Smoke rises from a village in Lebanon as seen from northern Israel, March 16, 2026, following an Israeli airstrike amid escalation in aerial attacks between Hezbollah and Israel as the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran continues. (OSV News photo/Shir Torem, Reuters)
As Iran and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon continue to attack in response, people in the Holy Land, especially Christians, are living in a terrible present and an uncertain future.
The Vatican Press Office said that on March 16, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called Pope Leo XIV in the morning to talk about "the worrying developments in the conflict in the Middle East and the living conditions of the Palestinian people".
During the conversation, "the Holy Father reaffirmed the Holy See's commitment to achieving peace through political and diplomatic dialogue, as well as through full respect for international law."
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