A Papal trip to Egypt is under consideration. Although Italy’s RAI reported Francis would visit Cairo’s Al-Azhar, the Vatican has not confirmed this

A Papal trip to Egypt is under consideration

Monday, March 13th, 2017

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A Papal trip to Egypt is under consideration.

Although Italy’s state-run RAI reported Pope Francis would visit Cairo’s Al-Azhar, the leading center of learning of Sunni Islam, on May 20-21, this has not been confirmed by the Vatican.

Instead, the Vaticvan says the trip is “under consideration but that no dates or itinerary have been finalized”. Read more

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