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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 489

Pope Shenouda

Greek Orthodox priests hold palm branches as they circle the aedicule during the Palm Sunday Easter procession at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City on April 24, 2016 (AFP/Gali Tibbon)
April 28, 2016, 10:13 pm
Defying ban, Egypt’s Coptic Christians flock to Jerusalem
Nearly 6,000 pilgrims visit Israel for Orthodox Easter season, down from about 15,000 three years ago
By ToI Staff
Orthodox Christian worshipers celebrate Easter at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City during on May 4, 2013. (photo credit: Sliman Khader/Flash90).
May 12, 2013, 12:31 pm
Egyptian Copts visiting Israel in throngs
15,000 pilgrims arrive in Jerusalem to celebrate Easter despite official ban
By Asher Zeiger
Pope Francis, left, and Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt Pope Tawadros II meet during their private audience in the pontiff's library, at the Vatican, on Friday (photo credit: AP/Andreas Solaro)
May 10, 2013, 3:15 pm
Coptic pope meets Pope Francis at Vatican
Pontiffs pray together in first such meeting in 40 years, marking anniversary of declaration for improved relations
A Coptic priest blesses pilgrims in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem (photo credit: Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
From the WebMarch 30, 2013, 7:47 am
Egyptian Copts head to Jerusalem
Ynet: Members of Christian sect make Easter pilgrimage despite ban issued by former pope
Muslim women pray near Al-Aqsa mosque, August 8 (photo credit: Mahfouz Abu Turk/FLASH90)
March 11, 2013, 1:47 pm
Hamas attacks Islamic tourism to Jerusalem
Gaza government slams Israeli, PA initiatives; calls on Arab League and clerics to bar religious pilgrimages to the city
By Elhanan Miller
Bishop Tawadros, 60, soon to be Pope Tawadros II greets well-wishers, not shown, after being named the 118th Coptic Pope in the Wadi Natrun Monastery complex northwest of Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, November 4, 2012 (photo credit: AP/Roger Anis)
November 6, 2012, 5:28 pm
Egypt’s new pope: Yes to Islamists, no to visiting Jerusalem
Kuwait’s leader threatens the opposition and the international envoy to Syria stresses the gravity of situation
By Elhanan Miller
Bishop Tawadros, now Pope Tawadros II, in an October 2012 interview (photo credit: screen capture/Youtube)
November 4, 2012, 1:23 pm
Coptic church chooses new pope in Cairo
Bishop Tawadros, from monastery outside capital, is selected by blind draw from among three final candidates
By Aya Batrawy
Syrian residents walk on a street among the debris of buildings damaged by heavy shelling in the southeast of Aleppo City, on October 27, 2012 (photo credit: AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)
October 30, 2012, 5:40 pm
Iranian official accuses Israel of meddling in Africa
Elsehwere, diplomats debate whether the fighting in Syria is ‘civil’ or ‘a war of annihilation’
By Elhanan Miller
The body of Pope Shenouda III lies in a casket at the Coptic Orthodox cathedral during his funeral in Cairo, Egypt, in this Tuesday, March 20, 2012 file photo (photo credit: AP Photo/Mohammed Asad, file)
October 29, 2012, 10:15 pm
Egypt’s Coptic Church votes on a new pope
Succession follows the March death of Shenouda III, who helmed the church for 40 years
By Sarah El Deeb
Egyptian tourists visit the Old City of Jaffa, Israel (photo credit: AP/Dan Balilty)
April 13, 2012, 10:39 am
Defying ban, Egyptian Christians visit Jerusalem
After death of Pope Shenouda III, Coptic faithful risk religious sanction and swarm to Israel
A Coptic priest blesses pilgrims in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem (photo credit: Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
April 10, 2012, 9:55 am
Egyptian Copts blasted for visiting Jerusalem
Establishment daily Al-Ahram scolds pilgrims for breaking an unwritten travel ban to Israel
By Elhanan Miller
Coptic mourners kiss a picture of the late Pope Shenouda III (photo credit: AP/Nasser Nasser)
March 19, 2012, 12:46 pm
Fear and terror in Aleppo
Al-Qaeda asserts itself in Yemen and Iraq, and Egyptians pay last respects to a nationalist pope
By Elhanan Miller
Coptic Christians wait in line to pay respects to the body of Pope Shenouda III Sunday (photo credit: Khalil Hamra/AP)
March 18, 2012, 10:21 pm
Israel extends condolences on death of Egyptian Coptic Pope
Three die from suffocation as thousands gather in Cairo cathedral for viewing of Pope Shenouda III
By AP and Michal Shmulovich
An Egyptian Christian weeps during prayers in Cairo. (photo credit: AP/Amr Nabil)
March 18, 2012, 8:54 am
Egyptian Copts mourn death of pope
Shenouda III died Saturday after leading church for 40 years
Syrian refugees approach the Turkish border Thursday (photo credit: AP/Burhan Ozbilici)
March 16, 2012, 10:40 am
First the violence, now the refugees
Syrians flee; Iran arms Yemeni rebels; and Kurdistan refuses to hand over a deputy President
By Elhanan Miller
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