{"id":1000,"date":"2026-10-19T17:22:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T17:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/actualidadereligiosa.pt\/en\/blog\/2026\/10\/19\/catholics-in-egypt-a-creative-minority-within-a-minority\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T17:25:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T17:25:35","slug":"catholics-in-egypt-a-creative-minority-within-a-minority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/actualidadereligiosa.pt\/en\/blog\/2026\/10\/19\/catholics-in-egypt-a-creative-minority-within-a-minority\/","title":{"rendered":"Catholics in Egypt: A creative minority within a minority"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/actualidadereligiosa.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Captura-de-ecra-2026-10-19-181711-1024x501.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3604\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Catholic Copts are only a small minority of the Christians in Egypt, but in many senses they are pioneers in the provision of social services such as health and education. 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