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The 58-year-old Italian Carmelite Father Aurelio Gazzera came out of his room to find himself suddenly face-to-face with two armed men.

“When we knocked on your door, you responded generously.”

it would have been the duty of “native and foreign officials” to create a general “political, legal and material” framework that would have made it possible for the Catholic minority to remain in the country, but this did not happen.

“It has taken on a life of its own and we have seen through the social networks how a great many people were invited to join in by friends, their local parishes or dioceses,”

“When one million children pray the rosary, the world will change.”

“What we carry out is not just work but a mission that the Lord has entrusted to us for the growth of the Church all over the world.”

“If I were to go to the supermarket and purchase the least of these products, I would not have enough cash left to survive the rest of the month.”

“it is exceedingly difficult for a Muslim to convert to Christianity, and those who do take this step are often rejected by their families.”

“We want to show them that, through our assistance, there is future for Christians in a country which for so long has been a beacon of Christianity for the Middle East and beyond.”

“In this country, which is seen as peaceful and moderate in the eyes of the world, one brother has raised his hand against another brother [and] blood was shed.”