- Title: Catholics attend Christmas Eve Mass at Cairo church
- Date: 25th December 2017
- Summary: CAIRO, EGYPT (DECEMBER 24, 2017) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF ST. JOSEPH ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH/SECURITY GATES AND SECURITY FORCES
- Embargoed: 8th January 2018 00:26
- Keywords: Cairo christmas mass roman catholic church
- Location: CAIRO, EGYPT
- City: CAIRO, EGYPT
- Country: Egypt
- Topics: Religion/Belief,Society/Social Issues
- Reuters ID: LVA0017D9WSAV
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- Story Text: Catholic Christians attended mass at St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church in Cairo on Sunday (December 24), to mark Christmas and pray for all those killed in attacks in 2017.
There was a visible security presence in the area, with metal detectors at the main doors and police vehicles stationed outside the church ahead of mass.
Global peace and a blessed 2018 were called for in mass prayer.
In Cairo, a bombing at the Egyptian capital's largest Coptic cathedral killed at least 25 people last December.
The interior ministry said police would conduct regular searches of streets around churches ahead of the Coptic celebration of Christmas on Jan. 7.
Egypt's Christian minority has been targeted in several attacks in recent years, including the bombing of two churches in the north of the country on Palm Sunday in April. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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