In Rome, priest highlights publications of Iraqi biblical center

Published: 2005-09-16

ROME (CNS) -- Gently touching the books and magazines that were arranged in stacks or colorful fanlike patterns, an Iraqi priest pointed to some past and recent publications coming out of Iraq's only center dedicated to biblical studies. At a Sept. 14-18 international congress in Rome dedicated to sacred Scripture, Syrian-rite Father Pios Zuhair Affas manned a booth to showcase some of the works published by the Biblical Studies Center of Mosul, located in northern Iraq. He proudly flipped through a recent magazine issue and explained they were now printing it on glossy paper instead of "photocopying" on heavy newsprint paper as they did for their earliest issues. "In six years we have published 21 editions of our magazine and seven books all on biblical subjects," he told Catholic News Service Sept. 15.

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