Amidst the arid expanse of the Egyptian desert, a serendipitous find in 1945 revealed hidden scrolls within a clay vessel.

“Magnificent view of hurricane at sea. Vessel rises at one moment, riding the wave mountains, and then dips into the trough of the sea. A photographically perfect picture.” ...

Our film critics rank their 10 favorites of the year. By Manohla Dargis and Alissa Wilkinson Manohla Dargis It was another great year for the movies and another horrible, hair-on-fire year for the ...

2025 was a year that posed a lot of questions for movie lovers: Did the success of Sinners prove that there was still a mass audience hungry for original (read: non-IP) stories on a blockbuster level?

Shows the vessel after she has been fully turned and on her way across the Pacific The boat shows large and clear with smoke coming from the stack In the foreground is a constantly changing crowd of ...

Boise-area Coptic Orthodox community purchased land for its first church. The $2.5M Meridian project aims to serve 130 congregants within one year. Church leaders hope their new home will draw both a ...

AIN AL-KHARAB, EGYPT—Egyptian authorities announced that excavations in the Western Desert uncovered the remnants of an early Coptic city, according to a report by Egyptian Streets. The discovery at ...

CAIRO — Far from Egypt’s busy capital, minority communities are struggling to preserve and protect their unique culture and languages from extinction. With a population of over 118 million, Egypt is ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – June 1 marks Global Coptic Day, a worldwide celebration of the rich history and enduring faith of the Coptic Orthodox Church. The day commemorates the Holy Family’s biblical ...

Today, I join the Coptic Orthodox Christian community in observing Global Coptic Day—a celebration of the ancient heritage, rich culture, and reverent worship of the Coptic Orthodox Church. Tracing ...

While beheadings grab headlines, poverty and cultural friction push emigration to the West—where the welcome is not always what Copts expect. Persecution waned after Constantine declared Christianity ...

Bentley Layton, the pre-eminent scholar of his generation of the late ancient Egyptian language, Coptic, died on March 26 at his home in New Haven from complications of Parkinson’s disease. He was 83.