“Let us offer thanks to God for his gracious gifts and ask him to grant his peace, forgiveness and fraternity to this land and its people.”
“The religious, cultural and ethnic diversity that has been a hallmark of Iraqi society for millennia is a precious resource on which to draw.”
“…putting the people, the faces, the stories at the centre.”
“As believers, we ought to allow ourselves to be challenged, so that the word of God and our faith tradition can help us interpret the phenomena of our world.”
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“In the world today freedom of religion is often talked about rather than put into practice.”
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