3000 Iraqi Christians Have Fled to Jordan and More Are Coming

Catholic World News: Three thousand Iraqi Christians who have fled the advance of the Islamic State are now being fed at parishes in Jordan, according to Archbishop Maroun Lahham, who serves as an auxiliary bishop of Jerusalem. Another 1,000 refugees are expected to arrive within days. “Nobody wants to go back to Iraq, and everyone is trying to get a visa to Australia or America,” the prelate told the Fides news agency. More on this here with link.