"The faith of Iraqi Christians is “not diminished," in spite of the many inhumane acts of persecution from Islamic extremists.
"Islamic State's invasion of Iraq and subsequent horrors has reanimated talk about Christian Just War teaching.
"Some 70,000 Christians are exiled in Erbil from their homes in Mosul, Bakhdida, and other towns in Nineveh Province by the rise of the Islamic State.
“'The faith is the reason for their lives. And despite the persecution, children wear rosaries around their necks and the people do not hide their tattoos of crosses or their medals that identify them as Christians,” Maria Lozano, adjunct communications director for Aid to the Church in Need, told Catholic News Agency..."
"Islamic State's invasion of Iraq and subsequent horrors has reanimated talk about Christian Just War teaching.
"Some 70,000 Christians are exiled in Erbil from their homes in Mosul, Bakhdida, and other towns in Nineveh Province by the rise of the Islamic State.
“'The faith is the reason for their lives. And despite the persecution, children wear rosaries around their necks and the people do not hide their tattoos of crosses or their medals that identify them as Christians,” Maria Lozano, adjunct communications director for Aid to the Church in Need, told Catholic News Agency..."
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