
A Coptic Orthodox priest hands out communion to Christian worshippers attending mass at the Cave Church at the Coptic Orthodox Monastery of Simon the Tanner in the eastern hillside Mokkatam district of Cairo on Orthodox Palm Sunday on April 5, 2026. AFP

A Christian worshipper arranges a palm frond during mass at the Cave Church at the Coptic Orthodox Monastery of Simon the Tanner in the eastern hillside Mokkatam district of Cairo on Orthodox Palm Sunday on April 5, 2026. AFP

A Christian worshipper arranges a palm frond during mass at the Cave Church at the Coptic Orthodox Monastery of Simon the Tanner in the eastern hillside Mokkatam district of Cairo on Orthodox Palm Sunday on April 5, 2026. AFP

Christian worshippers attend mass at the Cave Church at the Coptic Orthodox Monastery of Simon the Tanner in the eastern hillside Mokkatam district of Cairo on Orthodox Palm Sunday on April 5, 2026. AFP