Copts mourn Pope Shenouda with eyes set on unclear future

19/3/2012 CAIRO: Just hours after his announced death on Saturday, thousands of inconsolable Coptic Christians flocked to the Cairo and Alexandria Cathedrals, uniting to mourn the death of a leader and “father” figure, Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria. Shenouda’s body, dressed in a golden crown and formal robes, with a gold knobbed staff cradled on his shoulder, was placed upright on the papal throne in the Cairo Cathedral where it will remain on display until his funeral on Tuesday.