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January 2, 2018

Bishop Bambera urges prayers for peace after attack on Coptic Christians

Blood stains are seen Dec. 29 on the floor of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Mar Mina in Helwan, Egypt, near Cairo. At least nine people were killed in attacks on the church and a Christian-owned shop, authorities said.
WASHINGTON – In the wake of a gunman's attack on a Coptic Orthodox church and a Christian-owned shop near Cairo Dec. 29, killing at least nine people, a U.S. bishop urged Catholics to "pray for peace in Egypt and the Middle East and for all victims of religious and political hatred."
Published in International