Egjipti në zi për vdekjen e udhëheqësit shpirtëror Papa Shenouda

Egyptian Christians watch the funeral of Pope Shenouda, seen in the poster at left, at St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in Cairo, March 20, 2012. (AP)

The body of Pope Shenouda lies in a casket at the Coptic Orthodox cathedral during his funeral in Cairo. (AP)

Thousands of Egyptian Christians watch on a giant screen the funeral of Pope Shenouda oustide St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in Cairo. (AP)

Egyptian Christians react during the funeral for Pope Shenouda at St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in Cairo. (AP)

Pope Shenouda's photograph outside the Hanging Church in Coptic Cairo, Egypt. March 19, 2012 (VOA-E. Arrott)

The Coptic church is one of the world's oldest Christian communities. (VOA-E. Arrott)

Egyptians converge on Cairo's main Coptic Cathedral to pay their last respects to Pope Shenouda, who died on March 17, 2012. (VOA-E. Arrott)

Coptic priest Bemen Shakr makes his way to the cathedral in Cairo, March 18, 2012. (VOA-E. Arrott)

Coptic women make their way to the the cathedral in Cairo. (VOA-E. Arrott)

A mourner holds photos of Pope Shenouda outside the Abassaya Cathedral in Cairo. (VOA-N. el Hamzawi)

A young Christian woman waits in line to enter the cathedral. (VOA-E. Arrott)