Vatican’s Pope Francis to visit Egypt in last week of April

The Roman Catholic Church’s Pope Francis will be visiting Egypt on 28-29 April tomeet with religious counterparts, including Pope Tawadros II and Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed El Tayeb, an emailed statement from Ittihadiya says. The pontiff will also visit St. Mark’s Cathedral in Cairo, which was the site of a deadly attack last year that claimed dozens of lives. Western media is presenting the story as a chance for the Pope to “mend ties” between Catholics and Muslims (cf: Reuters).