The Middle East is gripped by the fear that regional conflict will continue to spill out from the conflict in Iran, says the Apostolic Vicar of Southern Arabia:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MONS. PAOLO MARTINELLI<\/strong> The missile strikes throughout the region have, he says, left the population in shock. Many had never experienced anything like this before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n MONS. PAOLO MARTINELLI<\/strong> Precise figures are not yet known, but the conflict has already resulted in hundreds of deaths and injuries across different countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The airspace over the Middle East has been closed, and military escalations have already begun to affect international markets and the global economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Since Iran is one of the world\u2019s largest oil producers, the most notable economic consequence is of course the rise in oil prices. The Strait of Hormuz, through which nearly 20% of the world\u2019s oil passes, is on constant alert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Middle Eastern Christians are also alert, and even now have an important role to play in the Church at this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n MONS. PAOLO MARTINELLI<\/strong> The Apostolic Vicar shares that the words the pope spoke at the beginning of the conflict have been very important to Christians in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n MONS. PAOLO MARTINELLI<\/strong> They are words that still resonate\u2014not only as words of comfort but as a clarion call to stop the spiral into uncontrollable and tragic violence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Middle East is gripped by the fear that regional conflict will continue to spill out from the conflict in Iran, says the Apostolic Vicar of Southern Arabia: MONS. PAOLO MARTINELLIApostolic Vicar of Southern ArabiaSo the fears we have are the same fears we share with everyone. Above all, that the conflict does not escalate […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":758,"featured_media":87440,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"acf":{"video":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/IV7RwvFfoK4","video_descarga":"https:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/bsituazionecristianiiraneng.mp4","international_url":"https:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/bsituazionecristianiiranint.mp4","type":"bn","newsletter":"si"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87438"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/758"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87438"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87438\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":87444,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87438\/revisions\/87444"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/87440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Apostolic Vicar of Southern Arabia
So the fears we have are the same fears we share with everyone. Above all, that the conflict does not escalate beyond repair.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apostolic Vicar of Southern Arabia
After the attacks began, I immediately wrote a letter to our faithful, inviting them first of all to remain calm, to continue entrusting themselves to the Lord, and above all, to stay united in prayer.<\/em>
Because I believe that feeling isolated, alone, is the most dangerous thing.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apostolic Vicar of Southern Arabia
So the primary way the Church acts is by supporting a deep sense of belonging.
Right now, in various parishes, different groups are organizing the rosary online...It can be more difficult, especially to come to church in the evenings. There may be some fear of going out. But I know that our priests also get involved and make themselves available to lead the prayers. In these ways, which are still ways to maintain connection, we can experience that we are together and not isolated.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apostolic Vicar of Southern Arabia
It is important for us to feel the closeness of the entire Church. The fact that the Pope addressed us with such strong, clear words after Sunday\u2019s Angelus was a great comfort for us<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n