Pope Francis has landed in the Egyptian capital, Cairo to start his 72-hour trip in the country.
Ahead of the trip, the Pope said he hoped his visit would support the region’s Christians and send a “message of brotherhood” to Muslims.
Egyptian Christians have been targeted by jihadists with a recent attack on Palm Sunday killings dozens.
The Pope is scheduled to meet Muslim and Christian leaders before visiting a church that was bombed in December, the Reuters news agency reports.
He will lead a mass tomorrow.