In the latest instalment of AsiaNews' reportage from the Vicariate of Northern Arabia, the testimony of the priest from Goa, ...

Coptic Christianity traces its roots back to the very first century. While empires rose and fell, Egyptian Christians preserved ancient language, rituals, and beliefs. Their monasteries shaped ...

Egypt’s new decree granting Easter paid leave to Christian private-sector workers has drawn condemnation from Evangelical ...

When archaeologists stripped away the desert sand in Upper Egypt’s Sohag province, they uncovered a Byzantine-era monastery, complete with a church, residential halls, communal dining spaces, and ...

The monastery complex discovery comprised the remains of a church, residential halls, and communal dining spaces, in addition to numerous artifacts.

Exploring the depth of Cairo’s modern history in one month is a tall task— there’s a lot to cover, from the new Grand Egyptian Museum to the ancient hanging churches of Coptic Cairo. Yet, with a ...

Wendie Malick is the first actor to warn me that I’d smell like donkey for the rest of the day. Then she took me to the back of her house on the ridge looking over the Pacific Ocean to introduce me to ...

Abdel Sayed's 1991 classic Kit Kat, about an unruly blind man from the working-class Cairo neighbourhood, is one of Egypt's ...

Founded in 1506, the Pontifical Swiss Guard is the world’s longest continually operating army, and, with a maximum of 135 members, one of the smallest. Although the Guard has shifted between ...

Here is a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed: ...

As the first quarter of the 21st century came to an end, Ahram Online reviews a selection of books that reflect the ...

As winter settles across much of the world, Egypt stands apart for its light, warmth, and extraordinary cultural depth ...