Yet another attack, probably of jihadist origin, carried out during a Holy Mass on the First Sunday of Advent, cannot be ignored. The Italian Government expresses its sympathy for the Christian community in the Philippines, in particular on the island of Mindanao, and strongly denounces the brutal persecution carried out by terrorist organisations whose attacks even take the liturgical calendar into account. The international community must not remain indifferent, it must strongly condemn jihadist terrorism and support Christian minorities forced to live in fear with concrete actions.
[Courtesy translation]