It is confirmed: Egyptian leader Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has officially invited Pope Francis to visit Egypt.
On a related note, deposed president Hosni Mubarak’s wife, Suzanne, "who was educated by Catholic nuns, ensured that construction of [a new Catholic church in Sinai] could proceed after years of delay and opposition by local political leadership" (CNA). The current government is also funding a new parish to honor the Coptic Christians killed in Libya.