(CNN) When Pope Francis travels to Egypt on Friday, he will retrace a journey his namesake made nearly 800 years ago, with a somewhat similar mission in mind. Most of those Christians belong to the Coptic Orthodox Church. Afterward, Pope Francis said of that encounter, "The meeting is the message." The Alexandria-based Coptic Orthodox Church does as well. Though the churches disagree on some aspects of theology -- the Coptic Orthodox Church splintered from the Catholic church in the 5th century -- Bishop Angaelos said the two popes have a good relationship.

Source: CNN April 27, 2017 01:41 UTC