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In this Monday, April 24, 2017 photo, the shadow of Coptic Christian Ayman William is reflected on a dome where he is painting a biblical scene of Samson, at Mar Girgis Church in Zawiya al-Hamra, in Cairo, Egypt. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
FaithNews
Unfazed by attacks, this artist in Egypt continues to paint church murals
Mohamed Wagdy - Associated Press
"God gave me talent and I must make use of it to serve him," Ayman William said.
A billboard with a picture of Egyptian Coptic Pope Tawadros II, left, welcomes Pope Francis, at St. Mark's Cathedral in Cairo, Egypt, on Thursday, April 27, 2017.  (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
FaithNews
The pope has landed in Egypt. Here's what he plans to do.
Nicole Winfield - Associated PressBrian Rohan, Associated Press
Pope Francis came to Egypt on Friday for a historic two-day visit aimed at presenting a united Christian-Muslim front to repudiate violence committed in God's name.
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)
Politics & SocietyVatican Dispatch
Pope Francis begins a peace mission to the Middle East with Egypt visit
Gerard O’Connell
“Peace be with you” was the message of the Risen Jesus to his disciples on the first Easter, and it is the message Francis will bring to the Muslim and Christian communities in this land.
In this Feb. 20, 2017 file photo, an Indonesian al-Azhar university student, center, and an elderly Egyptian woman pray at al-Azhar Mosque, in Cairo, Egypt. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
Politics & SocietyNews
Pope Francis enters Egypt at a time of intense conflict between religion and politics
Hamza Hendawi - Associated PressLee Keath - Associated PressMariam Fam - Associated Press
This weekend, Pope Francis meets in Cairo with Al-Azhar's grand imam, Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayeb, their second meeting in a historic initiative to improve Muslim-Christian dialogue.
Pope Francis and Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi shake hands during a private audience in 2014 at the Vatican. (CNS photo/Gabriel Bouys pool, via Reuters)
FaithNews
Pope will travel to Egypt as a 'messenger of peace'
Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service
"I hope that this visit will be an embrace of consolation and of encouragement to all Christians in the Middle East," the pope said.
This photo taken on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, shows a man walking in a street in the Palestinian refugee camp of Jerash in northern Jordan. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh)
Politics & SocietyNews
The exile of Palestinian refugees spans 50 years
Karin Laub - Associated Press
The plight of Palestinians uprooted by Israeli-Arab wars is one of the world's longest-running refugee crises, and a solution for millions of refugees and their descendants appears distant.
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