Thousands Mourn Egypt's Coptic Pope Shenouda

Publisher:
Al Jazeera
Publication Date:
18 March 2012
Tags:
Egypt, Religion

Mourners packed the streets around Cairo's St. Mark's Cathedral on Sunday to pay final respects to the man who for many Egyptian Christians was the only spiritual leader they ever knew.

Al Jazeera's Rawya Rageh reports from Cairo.

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