--- title: "Fr Mark Interviewed · St Cyril’s" url: https://stcyrils.edu.au/news/fr-mark-interviewed description: "Hope 103.2 interviewed St Cyril’s Director of Ministry, Fr. Mark Basily, about the recent Palm Sunday bombings in Egypt. “We ask all the Christians to share…" --- 1. [Home](https://stcyrils.edu.au/) 2. [News](https://stcyrils.edu.au/news) # Fr Mark Interviewed 15 April 2017 ![Fr Mark Interviewed](https://stcyrils.edu.au/_image?href=https%3A%2F%2Fstcyrils.edu.au%2F_emdash%2Fapi%2Fmedia%2Ffile%2F01M5HJ9S9XYMHMCHDFVAEBXTGY.jpg&w=1400&h=933&f=webp&fit=cover&position=center) [Hope 103.2](https://www.facebook.com/Hope103.2/) interviewed St Cyril’s Director of Ministry, Fr. Mark Basily, about the recent Palm Sunday bombings in Egypt. “We ask all the Christians to share with us in prayer and we also pray for the attackers, that God would have mercy on them and also touch their hearts,” Fr Mark said. “As Christians we‘re called to love everybody, even those who persecute us.” For the interview: . [http://hope1032.com.au/…/please-pray-egypts-christians-att…/](https://hope1032.com.au/stories/life/news/2017/please-pray-egypts-christians-attackers-says-coptic-priest/) ## More from the College * [2 September 2026Unveiling Paul](https://stcyrils.edu.au/news/unveiling-paul) * [14 August 2026Sacred Hospitality with Fr Stephen Muse, PhD](https://stcyrils.edu.au/news/sacred-hospitality-with-fr-stephen-muse-phd) * [9 June 2026Enrolments for Semester 2 are now open!](https://stcyrils.edu.au/news/enrolments-for-semester-2-are-now-open-2) --- St Cyril’s Coptic Orthodox Theological College · 6/252–254 West Street, Carlton NSW 2218, Australia · +61 2 9546 6411 · registrar@stcyrils.edu.au Site guide for AI agents: https://stcyrils.edu.au/llms.txt