The Leader of Afghanistan’s Catholic Community Longs to Return to the Country

The Leader of Afghanistan’s Catholic Community Longs to Return to the Country



Courtesy photo.

Father Giovanni Scalese, head of the Mission Sui Iuris of Afghanistan, celebrates Palm Sunday Mass in 2019.

Leaving Afghanistan and arriving in Rome on Aug. 25, Father Scalese brought with him a number of Missionaries of Charity and 14 disabled children cared for by the sisters.