
A cantor leads a choir in the Epitaphios procession during the Holy Friday service outside the Greek Orthodox Church of St George within the old Roman Babylon fortress in Cairo . AFP

A Christian worshipper lights a candle during the Holy Friday service at the Greek Orthodox Church of St George within the old Roman Babylon Fortress in Cairo . AFP

Coptic Christians attend a resurrection Mass at Archangel Michael Church in Cairo, Egypt. AP

A Christian worshipper lights a candle during the Holy Friday service at the Greek Orthodox Church of St George within the old Roman Babylon Fortress in Cairo . AFP

Christian worshippers carry the Epitaphios, representing the body of Christ, during the Holy Friday service in the Greek cemetery outside the Greek Orthodox Church of St George within the Roman Babylon Fortress in Cairo. AFP

Christian worshippers gather during the procession of the Epitaphios, representing the body of Christ, at the Holy Friday service at the Greek Orthodox Church of St George within the old Roman Babylon Fortress in Cairo.AFP