24 - Sr Anna prays with children displaced from southern Lebanon at a convent in Harrisa, Lebanon, May 25, 2026. As fighting between Israel and Hezbollah continues and Lebanon’s economic crisis deepens, many Christians in the land of cedars no longer believe they have a future in the region. Photo: OSV News/Michal Banach, courtesy ACN. Bishop Iyad Akram Twal, auxiliary bishop of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, said Christians face an increasingly precarious situation in the Middle East. War, economic instability, and continued emigration are placing increasing pressure on the Christian presence in the region, driving a significant decline in communities across the Holy Land and neighboring countries, Twal said…
