Who are Egypt’s Coptic Christians, and why do extremists target them?
They trace their founding to the voyage to Alexandria of St. Mark, the apostle of Jesus and New Testament author. Just a decade or two after the original Easter, which
Despite bombings, Pope Francis to go ahead with Egypt trip and show solidarity with besieged Coptic Christians
The Vatican has confirmed that Pope Francis will go ahead with a trip to Egypt later this month, despite the twin bombings of Coptic churches on Palm Sunday and a
The Child in the Manger and the War in Syria
How will Christmas 2016 be in the Middle East? Two Christians, one refugee mother in Lebanon and one pastor in Qamishli in northeast Syria, tell how difficult the message of
Egyptian Copts ‘Ready to Forgive’ Perpetrators of Cairo Church Bombing, Says Coptic bishop
Coptic Bishop Anba Angaelos said that the Christian community in Egypt is ready to forgive those who are responsible for the Cairo church bombing that killed 25 people last Sunday.
In Wake of Cairo Attack, Return to Christian Roots Inspires Hope and Forgiveness
By Albin Hillert* “What we did when we created the Anaphora Institute, is we dug deep into the ground, until we found water. We brought the water to the surface,
1,000 Coptic Christians Rescued From Persecution, Hungary Claims
One thousand Coptic Christians have been covertly relocated from Egypt to Hungary to flee increasing levels of persecution, according to government officials. But human rights groups, the Hungarian media and