Clergy in Middle East must be the ‘last among the least’, says Pope

Christians in war-torn areas of the Middle East must never be far from priests and bishops in their country so they can feel God’s closeness in the midst of suffering, Pope Francis has said. “It is fundamental to always nourish the style of evangelical closeness: in the bishops, so they may live it toward their priests and that they in turn make the Lord’s caress be felt by the faithful entrusted...

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