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Franciscan, abducted briefly by jihadists in 2014, to lead Church in Aleppo
July 03, 2023
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CWN Editor's Note: Pope Francis has appointed Father Hanna Jallouf, OFM, as the apostolic vicar of Aleppo, Syria’s second-largest city.
In 2014, Father Jallouf was abducted by jihadists and kept prisoner for a few days. In 2022, Pope Francis honored him with a Mother Teresa Award for his service to the poorest of the poor.
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