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December 8, 2016

'Unbelievable' – Persecuted Christian bishops denied UK visas

Syriac Orthodox Archbishop Selwanos Boutros Alnemeh, left, Iraq's Archbishop Timothius Mousa Shamani and Archbishop Nicodemus Daoud Sharaf

LONDON, England – U.K. officials drew strong criticism for denying visas to Middle East bishops from regions that have suffered Islamic State group persecution, preventing them from attending a cathedral consecration.

Published in International