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Pope Francis Mourns Egyptian Cardinal Whose Life was Marked by ‘Faith and Priestly Zeal’

Screenshot from Rome Reports in EnglishCardinal Antonios Naguib (1935-2022).

In a message sent by the Pope to Patriarch Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak, the current Coptic Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria, Pope Francis recalled Cardinal Naguib’s ‘faith and priestly zeal’ and his prioritization of priestly formation.