A delegation from Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church attended the ordination ceremony of His Grace Abuna Basilios as the sixth Patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church on Sunday.

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 ...

Bishop Kyrillos William of Assiut (Photo: Aid to the Church in Need) Coptic Catholic Bishop Kyrillos William of Assiut told the Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need that things were "getting ...

Today there exists in Egypt the Coptic rite which is Orthodox and the Coptic rite that is loyal to the Bishop of Rome. The Ge'ez rite based in Ethiopia is closely associated with the Coptic rite.

Adding to other pre-existing disagreements, the Roman declaration “also served as a new pretext for a number of influential Coptic bishops opposed to reconciliation with Rome,” noted Father ...

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Pope Francis poses for a photo with young priests and monks and other representatives from Oriental Orthodox Churches during a ...