Today in Rome, Archbishop Paul S. Coakley ordained 18 “transitional deacons” – men bound for the priesthood – at the star of a reverential Liturgy. The new deacons are from
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Los Angeles, Calif., Mar 5, 2020 / 10:00 am (CNA).- When Maya was just 19 years old, ISIS soldiers invaded her home in Baghdad, Iraq, and ordered that she and the rest of her Christian family either convert to Islam or pay a heavy fee to stay in their home. If they refused, they would be killed.
The family did not convert, but they tried to pay the fee. It wasn’t enough.
When the soldiers came back, they shot Maya’s brother in front of the family and kidnapped her sister. They warned that they would come back and kill the second daughter if the family did not leave or convert to Islam.