Sr. Maria Hanna, an Iraqi Dominican Sister of St Catherine of Siena has been named one of the Outstanding Catholic Leaders of the Year 2014 by Our Sunday Visitors Newsweekly.

This is in recognition of her role in saving many Iraqi Christians and minorities during the darkest days of the ISIS invasion of Iraq.

The rest of the Dominican Family continue to give their support and journey with the Iraqi Sisters in prayer. At the dawn of this New Year a delegation of 3 Sisters from the Dominican Sisters Conference, USA are presently visiting the Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena in Iraq in solidarity and to aid their efforts. Let us continue to pray for the success of that visit and for continued courage and perseverance.

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