Israeli bombings in Lebanon are killing civilians, damaging communities, and fueling “an environment of hatred and revenge,” a Franciscan friar in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, has warned, according to Vatican News.
As renewed conflict continues to escalate in southern Lebanon, the country’s Foreign Minister has appealed to the Holy See for diplomatic support to preserve the Christian presence in border villages near Israel, Vatican News reports.
A Maronite priest was killed on March 9 in the mountainous village of Qlayaa, Lebanon, while assisting parishioners whose home had been struck by an Israeli tank, according to Lebanese media reports and Vatican News.
