"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 ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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.

Their faces, hats and flamenco dresses caked in dust, hundreds of pilgrims gathered around an ox-driven carriage with their icon of ...

According to legend, it was St. Mark who introduced Christianity to Egypt, and it was here that one of the world's first Christian churches – the Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church – thrived.

STROUDSBURG, Pa. — Volunteers from Monroe County are busy in the kitchen of Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church in Stoudsburg. They're preparing some traditional Greek dishes ahead of the opening ...