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Appeal by Pope Francis on the violence raging in Iraq

Thursday, August 07 2014

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Vatican News has reported on August 7, 2014, that an appeal has been issued by the Holy Father in response to the violence raging in Iraq and the sufferings of its Christians. The same day, the French-language network of Vatican Radio summarized an interview with the Most Reverend Rabban al Qas, Chaldean Bishop of Amadiyah and Zaku, on Christians who are fleeing Iraq.

Link to news of the Pope's appeal
Link to the interview with Bishop Rabban al Qas (in French only)

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