https://freerepublic.com/tag/dianamomeka/ en-us Sat, 9 May 2015 17:52:21 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3288033/posts State Department apparently reverses course on controversial decision. The Iraqi nun who was denied entry to the United States because, apparently, the State Department feared she would illiciltly overstay her visa has finally been granted one. Dominican Sister Diana Momeka will be joining a delegation that includes Yazidi and Turkmen Shia in mid-May. Nina Shea, a religious freedom advocate with the Hudson Institute, confirmed to National Review that Sister Diana will receive a visa. The nun is expected to testify before a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee, Nicholas Frankovich reported. Other details of her itinerary have not yet been set: Last week, American advocates... Aleteia https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3288033/posts#comment Sat, 9 May 2015 17:52:21 GMT