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Priest says Egypt’s Christians feel they could be martyrs at any time
By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
Published June 1, 2017CAIRO (CNS)—Christians in Egypt “are getting to this idea that we could be a martyr at any moment,” the spokesman for the nation’s Catholic bishops told Catholic News Service. The spokesman, Father Rafic Greiche, also lamented the number of children killed in an attack on a bus carrying Coptic Orthodox Christians to St. Samuel Monastery […] Full Story
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Unmask violence posing as holy, pope tells leaders in Egypt
By CAROL GLATZ, Catholic News Service
Published May 4, 2017CAIRO (CNS)—Calling his visit to Egypt a journey of “unity and fraternity,” Pope Francis launched a powerful call to the nation’s religious leaders to expose violence masquerading as holy and condemn religiously inspired hatred as an idolatrous caricature of God. “Peace alone, therefore, is holy, and no act of violence can be perpetrated in the […] Full Story | En Español