Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria

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26 Killed In Fresh Attack On Egypt Christians

Masked gunmen attacked a bus carrying Coptic Christians on a visit to a monastery south of the Egyptian capital on...

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Egypt Refers 48 To Court Over Coptic Church Bombings

Egypt’s public prosecutor says 48 suspected members of so-called Islamic State (IS) have been referred to a military...

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Pope In Egypt Rejects Fanaticism, Urges Charity

Pope Francis rejected fanaticism and appealed for charity on Saturday as he addressed thousands of faithful during a...

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Pope Francis Leads Mass For Thousands of Egyptian Catholics

Pope Francis led a jubilant mass for thousands of Egyptian Catholics on Saturday during a visit to support the...

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Pope Francis Set To Pray With Egypt’s Christians

Pope Francis is set to lead a mass for Egypt's small Catholic community on Saturday as he visits the country in support...

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Pope and Egypt’s Coptic Patriarch Pray At IS-Bombed Church

In a Cairo church bombed by the Islamic State group just months ago, Pope Francis and the Coptic Orthodox patriarch sat...

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Pope Francis Visits Egypt To Promote ‘unity and Fraternity’

Pope Francis began a visit to Egypt on Friday to promote "unity and fraternity" among Muslims and the embattled...

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Pope Heads To Egypt To Mend Ties With Islam, Reassure Christians

In keeping with his inclusive approach to his role, when Pope Francis visits Egypt on Friday he will meet with the head...

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Pope Francis Heads For Egypt As ‘pilgrim of Peace’

Pope Francis flies to Egypt Friday for a visit aimed at fostering reconciliation with the Muslim world against the...

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Mourning and Joy For Egypt’s Christians As Pope Visits

Egypt's Christians are still mourning fellow members of the Coptic Orthodox community murdered this month by jihadists,...

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Pope To Boost Muslim Ties On Security-Tight Egypt Trip

Pope Francis heads to Egypt Friday to bolster relations with Muslims and show solidarity with the largest Christian...

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Church Bombings Aim At Egypt’s Unity

The two church bombings that killed dozens in Egypt this month targeted unity among Muslims and Christians in the most...

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Security Tight As Egypt Copts Hold Easter Mass

Egyptian Coptic Christians observed Easter Mass under tight security on Saturday with the ancient minority still...

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Egypt Copts Ready For Easter Mass Despite Attacks

Egyptian Copts will celebrate Easter mass on Saturday, marking one of Christianity's most joyous occasions just days...

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Egypt Copts Mark Solemn Good Friday

Egyptian Copts observed a solemn Good Friday with prayers and fasting, as the community reeled from two church bombings...

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Egypt Copts Mark Solemn Good Friday

Egyptian Copts observed a solemn Good Friday with prayers and fasting, as the community reeled from two church bombings...

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Egypt Church Curtails Easter Celebrations After Bombings

Egypt's Coptic Church announced on Wednesday that it would cut back Easter celebrations to a simple mass after twin...

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Egypt Mourns Coptic Church Attack Victims

Funerals have been held in Alexandria for victims of one of the two bomb attacks on Coptic churches in Egypt by...

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Egypt Set For Emergency Rule After Church Attacks

Egypt prepared to impose a state of emergency Monday after jihadist bombings killed dozens at two churches in the...