must unite to confront shared ...

The head of the Coptic Church is scheduled to offer the Orthodox Divine Liturgy in the Catholic Archbasilica of St. John Lateran in Rome on May 14. According to Father Martin Browne, an official at ...

In a Cairo church bombed by the Islamic State group just months ago, Pope Francis and the Coptic Orthodox patriarch sat side by side Friday and prayed near tangible reminders of the horrific attack.

Coptic Catholic Patriarch Ibrahim Isaac Sedrak said rising social and economic troubles since the revolution are leading to the despair and emigration of the country's Christians and Muslims alike, ...

Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - "He taught us not to complain, seeing that he never complained, despite the many difficult circumstances he went through". With these words, the Egyptian priest Antonios Thabet ...

CAIRO (AP) - The Latest on Pope Francis' visit to Egypt (all times local): 8:10 p.m. Pope Francis and the Coptic Orthodox pope, Tawadros II, are pledging they won't require faithful who switch ...

Close to 1,000,000 Coptic Christians of Egypt, who believe themselves to be the world’s oldest Christian sect, celebrated the election of a new pope last week. The man who will also be looked to for ...

Cardinal Antonios Naguib, retired patriarch of the Coptic Catholic Church, died at age 87 March 28, 2022, at a hospital in Cairo. He is pictured in a 2010 photo. (Credit: Paul Haring/CNS.) Listen ROME ...

CAIRO — Pope Francis closed his first day in Egypt with a visit to Coptic Orthodox Patriarch Tawardos II, telling him their two Churches are bonded by the blood of their martyrs and are called to ...

Pope Francis hugs Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayeb, Al-Azhar’s grand imam, at Cairo's Al Azhar university, Friday, April 28, 2017. Francis is in Egypt for a two-day trip aimed at presenting a united ...