The Egyptian language evolved for thousands of years, but its final form—Coptic—continues to hold cultural and religious significance today. This video explores how Coptic developed from ...

Egyptian Ethnic Identity Development in Anti-Chalcedonian Coptic LiteratureVince L. Bantu, Ph.D.Director: Janet Timbie, Ph.D.The rapid increase of rhetorical and thematic elements in Coptic literature ...

The name Sham el-Nessim derives from the Coptic language, which is itself derived from the ancient Egyptian language. The original pronunciation was "tshom ni sime", which means garden meadows.

Holy Week prayers precede Easter Sunday, which this year will be celebrated on April 19 by the Orthodox community, one week later than the Catholic Easter. Egypt's Coptic Orthodox church has ...

Egypt Mourns Coptic Christian Killed by ISIS in North Sinai The Coptic Orthodox Church released a statement on Sunday mourning 62-year-old Nabil El-Habashy who was captured and killed by ISIS in # ...

Egypt’s ambassador to the United States, Moataz Zahran, and a high-level delegation joined the celebration of Easter Liturgy at the St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church of Washington DC on Holy Saturday.