The historic visit of Pope Francis to Cairo on 28 and 29 April made the front page of Egypt’s local newspapers on Saturday. The newspaper reported that securing the Pope was the task of the military forces, as well as of 30,000 deployed police forces. State-owned media outlet Akhbar Al-Youm reported that Pope Francis led a mass in commemoration of the victims of terrorist attacks. The newspaper described Pope Francis as the messenger of peace. Meanwhile, Al-Shorouk newspaper reported on the baptism declaration between the Catholic and Orthodox churches.

Source: Daily News Egypt April 29, 2017 15:53 UTC