Unlike most Coptic congregations, whose liturgy is largely, if not entirely, in Arabic and Copt (the ancient language of Egypt), STSA worships in English. The second is the worship itself.
More than 200 million Christians are associated with Orthodox Churches and most celebrate Christmas on 7 January.
Deadly attacks on churches and other places of worship in South Africa are rare. The Coptic Orthodox Church has its headquarters in Egypt and dioceses in several countries. It is one of the oldest ...
Children are believed to be among the dead. An electrical fire broke out as 5,000 worshippers gathered for Mass at the Coptic Abu Sifin church in Giza, security sources told Reuters. The fire ...
According to legend, it was St. Mark who introduced Christianity to Egypt, and it was here that Africa's first Christian church – the Coptic Church of Egypt – thrived. To learn more about ...
Coptic Orthodox churches celebrated Christmas ... also adopted stringent preventive measures to ensure the safety of worshippers after many priests became infected with the virus.
In Egypt, a priest representing the Coptic Orthodox Church - the Middle East's largest Christian community - walks past worshippers at the Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church in Cairo.