Lebanon's Christians Celebrate Easter Amid Displacement Due to Conflict
Lebanon's Christian community is marking Easter far from their homes due to ongoing conflict between Israeli forces and Hezbollah. The Rev. Maroun Ghafari, originally from the village of Alma al-Shaab, is now preaching from a Beirut suburb. The conflict has resulted in over 1,400 deaths and displaced more than 1 million people, including thousands of Christians. Despite evacuation warnings, many Christian villagers have chosen to remain in their homes, seeking refuge in churches. Patriarch Beshara al-Rai of Lebanon’s Maronite Church has criticized both Hezbollah and Israel for the devastation caused by the war. The displaced Christians are struggling with the loss of their traditional Easter celebrations and the sense of community they had in their ancestral villages. 
