Authors ›
Jacob Wirtschafter
Coptic abbot's murder points to strains over ecumenism in Egypt
The Coptic Orthodox community in Egypt is reeling from the recent murder of the abbot of St. Macarius Monastery, apparently by traditionalists of his own faith, in the fourth-century center of meditation and scholarship 60 miles northwest of Cairo.
Unrelenting killing of Coptic Christians intensifies debate over martyrdom
As a little boy in Sunday school, Bassem Al-Janoubie was fascinated by the illustrated stories about the martyrs of Egypt’s Coptic Church.
Egyptian Copts prepare for Easter amid rising fears for their safety
After two suicide bombings that killed 45 people at Coptic churches in Tanta and Alexandria on Palm Sunday, Egyptian Christians are mourning instead of celebrating the coming Easter holiday.