VATICAN CITY: The Vatican secretary of state has instructed Iraqi Christians who continued years of Islamic State violence and persecution to forgive and rebuild their broken communities as he celebrated Mass in Iraq's biggest Christian the town.
Cardinal Pietro Parolin has spent the Christmas vacations in Iraq in a display of Pope Francis' unity with the region's Christians, a lot of whom have been compelled to flee their homes to flee extremist assaults.
On Friday, Parolin celebrated Mass in the Altahera Syro-Catholic cathedral in Qaraqosh, which was once overtaken in 2014. In his homily, the text of which was once provided through the Vatican, Parolin praised those that refused to surrender their faith, comparing them to the martyrs of the early Christian church.
He instructed Christians not to stay on revenge however to instead focus on forgiveness.
Cardinal Pietro Parolin has spent the Christmas vacations in Iraq in a display of Pope Francis' unity with the region's Christians, a lot of whom have been compelled to flee their homes to flee extremist assaults.
On Friday, Parolin celebrated Mass in the Altahera Syro-Catholic cathedral in Qaraqosh, which was once overtaken in 2014. In his homily, the text of which was once provided through the Vatican, Parolin praised those that refused to surrender their faith, comparing them to the martyrs of the early Christian church.
He instructed Christians not to stay on revenge however to instead focus on forgiveness.
Vatican official urges Iraq's Christians to forgive, rebuild
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