Don’t Forget the Persecuted

A plea from Iraqi Christians

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Iraqi Christians attend a mass on Christmas Eve at the Grand Immaculate Church in Al-Hamdaniya, Iraq, December 24, 2023.

Khalid al-Mousily/Reuters

‘Have mercy on us — and ISIS.”

Shortly after the genocide in Iraq ten years ago, a young woman born in a refugee camp led an arena of young people in prayer. She believed so much in God’s mercy that she even prayed for the Islamist militant group who had killed members of her family.

Kathryn Jean Lopez

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Kathryn Jean Lopez

Kathryn Jean Lopez is a senior fellow at the National Review Institute and the religion editor of National Review. Sign up for her weekly newsletter here. She is the author of A Year with the Mystics: Visionary Wisdom for Daily Living.

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