"We are called the nation of the cross," explains Samuel Armnius ... It was nine years ago -- February 15, 2015 -- that 20 Coptic Orthodox Christians, mostly from Egypt, and one Ghanaian Catholic ...

The Eastern Orthodox Church comprises the Greek and Russian Orthodox Churches. The Oriental Orthodox family is comprised of the Ethiopian, Coptic, Armenian ... The followers wave a cross made of palm ...

COMMENTARY: Today’s feast is directly linked to the jubilee years of 1975 and 2000, making its observance this jubilee year a ...

President Donald Trump recently joined the Coptic Orthodox Christian community in observing Global Coptic Day — a celebration ...

The Orthodox faithful in Greece mark the Monday of the Holy Spirit, a public holiday, especially for schools and public ...

June 1 marks Global Coptic Day, a worldwide celebration of the rich history and enduring faith of the Coptic Orthodox Church.

Among Sicilians it is mainly known for its feasts, among which is the feast of the Holy Crucifix of the Elm, a very small wooden cross mounted on a very heavy iron coffin that is carried shoulder ...

The Egyptian Festival at St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Church is concluding its second and final day on Saturday, offering a ...

Pope Leo XIV greets Orthodox Metropolitan Emmanuel of Chalcedon, a bishop of the Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate, during a ...

"Through theological dialogue and with the help of God, we will gain a better understanding of the mystery that unites us." ...

Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church mourned Thursday evening the late Queen Elizabeth II of United Kingdom and the head of Church of England, after her death earlier in the day at the age of 96.

Two masterpieces, centuries apart, reflect a theological insight centuries old: Mary was given not only to John, but to the ...