Three MPs joined a Catholic charity’s project trip to see the situation of refugees in Erbil, northern Iraq, who are being cared for by the Church.
The visit, organised by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), included visits to camps for displaced families and meetings with high-ranking prelates and government officials. They also attended an ordination ceremony.
Jim Shannon MP for Strangford, and chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for International Freedom of Religion or Belief, said: “It was illuminating, it was heartening, it was humbling.
