Tortured Iraqi priest grieves for his flock

Newly-arrived Chaldean Catholic priest Fr Douglas Al-Bazi still feels a little guilty for leaving Iraq for New Zealand. There is so much work to do in his parish church, Mar-Elia, in Erbil, northern Iraq with so many people to take care of. “When ISIS attacked Mosul (in 2014), we received overnight people from four dioceses. Four dioceses were destroyed in … Continue reading Tortured Iraqi priest grieves for his flock