{"id":464,"date":"2008-02-29T13:56:26","date_gmt":"2008-02-29T13:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2008\/02\/prayers-for-the-archbishop.html"},"modified":"2008-02-29T13:56:26","modified_gmt":"2008-02-29T13:56:26","slug":"prayers-for-the-archbishop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2008\/02\/prayers-for-the-archbishop.html","title":{"rendered":"Prayers for the Archbishop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/ap\/20080229\/ap_on_re_mi_ea\/iraq_archbishop_kidnapped_1\">Chaldean Archbishop kidnapped in Mosul<\/a><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.asianews.it\/index.php?l=en&amp;art=11657&amp;size=A\">From AsiaNews:<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.catholic-hierarchy.org\/bishop\/brahho.html\">Mgr Faraj Raho<\/a>, Chaldean bishop of Mosul, was abducted today after he celebrated the <em>Via Crucis<\/em>. Three people who were with him were killed. Mgr Rabban al-Qas, bishop of Arbil, told <em>AsiaNews<\/em> about the event after getting the news directly from Mosul.<br \/>\n<span>The kidnappers are said to have already made a request. The abduction took place at 5.30 pm local time, <em>Ishtar TV<\/em> reported. Bishop Raho had just left Mosul\u2019s Holy Spirit Cathedral.<\/span><br \/>\n<span>\u201cThe bishop is in terrorist hands,\u201d Mgr al-Qas said, \u201cbut we don\u2019t know in what physical state. The three men who were with him, including his driver, were killed.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span>\u201cIt is a terrible moment for our Church. Please, pray for us,\u201d Arbil bishop said in an appeal to the world.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chaldean Archbishop kidnapped in Mosul From AsiaNews: Mgr Faraj Raho, Chaldean bishop of Mosul, was abducted today after he celebrated the Via Crucis. Three people who were with him were killed. 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