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Pope in Egypt

Published May 3, 2017  10:24am EDT
Pope Francis walks with Egyptian Prime Minister Sherif Ismail, right, as he arrives at the international airport in Cairo April 28. The pope was making a two-day visit to Egypt. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Pope Francis waves as he leaves the international airport in Cairo April 28. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Pope Francis, accompanied by Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II, lights a candle outside St. Peter's Church in Cairo April 28. The pope lit the candle in remembrance of victims of a December 2016 bombing inside the church. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Pope Francis is pictured with Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II in Cairo. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
A man rides a bicycle past a billboard with an image of Pope Francis April 26 ahead of the pontiff's April 28-29 visit to Cairo. (CNS photo/Amr Abdallah Dalsh, Reuters)
Pope Francis gives a speech at a conference on international peace (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Pope Francis greets a nun and two youths who walked over to his car at the international airport. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Pope Francis waves to people from the Apostolic Nunciature overlooking the Nile River in Cairo April 28. (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano, handout)
Pope Francis greets Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi and government officials during a meeting in Cairo April 28. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Pope Francis speaks at a conference on international peace in Cairo. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Pope Francis greets the crowd as he arrives to celebrate Mass at the Air Defense Stadium in Cairo April 29. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

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