
What the Pope Just Did With the 21 Coptic Martyrs Is Historic and Rare — But Not Unprecedented
How will the 21 martyrs be viewed in the Catholic Church? Into what category will they be put?
How will the 21 martyrs be viewed in the Catholic Church? Into what category will they be put?
On Feb. 15, 2015, the Islamic State released a video online, showing masked fighters beheading the men as they knelt on a Libyan beach wearing prison-style orange jumpsuits.
In a May 10 letter to Coptic Orthodox Patriarch Tawadros II, the Pope said that the men’s deaths had touched the lives of Christians around the world.
The horrific murders on a Libyan beach are seared into public memory — and the men’s faith continues to inspire.
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