Here are 10 facts about Coptic Christianity. | FTD Facts

Pope Francis declares these 21 Coptic Orthodox killed by ISIS in 2015 will be added to the Catholic Church’s official list of martyrs. “I am glad to announce today that, with the consent of Your Holiness, these 21 martyrs will be inserted into the Roman Martyrology as a sign of the spiritual communion uniting our two Churches,” Francis said in a speech to the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, Pope Tawadros II. | Catholic News Agency

Exactly fifty years ago, the heads of the Coptic Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches signed a historic Christological agreement, putting an end to a 1,500-year old theological controversy and ushering in a new era of Coptic-Catholic relations. To mark the occasion, Pope Tawadros II, the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, is in Rome this week. On Wednesday, at Pope Francis’ General Audience, he addressed the faithful gathered in St Peter’s Square – the first time the head of another Church has