Egyptian Copts will celebrate Easter mass on Saturday, marking one of Christianity's most joyous occasions just days after the deadliest attacks in living memory against the country's religious minority. The faithful will spend a large part of Easter eve going through arduous security checks...

Egypt's Coptic Church announced Wednesday that it would cut back Easter celebrations to a simple mass after twin bombings killed 45 worshipers last weekend. "Given the current circumstances and our solidarity with the families of the dead, we are going to limit our celebrations to Easter...

Egyptian Christians wept with rage on Monday as they recovered the bodies of loved ones killed in twin church bombings, furious at a state they believe will no longer protect them from neighbors bent on their murder. Forty-four people were killed in the attacks on Palm Sunday, a joyous...

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi declared a three-month state of emergency in Egypt following twin church bombings that killed dozens of people in two cities on Sunday. Sisi announced the "state of emergency for three months" in a defiant speech at the presidential palace after a meeting of...