Saint James Vicariate For Hebrew Speaking Catholics in Israel
Assassination of Jesuit in Homs
Father Frans van der Lugt, a Jesuit who had spent decades in Syria, was taken out of his residence and shot dead by armed men in the Syrian city of Homs on Monday, April 7, 2014.
Van der Lugt, a 75 year old Dutch Jesuit who spent decades in Syria, was a priest and a psychotherapist. This proved to be immensely useful when it came to building bridges of peace and mutual understanding between Christians and Muslims. He chose to remain in the besieged city of Homs, sharing the fate of the civilians who were trapped there and attempting to ease their suffering.
We mourn this brave apostle of Christ!
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