Gunmen Abduct Chaldean Bishop of Mosul, Iraq
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Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho had just left Mosul's Holy Spirit Cathedral, where he prayed the Way of the Cross, when he was abducted in the al-Nour district in the eastern section of the city.
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MOSUL, Iraq (Zenit) - Gunmen abducted the Chaldean archbishop of Mosul today in the northern city of Iraq, and killed his three companions.
AsiaNews reports that Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho had just left Mosul's Holy Spirit Cathedral, where he prayed the Way of the Cross, when he was abducted in the al-Nour district in the eastern section of the city.
"Gunmen opened fire on the car, killed the other three and kidnapped the archbishop," a Mosul police official told Reuters.
Bishop Rabban al-Qas of Arbil told AsiaNews: "The bishop is in terrorist hands, but we don't know in what physical state. The three men who were with him, including his driver, were killed.
"It is a terrible moment for our Church. Please, pray for us."
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