Century England, a dark-skinned saint with a promiscuous past became a boundary-breaking cultural and religious icon. A new ...

A tale of hunger, free meals and a serious misunderstanding about a "cross" on the wrist of the Muslim author.

Two Christian converts from Islam who were locked in an Egyptian prison and held for three years without trial have been released, religious rights advocates said. Abdulbaqi Saeed Abdo and Nour ...

Both Christian and Jewish people regard Moses’ parting the Red Sea as one of the most impressive miracles of God — or is it?

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In an atmosphere of love and unity, members of the Egyptian community in Kuwait -- both Muslims and Christians -- gathered ...

Since the dawn of civilizations—and perhaps even earlier—humanity has had no choice but to reach agreements with its ...

The history of the Coptic Orthodox Church goes back to Mark, the apostle and author of the Gospel who first brought the Christian faith to Egypt. According to tradition, Mark was arrested in ...

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St George's Coptic Orthodox Church in Brooklyn, NY, has seen a dramatic influx of Coptic Christian refugees from Egypt since the overthrow of President Mubarak. Father Luke Awad does what he can ...