Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Christians -- joined by President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi -- packed into the heavily fortified Christ’s Nativity Cathedral for Christmas Eve Mass Saturday after a violent year in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (R) greets faithful at the new Coptic Cathedral "The Nativity of Christ" in the new ...

It was Christmas Eve last year when Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi extended his support to the Coptic Christian community, attending Mass at St. Mark’s Orthodox Coptic Church—a symbolic act ...

This Coptic Christian village about 280 miles south of Cairo calls itself "Little Jerusalem." Around this time of year, many of the village's 40,000 residents recall their frequent pilgrimages to the ...

Egyptian Orthodox Christians Copts celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ on January 7th, a date equivalent to the 29th day of the Coptic month of "kiohk, or Khiahk". In December 2002, January 7 was ...

CAIRO — Egypt’s minority Christians were celebrating their first Christmas after the election of an Islamist president and a new pope — and following adoption of a constitution many argue has an ...

This Coptic Christian village about 280 miles south of Cairo calls itself "Little Jerusalem." Advertisement Article continues below this ad "We make our own papier-maché scenes of the Grotto of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CAIRO (Reuters) - The head of the Coptic Church, Pope Tawadros II, led midnight mass in the cathedral of Egypt's new ...

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s minority Christians were celebrating their first Christmas after the election of an Islamist president and a new pope — and following adoption of a constitution many argue has an ...