Cardinal Delly remembered for his devotion to Iraqis during war
The prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, Cardinal Fernando Filoni, has sent a message of condolence to His Beatitude Raphael Louis Sako I, Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans, following the death of his predecessor, Cardinal Emmanuel III Delly. Cardinal Filoni recalled having lived with Patriarch Delly in Baghdad and Rome. “I […]The prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, Cardinal Fernando Filoni, has sent a message of condolence to His Beatitude Raphael Louis Sako I, Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans, following the death of his predecessor, Cardinal Emmanuel III Delly.
Cardinal Filoni recalled having lived with Patriarch Delly in Baghdad and Rome. “I remember the human and fraternal manner he welcomed me every time we met, the closeness and tribulations for the beloved country Iraq, the concerns for our Christians, hopes for the Chaldean Church."
