Snaps From Cairo after the Demise of Pope Shenouda III

Egyptian Christians gather after hearing about the death of Pope Shenouda III at the at Coptic Patriarchate headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, March 17, 2012. Pope Shenouda III who led Egypt's Christian minority for 40 years during a time of increasing tensions with Muslims, has died. He was 88.

An Egyptian Christian weeps during prayers in Cairo, Egypt, for Pope Shenouda III, the patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church , Saturday, March 17, 2012.

Egyptian Christians perform prayers at Coptic Patriarchate headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, for Pope Shenouda III, after the death of the patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Saturday, March 17, 2012.

Egyptian Christians react to the death of Pope Shenouda III at Coptic Patriarchate headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, March 17, 2012.

Copts mourn for Pope Shenouda III, the patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church, pictured, at the cathedral in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, March 17, 2012.