Coptic Christians Archives

Author holds up martyred Copts as model for contemporary Christians

Church in the Middle East, Interviews
Feb 13, 2019

Author Martin Mosebach discusses his new book chronicling the faith of the Coptic martyrs killed by ISIS in 2015.

Mass grave of Christians killed by Islamic State found in Libya

Catholic News Agency, Church in Africa
Dec 30, 2018

A mass grave of 34 Ethiopian Christians executed by the so-called Islamic State group in 2015 has reportedly been unearthed in Libya.

Pope Francis mourns victims of attack on Coptic Christians in Egypt

Catholic News Agency, Vatican
Nov 4, 2018

Pope Francis expressed sorrow for the victims of an attack on Coptic Christians in Egypt in his Angelus address Sunday.

Egypt says perpetrators of attack against Christians killed

Associated Press, Church in Africa
Nov 4, 2018

Egypt says security forces have killed 19 militants in a shootout, including the gunmen suspected of killing seven Christians in an attack on pilgrims traveling to a remote monastery.

Christians in Egypt prepare to bury their dead after attack

Associated Press, Global Church
Nov 3, 2018

Hundreds of Egyptian Coptic Christians gathered Saturday for a funeral service south of Cairo to bid farewell to six of seven people killed the previous day when militants ambushed three buses carrying pilgrims on their way to a remote desert monastery.

Christians in Egypt prepare to bury dead a day after attack

Associated Press, Church in Africa
Nov 3, 2018

Coptic Christians in the Egyptian town of Minya prepared to bury their dead on Saturday, a day after militants ambushed three buses carrying Christian pilgrims on their way to a remote desert monastery, killing seven and wounding 19.