Enhanced security in Egypt around the Coptic Catholic churches.
If the situation has improved in recent times, the Copts do not forget kidnappings or attacks they suffered following the fall of Mohamed Morsi.
On this Christmas Eve, so they prayed for the Christians of the East, particularly vulnerable in Iraq or Syria.
"We pray that God takes away from us these conflicts we are witnessing every day, and that the Arab world is at peace. We need to support each other in recent times were very hard for all of us in the Arab countries, "said one of the faithful.
"I hope everyone feels the suffering of those in Syria or Iraq, we pray for them, and I pray for peace in our country and in the world," added a young woman.
"The message of peace and righteousness of Christ, rejecting violence and hatred, is reflected today in the Eastern Christians prayers, who hope to ease their pain and that of all human beings," concludes Mohammed Shaikhibrahim , the corresponding euronews Egypt.
