Vatican Cardinal to Catholics: This Year’s Good Friday Collection Vital for Holy Land Christians March 11, 2021 AM 1260 The Rock News Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, in St. Peter’s Square, Oct. 10, 2019. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Cardinal Sandri described 2020 as “a year of trials” for the Christian minority in the Middle East. Post navigation Previous Previous post: Pope Francis in Iraq: ‘A Huge Sign of Hope’ for US Iraqi ChristiansNext Next post: A Lenten Reflection: Moloch Has an ‘Off’ Switch