Iraqi Kurdistan - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Sun, 23 Jul 2017 22:11:44 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Iraqi Kurdistan - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Statues of Our Lady sent to replace those ISIS destroyed https://cathnews.co.nz/2017/07/24/our-lady-statues-isis-lourdes/ Mon, 24 Jul 2017 07:51:02 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=96956 Fifteen statues of Our Lady are on their way from Lourdes to the Middle East to replace the ones ISIS destroyed. A French Catholic group Œuvre d'Orient dedicated to helping persecuted Christians, has sent the statues to Iraqi Kurdistan, which has a majority Catholic population. Once they arrive, they will be carried in procession through Read more

Statues of Our Lady sent to replace those ISIS destroyed... Read more]]> Fifteen statues of Our Lady are on their way from Lourdes to the Middle East to replace the ones ISIS destroyed.

A French Catholic group Œuvre d'Orient dedicated to helping persecuted Christians, has sent the statues to Iraqi Kurdistan, which has a majority Catholic population.

Once they arrive, they will be carried in procession through the town before being blessed and sent to their parishes.Read more

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