Catholic bishops have expressed their sorrow following two deadly blasts at churches in Egypt yesterday during Palm Sunday services.
Cardinal Vincent Nichols and Archbishop Bernard Longley and Archbishop Kevin McDonald – members of the Catholic-Oriental Orthodox Forum – said the attacks on two Coptic churches were "atrocious acts of terrorism."
They said: "It is with deep sorrow and sadness that we learned of the bombing of St George's Coptic church (Mar Girgis) in the city of Tanta in the Nile Delta, and the explosion outside St Mark’s Coptic church in Alexandria. Both blasts took place during a Palm Sunday service, where traditionally palm branches are blessed as a symbol of peace. Nothing can justify these atrocious acts of terrorism."
