The Coptic Church was founded in Egypt in the first century after the birth of Christ. Its name is derived from the Greek word for "Egyptian."

It traces its roots to St. Mark, the gospel author who brought Christianity to Egypt during the reign of the Roman emperor Nero.

It is part of the family of the Oriental Orthodox Churches of Syria, Ethiopia and Armenia. Orthodox Christians are similar to Roman Catholics in their liturgy, but the two groups split in 1054 over the authority of the pope...

[More]  Newsday, New York, USA, January 21, 2005, via TourEgypt.net.

Tutankhamun: So who was the golden boy?

A new exhibition of artefacts from Tutankhamun's tomb is coming to London. Only now are we starting to unravel the mysteries of the boy-king, reports Michael Ridley

"At first, I could see nothing, the hot air escaping from the chamber causing my candle flame to flicker, but presently, as my eyes grew accustomed to the light, details of the room within emerged slowly from the mist, strange animals, statues and gold - everywhere the glint of gold."

With these words, Howard Carter described his first glimpse of the greatest archaeological discovery ever made. Nothing before nor since has equalled the splendour and magnificence of the tomb of Tutankhamun, a minor pharaoh of 18th-dynasty Egypt...

[More]  The Independent, UK, 24 January 2005, via The Hall of Maat.

Also King Tut artifacts to be shown in Britain, Big News Network, 24th January, 2005.