Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas on January 7. The Cops in Egypt, a predominantly Muslim country, are one of the oldest Christian communities in the world.

President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi called Pope Tawadros II on Thursday to check on his health following a recent surgical ...

Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdelatty visited St. Mark’s Cathedral in Abbassia on Monday to extend official Christmas greetings to Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of ...

ABU DHABI, 7th January, 2026 (WAM) -- Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, attended yesterday evening the Christmas celebrations held at the Egyptian Coptic ...

Founded in 1506, the Pontifical Swiss Guard is the world’s longest continually operating army, and, with a maximum of 135 ...

Orthodox Christians in countries stretching from Ethiopia to Russia are celebrating Christmas today, honoring the birth of Jesus Christ with prayer, worship, and acts of compassion.For millions of ...

Two upcoming talks in Saskatchewan will explore, first, how martyrdom has, time and again, served as a resource for ecumenism ...

Christians from across Toronto will unite later this month to echo Christ's own plea that we may all be one as part of this year’s Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.

Every year, for millions of Christians worldwide, Christmas falls on January 7 rather than December 25. The difference exists ...

Christmas is widely celebrated on December 25, but many, especially in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, observe it on ...

Millions of Christians worldwide have celebrated Orthodox Christmas on Jan. 7, nearly two weeks after much of the globe ...

His Holiness Karekin II has led the Armenian Church since October 1999 as its Supreme Patriarch and 132nd Catholicos of All ...