On Thursday, February 1, 2024, at 7:00 p.m., a Mass of Reparation will be celebrated at the Church of the Nativity of Our Lady, located in the Büyükdere neighborhood of the Sarıyer district in İstanbul, Turkey. On Sunday January 28, 2024, the church, which is officiated by the Friars Minor Conventual, was the site of a terrible act of violence and desecration.
A new altar will be consecrated during the Mass of Reparation and prayers will be offered for the soul of the deceased Tuncer CIHAL, aged 52, who was killed on the aforementioned occasion.
The Mass will be presided over by the Most Reverend Marek SOLCZYŃSKI, Apostolic Nuncio to Turkey and the Most Reverend Massimiliano PALINURO, Apostolic Vicar for the Catholic community of Istanbul.
We offer our prayerful support to this community of confreres and faithful, and we pray to God for the gift of peace in this part of the world.
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