Rome Newsroom, Apr 21, 2023 / 09:25 am The head of the Coptic Church is scheduled to offer the Orthodox Divine Liturgy in the Catholic Archbasilica of St. John Lateran in Rome on May 14.

ROME – In a highly unusual move, Pope Francis formally inserted 21 Coptic Orthodox martyrs killed by ISIS into the church’s formal martyrology, marking one of the rare occasions in which non ...

It was the first meeting between a Bishop of Rome and a Patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church, which culminated in the signing of a memorable joint Christological declaration, on 10 May precisely.

The Coptic Orthodox Church, an Oriental Orthodox Church, is not to be confused with the Coptic Catholic Church, which is an Eastern rite Church in full communion with Rome.

ROME — Egyptian Cardinal Antonios Naguib, retired patriarch of the Coptic Catholic Church, died March 28 at the age of 87. He passed away at a hospital in Cairo after a lengthy illness.

Rising attacks against Christians in Egypt was a major topic of discussion as Coptic Pope Tawadros II met with Roman Catholic Pope Francis at the Vatican Friday. It was the first ...

Tawadros II, Coptic Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria, presides over a funeral liturgy for victims of the Dec. 11, 2016 bomb attack on his cathedral. (photo: Courtesy photo / Aid to the Church in Need) ...