CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's Coptic Church said Wednesday that prosecutors are investigating the death of a monk who had until recently served in a monastery northwest of Cairo where the abbot was killed in ...

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 ...

CAIRO (Reuters) - Two Christian monks have been sent to trial over the killing of a bishop in an Egyptian desert monastery last month, Alexandria's public prosecutor said on Sunday. Wael Saad and ...

The masked gunmen first ordered the Christians travelling to the Egyptian desert monastery to get down from the buses they were in -- and then to recant their faith. The mix of faithful visiting the ...

CAIRO (AP) — In an incident that brought the woes of one of the world’s oldest churches back under the spotlight, Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church said on Wednesday that prosecutors are investigating ...

Archaeologists in Egypt discovered a full monastery covered by the desert, revealing daily life from the Byzantine era. The monastery site featured a church, residential halls, and communal dining ...