Exiled Iraqi Christians Celebrate Faith, Culture in Ohio

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Thousands of Iraqi Chaldean Catholics and other pilgrims converge on the National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation in Carey, Ohio, for a vigil and processio...

War and terrorism have caused over a hundred thousand Iraqi Christians to flee from their homeland. But they have found consolation by celebrating their faith and culture in the unlikely small town of Carey, Ohio. The town is home to a shrine dedicated to the Virgin Mary, and welcomed about 5,000 pilgrims, mostly Iraqi Christians, for a candlelight procession and Mass on August 14.

Video created for Catholic News Service. Read the full story here.

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