Immigration helped fuel the growth of America’s Orthodox churches more than a century ago. Now, it’s conversions from other ...

As of 2024, All About Mary is no longer being updated with new ... contribute to this work of serving the People of the Sea. This Icon of our Lady Star of the Sea was painted in the Neo-Coptic style ...

Millions of pilgrims trek there to see the Black Madonna, an icon believed to bestow ... Yohanna Yassa, a Coptic priest who has ministered at St. Mary’s since 1964, told me that often Muslim ...

A bejeweled icon, or encolpion, worn by Theophilos III, Greek Orthodox patriarch of Jerusalem and all Palestine, venerates the Virgin Mary and the ... adorn a small Coptic Orthodox chapel in ...

The walls also are embellished with classical murals, depicting Jesus, the Virgin Mary ... Coptic Orthodox church, where the site of the rock, found in the Mokattam mountain, was discovered in 1974.

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 ...

Saint Mary's University has appointed Michael Khan to be its next president and vice-chancellor. Khan, who will officially become the 35th president of Saint Mary's on July 1, will be joining ...

features diverse artefacts that illustrate the wonders of Coptic art. The exhibition highlights include rare icons depicting the nativity of Christ, intricate wooden carvings, and ceramic and ...

I would like to acquire the land behind the church and purchase the old St. Mary Elementary School. Our congregation needs a Coptic Catholic School for our children.

A man has caused minor damage at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican after jumping onto the main altar and knocking over 19th-century candelabra, worth several thousand dollars. Video posted on ...