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Pope Shenouda III of the ancient Coptic Orthodox church (L) makes a speech as Pope John Paul II looks on during a eucumenical service at Our Lady of Egypt Cathedral in Cairo
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Pope Shenouda III of the ancient Coptic Orthodox church (L) makes a speech as Pope John Paul II looks on during a eucumenical service at Our Lady of Egypt Cathedral in Cairo February 25. Pope John Paul II is on his second day of a 3-day trip to Egypt ...
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