The Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul have donated €1100 to Fr. Douglas Youssif Bazi, for the Iraqi refugee Christians in Erbil in Northern Iraq.

The money was raised by the Grand Chapter of Melbourne, the Grand Chapter of Vienna in Austria, the Grand Chapter of Malta, the Grand Master Peter Paul Portelli, the family of Chev. Eddie Vella and others.

Chevalier Eddie Vella, President of the Grand Chapter of Malta, made the presentation on behalf of the Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul, at the end of the Pontifical Mass in the Basilica of St. Peter & St. Paul in Nadur, Gozo, on Monday.

The Archpriest of the parish of St. Peter and St. Paul, the Rev Mgr. Jimmy Xerri had identified Fr Douglas Youssif, an Iraqi priest from Erbil in Kurdish-governed north-eastern Iraq. He has seen thousands of Christian refugees arrive over the last few months, with many relying on the church for sanctuary.

Photograph by Mario Muscat

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