June 1 marks Global Coptic Day, a worldwide celebration of the rich history and enduring faith of the Coptic Orthodox Church.

21, it marked a happy occasion that had been eight years in the making: the solemn opening of New Jersey’s first Coptic Catholic church. Flanked by rows of priests, deacons and altar servers ...

The head of the Coptic Church is scheduled to offer the Orthodox ... “Pope Tawadros will celebrate at a specially constructed altar and not the main altar of the basilica,” Father Browne ...

Coptic churches are built facing East so that the congregation faces East in prayer. The sanctuary of the church, where the altar is found, is divided from the nave by an iconostasis – a screen ...

The coffins of the 25 have been laid in front of the altar, with the names of each ... during Mass at St. Peter and St. Paul Coptic Orthodox Church in December. We talk about the latest attacks ...

"The timber around the altar was carved by monks in a monastery ... The creation of the Taree Coptic church was a labour of love by the local congregation, driven by a steady faith.

Egyptian artist Sawsan Salib works on a scaffold high above the altar painting an expansive mural at St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church of Hono­lulu in Alewa Heights. A graduate of the prestigious ...

Last Monday, 2417 voters chosen by the Coptic church narrowed down the field of potential popes from five to three. On Sunday, an "altar lottery" at St Mark's Cathedral in Abbasiya, Cairo ...

The historical area centers around Saint Menas, who died in the early days of Christianity and is buried at the site that was ...

Pope Francis said Thursday that the Coptic Orthodox martyrs killed by ISIS in 2015 will be added to the Catholic Church’s official ... together at the same altar and commune in the same Body ...

Egypt's Coptic Church chooses Saturday the altar boy who will pick from three shortlisted candidates in a blindfolded drawing of lots. The Church will randomly choose from among twelve altar boys ...