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 ...

A policeman has been killed trying to defuse a bomb outside a Coptic Christian church in Egypt, security officials say. Mustafa Abid was reportedly a specialist in mine clearance. The explosion ...

Six civilians and a policeman died when a gunman tried to storm a church but was intercepted and arrested, it said. It said the man had previously attacked a Coptic-owned shop in the same area ...