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Kidnapped by ISIS, priest in Iraq recounts story of facing fear with faith

Kidnapped by ISIS priest in Iraq recounts story of facing fear with faithMosul, Iraq, Apr 14, 2024 / 06:00 am
The plight of Mosul’s Christian community has largely gone unnoticed for two decades. Since the city fell under the control of ISIS (also referred to as ISIL) in 2014, it has been a staging ground for bombings of churches. Armed groups have killed, blackmailed, and abducted numerous Christians there — both clergy and laypeople — since 2003.

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