It is the end of an era and the beginning of another for Coptic Christians in Egypt, who are now without the patriarch who has headed their church for four decades.
Pope Shenouda III, whose death at the age of 88 was announced on Saturday evening, was made patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt in November 1971.
Over the past four decades, both supporters and critics agree that the late pope became identified as the Coptic face of Egypt and a synonym of the church, which has around 10 million followers in Egypt.
Today, Coptic Christians are wondering what will become of their church, and for that matter, of their many concerns, from compromised citizenship rights to faith practices.
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