![His Holiness Pope Shenouda III, the 117th Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark Cathedral, attends a Coptic Christmas eve mass in Cairo His Holiness Pope Shenouda III, the 117th Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark Cathedral, attends a Coptic Christmas eve mass in Cairo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D1H0JC/his-holiness-pope-shenouda-iii-the-117th-pope-of-the-coptic-orthodox-church-of-alexandria-and-patriarch-of-the-see-of-st-mark-cathedral-attends-a-coptic-christmas-eve-mass-in-cairo-early-january-7-2008-reutersnasser-nuri-egypt-2D1H0JC.jpg)
His Holiness Pope Shenouda III, the 117th Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark Cathedral, attends a Coptic Christmas eve mass in Cairo
![Pope Shenouda III, the 117th Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark Cathedral, attends the Coptic Christmas eve mass in Cairo January 6, Pope Shenouda III, the 117th Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark Cathedral, attends the Coptic Christmas eve mass in Cairo January 6,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CXMX91/pope-shenouda-iii-the-117th-pope-of-the-coptic-orthodox-church-of-alexandria-and-patriarch-of-the-see-of-st-mark-cathedral-attends-the-coptic-christmas-eve-mass-in-cairo-january-6-2011-egypt-tightened-security-around-churches-on-the-eve-of-coptic-christmas-after-a-new-years-day-bombing-killed-up-to-23-and-sparked-angry-protests-by-christians-demanding-more-protection-from-muslim-militants-reutersmohamed-abd-el-ghany-egypt-tags-civil-unrest-headshot-religion-2CXMX91.jpg)
Pope Shenouda III, the 117th Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark Cathedral, attends the Coptic Christmas eve mass in Cairo January 6,
![His Holiness Pope Shenouda III, the 117th Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark Cathedral, attends a Coptic Christmas eve mass in Cairo His Holiness Pope Shenouda III, the 117th Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark Cathedral, attends a Coptic Christmas eve mass in Cairo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D2HG0R/his-holiness-pope-shenouda-iii-the-117th-pope-of-the-coptic-orthodox-church-of-alexandria-and-patriarch-of-the-see-of-st-mark-cathedral-attends-a-coptic-christmas-eve-mass-in-cairo-early-january-7-2008-reutersnasser-nuri-egypt-2D2HG0R.jpg)