The West must not remain indifferent….

In an interview with Zenit, Cardinal Louis Raphaël I Sako, Chaldean Catholic Patriarch of Babylon, Iraq, made this appeal following the July 7, 2018, ecumenical encounter, in which the Pope and Christian leaders rallied together to reflect on and pray for the Middle East, in the southern Italian city of Bari, the city of St. Nicholas.

In the interview, the Cardinal discusses the impact of the encounter, why he has great hope, and what he will express to his faithful in Iraq. Moreover, he explains why he is convinced ‘there is a future for the Gospel’ in the Middle East, and why what counts more than numbers is the quality of those witnessing the Gospel in his land.

Here is Zenit’s July 7 interview with the cardinal:
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