CAIRO APRIL 28, 2017(CISA) – Pope Francis today began a two-day state visit to Egypt aimed at fostering joint Christian-Muslim efforts for peace. Pope Francis is expected to address a conference on international peace conference. He will then meet other spiritual leaders of Egypt among them Coptic Orthodox Church Pope Tawadros II and other leaders. On April 29, Pope Francis will preside over Mass at the military-run Air Defence Stadium, on the outskirts of Cairo, before meeting with Egyptian Catholic church leaders. Pope Francis becomes the second Vatican leader to visit Egypt, after John Paul II visited in 2000.