Egypt

A fire at a Coptic Orthodox Church in Cairo, Egypt, on Sunday killed about 41 people, including 15 children.

A “radical Muslim” man reportedly tried to murder a Coptic Christian woman in Egypt last month.

According to Copts-United, the convicted killer of Archbishop Arsanious Wadid in Alexandria, Egypt was sentenced to death on Saturday.

Coptic Christians have been in the news a lot recently. Many of us likely read or heard about the horrific Palm Sunday bombings at two Coptic Christian churches in Egypt in which nearly 50 people died and many others were injured. Those who follow news updates from ChristianHeadlines.com will also probably be familiar with the name Coptic Christians as we often report on the discrimination and persecution they suffer. However, though many of us have heard the name "Coptic Christian," this sect of Christianity likely remains less familiar than Catholic Christians or the many denominations of Protestant Christians. Here are five things you should know about this part of the Body of Christ.

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The Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Alexandria has declared a priest who was stabbed to death on April 7 a martyr, while Egypt’s most influential Islamic institution condemned the attack.

The Egyptian Interior Ministry claimed, one day after Islamic terrorists released a video showing the execution of a 62-year-old Christian grandfather, that police had killed three of the suspects in the killing.

French-Norwegian archeologists have reportedly uncovered remains of an ancient Christian monastery in Egypt.

A Christian teacher in northeastern Egypt posted comments on Facebook and is now facing charges of insulting Islam.

On November 23, seven plainclothes Egyptian police officers showed up at activist Ramy Kamel's house and confiscated many of his belongings including books, his laptop, his phone, and a digital camera. The following day, the Coptic activist known for advocating for Egypt's urban poor and rural peasants was charged with joining and financing a terrorist group and disrupting public peace.  

A Coptic Christian family was attacked in Egypt leaving one of the family members in critical condition.