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Abduction of father P. Saad Sirop Hanna, a Chaldean Catholic priest Urbaniana alumnus, took place in Baghdad on August 15 last
Father P. Saad Sirop Hanna was kidnapped at the church of San Giacomo, in the southern district of Dora after the celebration of the Mass of the Assumption. E 'on which he was traveling in the car was stopped and abducted by a group of strangers.
The news was confirmed by Mgr Philippe Najem , procurator of the Patriarchate of Babylon of the Chaldeans to the Holy See. Najem Bishop states that the priest is kidnapped a young priest to his parishioners and committed to his country, which must continue his studies in Rome.
Patriarch Emmanuel III Delly was able to meet the Prime Minister of Iraq and the authorities are mobilizing to address the situation and get to the release of the priest as soon as possible. He points out that we talk little about the plight of Catholics in Iraq: "The Catholic Church suffer so much and every day, like the rest of the Iraqi people who also suffers a lack of means for living: lack of water, electricity, hospitals, health services and, above all, lack security. Today, Iraq is no longer considered as a human being: they all live a very difficult situation. "
The Rector and the entire academic community is concerned for his father Saad and pray for a speedy release.
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