Pope Francis (PBUH) convenes Mideast envoys amid Islamist threat
Francis has denounced the persecution of Christians in Syria and northern Iraq by Islamic militants. (File Photo: AFP)
Pope Francis has convened his ambassadors from across the Middle East for three days of meetings to try to better protect Christians targeted by Islamist militants.
Francis attended Thursday's session, which brought together Vatican envoys from Egypt, Israel and the Palestinian territories, Jordan and Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Turkey. They were joined by various heads of the Holy See bureaucracy.
Francis has denounced the persecution of Christians in Syria and northern Iraq by Islamic militants and said it was legitimate to stop their advance.
The Vatican is particularly worried about the Islamic assault since 2,000-year-old Middle East Christian communities are being emptied.
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Ironically, many of these ancient Christian communities were present in Iraq long before Islam was even invented...
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