Presentation | Precious in My Eyes: The Church's Ministry to Suffering Christians
Join the Blessed Michael McGivney Pilgrimage Center for this onsite or online program with two priests who have experienced religious persecution in their homelands. Access the online version at https://www.michaelmcgivneycenter.org/events/
Father Salar Kajo is a priest of the Chaldean Catholic Diocese of Alqosh in Iraq. He was ordained in 2007 and, in 2015, earned a PhD from the Pontifical Oriental Institute in Rome. Father Salar has been a professor at the Eastern Pontifical Institute in Rome as well as the Pontifical College of Babylon for Philosophy and Theology in Iraq. He is currently a research scholar in the Department of Theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio.
Father John Hayi Ferdinand was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Yola in Nigeria, in 2010. He served in parish ministry and diocesan health coordinator as well as a chaplain to various Catholic organizations. Father Ferdinand has been an advocate for peace, engaging in dialogue with area Muslims and the local government. He is pursuing a Master of Arts degree in Christian Ministry at Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio.
This program is being held in conjunction with McGivney Pilgrimage Center’s current temporary exhibition “Among the Persecuted and Displaced: Photographs from Iraq & Nigeria.” The exhibition is open Wednesday through Sunday from 10am to 4pm with free parking and admission through September 7, 2025. Learn more about the exhibition at https://www.michaelmcgivneycenter.org/exhibits/among-the-persecuted-and-displaced/