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Bishop Angaelos - General Bishop, Coptic Orthodox Church UK

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC NewsLatest broadcast: on BBC News Channel HD

Stephen Sackur speaks to the General Bishop of the Coptic Church in the UK, Bishop Angaelos.

In just a few days from now, Pope Francis will fly to Egypt to offer his personal support to Egypt's Coptic Christians. He will be met by a community filled with apprehension, targeted by jihadist extremists and subject to persistent discrimination and sectarian violence. Elsewhere in Syria and Iraq, the plight of Christians is even worse. Do Christians have any future at all in the Middle East? Show less

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Presenter:
Stephen Sackur
Interviewed Guest:
Anba Angaelos

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