Meanwhile, Muftī of the Republic Dr. ‘Alī Jum’ah said Egyptians appreciate the nuncio of the Roman Catholic Church in Cairo, Michael Fitzgerald, who “used to disseminate endearment among the people of Egypt and we’d like to see him coming back to this country he loved”

Jum’ah made the remarks during a ceremony to honor Fitzgerald on the expiry of his tenure as the Vatican’s nuncio in Cairo. [Author Not Mentioned, al-Ahrām, July 7, p. 24] Read original text in Arabic