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Signs that Egypt may have been a papal trip that mattered

A billboard welcomes Pope Francis in Cairo Egypt Thursday April 27 2017 Credit AP Photo Amr NabilTwo recent signs suggests that Pope Francis's April 28-29 trip to Egypt, when he delivered his strongest-yet denunciation of religious violence and extremism, may have captured a mood. One is the construction of a new Christian church with Muslim support, the other legal charges against a powerful Islamic cleric who called Christians and Jews "infidels."


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