(Site manager, Asmaa Abdel Aziz): "Tree of Virgin Mary is an ancient tree, a sycamore tree, that dates back to more than 2,000 years ago, under which the Holy Family took refuge during their escape to ...

In Naples, Rome and Jerusalem there are churches and chapels dedicated to a saint unknown to most of us and whose historical existence lacks actual evidence despite ample devotion among early ...

Assiut’s monastery is considered to be the final stop of the Holy Family’s journey in Egypt and includes an ancient... Read more ...

Egyptians celebrated the Assumption of Mary in Coptic Orthodox churches around Egypt on Monday. The Dormition of Theotokos – or "the sleep of the bearer of God" – is commemorated by Coptic Orthodox ...

(Reuters) - Visitors to Egypt can once again stop by the historic 'Tree of the Virgin Mary' in Cairo's Matariya district, a place where believers say the Holy Family passed during their journey ...