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Patriarch calls for prayers for Christians in Iraq
On Saturday evening, August 9, 2014, Latin Patriarch Fouad Twal sent out an sms to all the bishops and priests in the Holy Land calling them to pray in a special way for the Christians in Iraq.
Drawing attention to the suffering of the Christians driven from their homes in Mosul and the Nineveh plane in Iraq by the ISIS forces, the Patriarch reminded all Christians in the Holy Land of the many Iraqi religious who are serving in the Holy Land.
In his message he mentioned three Franciscan priests, 13 Franciscan sisters, 8 Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Apparition and a number of others, all from the regions that ISIS has “cleansed” of Christians, Yazidis and Shiites. The Patriarch called on all to pray for the families of these religious.
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