Pope Francis waves to the press as he is welcomed by Alitalia's personnel prior his flight to Egypt, on April 28, 2017 at Rome's Fiumicino airport. Pope Francis heads for a two-day visit in Egypt for talks with the grand imam of the capital's famed Al-Azhar mosque in Cairo, but also to show solidarity with Coptic Christians targeted by violence in Egypt. / AFP PHOTO / Tiziana FABI
Pope Francis said his first visit to Egypt was a “journey of unity and fraternity” as he landed in Cairo on Friday in a push for religious tolerance.
“It’s a journey of unity and fraternity. Less than two days but very intense,” he said on the plane before disembarking.
“This meeting will be an example and a model for peace precisely because it will be a meeting of dialogue,” he said, apparently referring to meeting grand imam Ahmed al-Tayeb.
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