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Historic: Pope recognises 21 Coptic Orthodox martyrs

Monday, May 15th, 2023
Coptic Orthodox martyrs

In a historic move, Pope Francis has added 21 Coptic Orthodox martyrs to the Roman Martyrology, an official list of martyrs and saints. Not since 5th century have Catholic and Coptic Churches shared saints. The 21 non-Catholic Christians (20 Egyptians and one Ghanaian) who were beheaded by Islamic militants in Libya will have their feast Read more