Coptic Christian churches are reigning in their Easter celebrations after Palm Sunday bombingsEgyptian Christians pray during the Good Friday procession at the Arch Angels Greek Orthodox Church in the capital Cairo, on April 14, 2017. (KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images)more stories from this episodeFull EpisodeThe coordinated Palm Sunday bombings of two Christian churches in Egypt have cast a dark shadow over this weekend's Easter celebrations. (Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters)Many churches across Egypt have limited or canceled their Easter festivities in response to the violence and in Canada's Coptic churches, religious celebrations will be similarly subdued. At Father John Boutros's church, Easter celebrations will hold a note of sadness after at least 45 Coptic Christians were killed in Egypt on Palm Sunday. (Submitted by: John Boutros)Father John Boutros is a priest with St. Moses and St. Katherine Coptic Church in downtown Toronto.

Source: CBC News April 14, 2017 21:33 UTC