Vatican Visit to Egypt Opens more Doors to Dialogue

(24 Feb 07 - RV) This weekend marks the Anniversary of Pope John Paul II’s visit to Egypt in the Jubilee Year 2000 as part of his pilgrimage to the places which mark salvation history. To mark this anniversary the current head of the Vatican’s Councils for Interreligious Dialogue and Culture, Cardinal Paul Poupard was in Cairo to invite the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar University, Sheikh Mohammed Sayyed Tantawi to visit the Vatican...