From La Croix-Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi was treated to a guided tour of St. George's Anglican church in Baghdad on Feb. 4 and briefed on the Communion's philanthropic and peace-building initiatives in the country.
Anglican Father Faiz Jerjes, the parish priest, conducted the tour and was praised by the nation's newly installed leader, who rose to the post last October and is under pressure to reform Iraq's political patronage system.
He thanked the priest "and his staff for all they do for the nation," anglicannews.org reports.
Iraq has spent years besieged by an offshoot of the Islamic State that has left its already shrunken population of Christians even further depleted.
Partly in recognition of his efforts to heal the ensuing societal and religious rifts, Father Faiz was named one of the Ministry of Culture's Distinguished Personalities of the Year in 2017.
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