Middle Eastern Christians’ Plight Reveals Bankruptcy of Modernist “Solutions”
Catholic News Agency reports on the situation of Christians in six Middle Eastern countries during 2025, noting “signs of hope” through state initiatives like Egypt’s Holy Family Trail development, Jordan’s Baptism Route pilgrimage sites, and Iraq’s church reconstructions. The article documents persistent challenges including sectarian violence (Syria’s church bombings, West Bank settler attacks), systemic discrimination (Egyptian university exam scheduling), and accelerating emigration reducing Christian populations to 1% in the Holy Land and 4% in Jordan. The Vatican’s canonization of Armenian Bishop Ignatius Maloyan and the Roman pontiff’s Beirut message urging “new attitudes beyond religious divisions” are presented as spiritual responses to regional crises.









