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2 days ago · The Coptic Christian faith is a religious tradition that has a rich history dating back to the early Christian era. With its roots in Egypt, the Coptic Church is one of the oldest Christian communities in the world, tracing its origins to the apostle Mark.
2 days ago · Sahidic Coptic was spoken between the cities of Asyut and Oxyrhynchus [6] and flourished as a literary language across Egypt in the period c. 325 – c. 800 AD. [4] Bohairic, the language of the Nile Delta, gained prominence in the 9th century and is the dialect used by the Coptic Church. [2]
1 day ago · The Coptic Church said that “after consulting with the sister churches of the Eastern Orthodox family, it was decided to suspend the theological dialogue with the Catholic Church, reevaluate the results achieved by the dialogue from its beginning 20 years ago, and establish new standards and mechanisms for the dialogue to proceed in the future.
2 days ago · The Prefect for the Dicastery for the Doctrine of Faith, Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández recently traveled to Egypt to meet with Pope Tawadros II, the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, in an effort to diffuse tensions over Fiducia supplicans.
I started discussing my desire with him and he seems open to the idea of getting married in the Orthodox Church, although he might face some family objections. However, I don’t know how to bring up the fact that he would need to fully convert and be baptized in the church in order for us to have an orthodox ceremony.
3 days ago · How the Catholic Church & the Coptic Orthodox Church are addressing tensions over the blessing of individuals in same-sex relationships.
2 days ago · Visit any church service, Roman Catholic, Protestant or Greek Orthodox, and it is the apostle Paul and his ideas that are central – in the hymns, the creeds, the sermons, the invocation and benediction, and of course, the rituals of baptism and the Holy Communion or Mass.
