Pray for Father Hanna and parishioners

Father Hanna Jallouf OFM, of the Custody of the Holy Land, parish priest at Knayeh, in Syria, was taken captive on the night of October 5, by brigades linked to Jahbat Al-Nusra. Along with Father Hanna, several men of the Christian village were also taken. The Franciscan nuns who were in the convent have taken refuge in houses in the village. Nothing is known of the whereabouts of the priest and his parishioners.

We pray together with our Franciscan brothers for the safe release of all the captives and all other victims of the ongoing violence.