The Rev Kate Bottley explores the art of hymn writing, meeting some of Britain’s foremost Christian worship leaders as they craft new songs using modern-day language. Show more The Rev Kate Bottley ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — During an evening of camaraderie, connection, unity and purpose, the Coptic American Law Enforcement Organization (Coptic LEO) recently hosted its annual Gala and Awards Ceremony ...

AIN AL-KHARAB, EGYPT—Egyptian authorities announced that excavations in the Western Desert uncovered the remnants of an early Coptic city, according to a report by Egyptian Streets. The discovery at ...

CAIRO — Far from Egypt’s busy capital, minority communities are struggling to preserve and protect their unique culture and languages from extinction. With a population of over 118 million, Egypt is ...

Today, I join the Coptic Orthodox Christian community in observing Global Coptic Day—a celebration of the ancient heritage, rich culture, and reverent worship of the Coptic Orthodox Church. Tracing ...

Cruise company Royal Caribbean decided ‌to withdraw a large water park project it planned on Mexico's ⁠Caribbean coast following Mexican authorities' rejection of the project, President Claudia ...

(RNS) — A new documentary details a project to revamp an 1,800-year-old hymn for a modern audience. The Oxyrhynchus Hymn is the oldest surviving Christian hymn with musical notation — and was ...

LA MIRADA, Calif. (BP) – What was left of the hymn, archeologists found 100 years ago in ancient Egyptian ruins on a scrap of tattered papyrus, long buried by desert sand. The discovery was sealed in ...

Bentley Layton, the pre-eminent scholar of his generation of the late ancient Egyptian language, Coptic, died on March 26 at his home in New Haven from complications of Parkinson’s disease. He was 83.

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State Assistant Professor Candace Lukasik has published her first book “Martyrs and Migrants: Coptic Christians and the Persecution Politics of U.S. Empire” (NYU Press).

The film will premiere online February 15. When 21 Coptic Christian men were martyred on a Libyan beach in 2015, their unwavering faith in the face of death became a powerful testimony of courage and ...

Is Britain the New Sick Man of Europe? How the American Right Went European Strengthen NATO, Don’t Wreck It The Copts represent a living link to the region’s ancient history and its religious ...