Mgr Faraj Raho, Chaldean bishop of Mosul, was abducted today after he celebrated the Via Crucis.Three people who were with him were killed.
Mgr Rabban al-Qas, bishop of Arbil, spoke about the event after getting the news directly from Mosul.
The kidnappers are said to have already made a request.
The abduction took place at 5.30 pm local time, Ishtar TV reported.
Bishop Raho had just left Mosul’s Holy Spirit Cathedral.
“The bishop is in terrorist hands,” Mgr al-Qas said, “but we don’t know in what physical state. The three men who were with him, including his driver, were killed.”
“It is a terrible moment for our Church. Please, pray for us,” Arbil bishop said in an appeal to the world.
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