Christians gathered on Sunday to pay final respects to Pope Shenouda III, who sought to soothe sectarian tension in his four decades atop Egypt’s Orthodox Church but saw increasing flare-ups in the majority Muslim nation in the last months of his life. Friction has worsened since President Hosni Mubarak, who suppressed Islamists, was ousted last Read more
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Coptic Pope rejects call for international investigation
Friday, October 28th, 2011
Pope Shenouda III, the head of Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church, rejected demands by some families of victims of the Maspero violence on 9 October to open an international investigation into the issue, claiming that their mournful thoughts are causing them to make the request. The Church can not accept the demand given the current situation Read more