ROME — Although Barnabite Father Giovanni Scalese, head of the Catholic mission in Afghanistan, found himself back in his native Italy after the fall of the Afghan capital, his thoughts remained on the church he was forced to leave behind. “We continue to pray for Afghanistan. We cannot abandon this country and its suffering people,” Scalese said in an interview published Aug. 26 with SIR, the news agency of the Italian bishops’ conference.
Italian priest recounts harrowing escape from Kabul | Crux Now
Italian priest recounts harrowing escape from Kabul | Crux Now
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