Construction is advancing on a permanent home for Saint Timothy and Saint Athanasius Coptic Orthodox Church in Green Valley. The Arlington-based church — which goes by the abbreviated STSA Church — ...

Inside the one-story building still bearing its convenience-store sign at the curb, pastor James Gendi began his sermon. "The opening of a new church is always an exciting time," the priest said. "We ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The attacks in Egypt have subsided recently amid tighter security around Christian places of worship in the Muslim-majority country. CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Three ...

Long Islanders with ties to Egypt feel grateful — blessed really — that they can practice their unique form of Christianity peacefully, unlike many of their fellow faithful in other parts of the world ...

Abutters are planning to appeal a Zoning Board of Appeals decision approving an expansion of the St. Mary and St. George Coptic Orthodox Church on Furnace Street citing noise, light and water safety ...

Reports indicate 5,000 people were gathered for worship. A picture shows the damage at Abu Sifin Church, located in the densely populated Imbaba neighborhood west of the Nile River, part of Giza ...

A massive fire at a Coptic Orthodox church in Egypt claimed the lives of 41 people on Sunday — a devastating blow for a Christian community long beset by persecution and hardship. Though there is no ...