New bishop ordained for Baghdad
Dom James Leachman of Ealing Abbey, Br John Hegarty, Brothers of St Gabriel and many Iraqi friends from England, Germany, Sweden and Iraq will attend the episcopal ordination of Mgr Andraos Abouna at St Peter's in Rome today. Mgr Abouna has been priest for the Iraqi communities in England, Sweden and Germany for the past 15 years. He will work as assistant bishop of Baghdad. Fr Leachman writes: 'The present Patriarch is currently sick in hospital. Please pray for him and his people.'