A truly momentous event took place last Tuesday in Cairo. As Christmas Eve Mass was celebrated at St. Mark’s Orthodox Cathedral by Coptic Pope Tawadros II, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt made a surprise and totally unprecedented appearance.
It was the first time ever in the history of Egypt that a Head of State had graced with his presence a Christmas Eve Mass – celebrated on 6 January due to calendar differences – and the highly symbolic significance of the gesture was lost neither on Egypt’s Copts, nor on its Muslim population.
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