Pope of the Vatican to hold a mass at Cairo stadium

John Paul II, Pope of the Vatican, is to arrive in Egypt on a two-day visit. The Pope is to meet Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Dr. Sayed Tantawi and Pope Shenouda III, Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese and Pope of Alexandria.

The Pope of Vatican will hold a mass on 25 February in the Cairo stadium to be attended by 20,000 citizens and will be followed by a meeting with Catholic leaders in Cairo.