21 minutes agoThus Christmas was celebrated in Mosul (Photo)
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)A simple but very significant mass brought together Christians and Muslims in Mosul, Iraq, to celebrate the first Christmas since the liberation of the city from the militants of I SIS. Although under strict security, the singing of the Iraqi anthem prior to the launch of the religious ceremony marked the end of the rule of extremists taking control [...]
A simple but very significant mass brought together Christians and Muslims in Mosul, Iraq, to celebrate the first Christmas since the liberation of the city from the militants of I SIS.
Although under strict security, the singing of the Iraqi anthem before the start of the religious ceremony marked the end of the rule of extremists who had taken control of the city since 2014.
Louis Raphael Sacko, the patriarch of the Iraqi Roman Catholic Church, urged believers to pray for peace and stability in Mosul, Iraq and around the world. With this we are sending a message of peace and love, for Christ himself was a messenger of peace”, he said.
The Church of St. Paul is the only one now reopened to Mosul, since the removal of the jihadist group after months of fighting. So far, some 80 Christian families have returned to the city, who had fled to save I SIS.
