The Catholic Encyclopedia describes the situation ... This church became known as the Coptic church because Copt is the Arabic and Greek word for Egyptian. Before the Moslem invasion in 641 ...
Pope Francis emphasized their courage in defending faith, justice, and human dignity, inspiring Christians worldwide ...
President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has inaugurated Egypt's largest cathedral in the new administrative capital east of Cairo, a day after a deadly bomb blast near a Coptic church. The newly built ...