120 memorable photos of 2012

In this March 18, 2012, photo, Archbishops stand next to the body of Pope Shenouda III is seated on the throne of Mar Morqos, or St. Mark, as mourners gather for the viewing of the patriarch at the Coptic Orthodox Church in Cairo, Egypt. Pope Shenouda III, the patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church who led Egypt's Christian minority for 40 years during a time of increasing tensions with Muslims, died. He was 88.

Credit: AP Photo/Amr Nabil