{"id":61023,"date":"2025-09-06T16:40:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T16:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=61023"},"modified":"2025-09-06T16:40:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T16:40:19","slug":"english-priest-presents-our-lady-of-persecuted-christians-icon-to-iraqi-bishop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/english-priest-presents-our-lady-of-persecuted-christians-icon-to-iraqi-bishop\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacerdote inglese dona un'icona di Nostra Signora dei Cristiani Perseguitati a un vescovo iracheno"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Bishop Benedictus Hanno receives the Our Lady of Persecuted Christians icon in Qaraqosh, Iraq, on Aug. 6, 2025, from Father Benedict Kiely of Nasarean.org. \/ Credit: Father Benedict Kiely ACI MENA, Aug 19, 2025 \/ 14:03 pm (CNA). Marking the 11th anniversary of forced displacement of Christians in Iraq, Father Benedict Kiely presented an icon of Our Lady of Persecuted Christians to Bishop Benedictus Younan Hanno, Syriac Catholic archbishop of Mosul and its dependencies, on Aug. 6 in Qaraqosh, Iraq.\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bishop Benedictus Hanno receives the Our Lady of Persecuted Christians icon in Qaraqosh, Iraq, on Aug. 6, 2025, from Father Benedict Kiely of Nasarean.org. \/ Credit: Father Benedict Kiely ACI MENA, Aug 19, 2025 \/ 14:03 pm (CNA). Marking the 11th anniversary of forced displacement of Christians in Iraq, Father Benedict Kiely presented an icon of Our Lady of Persecuted Christians to Bishop Benedictus Younan Hanno, Syriac Catholic archbishop of Mosul and its dependencies, on Aug. 6 in Qaraqosh, Iraq.\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":62964,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-61023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":105263,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/nearly-700-young-christians-gather-in-iraq-for-baghdeda-youth-festival\/","url_meta":{"origin":61023,"position":0},"title":"Nearly 700 young Christians gather in Iraq for Baghdeda Youth Festival","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Settembre 15, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The sixth Baghdeda Youth Festival concluded Saturday, Sept. 12, with a large faith procession that brought together nearly 700 young men and women, led by Bishop Benedictus Younan Hanno of the Syriac Catholic Diocese of Mosul and its dependencies, along with former diocesan bishops Yohanna Boutros Moshe and Georges al-Qass Moussa, priests, religious men and women, and thousands of faithful.The procession, which organizers called the \u201cHosanna Procession,\u201d began at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Baghdeda, also widely known\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Nearly 700 young Christians gather in Iraq for Baghdeda Youth Festival","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Nearly-700-young-Christians-gather-in-Iraq-for-Baghdeda-Youth-Festival.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Nearly-700-young-Christians-gather-in-Iraq-for-Baghdeda-Youth-Festival.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Nearly-700-young-Christians-gather-in-Iraq-for-Baghdeda-Youth-Festival.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Nearly-700-young-Christians-gather-in-Iraq-for-Baghdeda-Youth-Festival.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Nearly-700-young-Christians-gather-in-Iraq-for-Baghdeda-Youth-Festival.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":28558,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/ewtn-news-documentary-chronicles-iraqs-christian-history-and-isis-impact\/","url_meta":{"origin":61023,"position":1},"title":"EWTN News documentary chronicles Iraq\u2019s Christian history and ISIS impact","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Marzo 2, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] An unknown security guard stands at the entrance of a church destroyed during the fighting with ISIS in Mosul, Iraq. \/ Credit: CHRIS POOK\/Shutterstock ACI MENA, Mar 1, 2025 \/ 11:30 am (CNA). 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