Exhibit: Among the Persecuted and Displaced- Photographs from Iraq and Nigeria

Exhibition open Wednesday through Sunday from 10am to
4pm with free parking and admission EXCEPT Friday, April 18 (Good Friday); Saturday, April 19 (Holy Saturday);
Sunday, April 20 (Easter); Saturday, June 7; and Friday, July 4 (Independence Day). 

Separated by 2,781 miles and on two different
continents, Iraqi and Nigerian Christians share similar stories of persecution.
From 2014-2018, portions of Northern Iraq were under the control of the militant group Islamic State of Iraq
and Syria (ISIS), and many religious minorities, including Christians,
experienced persecution and violence as a result. In the northern and central
portions of Nigeria, violence towards Christians and other minority groups has
also increased in recent years at the hands of Boko Haram and other
groups. 

The Blessed Michael McGivney Pilgrimage Center is honored
to share the stories of those displaced in Iraq and Nigeria through Among
the Persecuted and Displaced — a collection of photographs taken by Stephen
Rasche. The Knights of Columbus has sponsored some of Rasche’s work in both
countries, bringing to light the atrocities inflicted on those persecuted for
their faith.