Long-Held Syrian Priest Credits Our Lady for Escape from ISIS

AsiaNews: For Syria’s Syriac Catholic community, this is a time of rejoicing because of Fr Jacques Mourad’s newfound freedom but also of anxiety, “great concern” and prayers for the fate of more than 190 Christian hostages from Al-Qaryatayn , a town southwest of Homs, still in the hands of Islamic State militiamen. Full report is here.