Lebanon Priest’s Death Amid Israel-Hezbollah Fighting Fuels Resolve to Stay Put
QLAYAA, Lebanon — The bells of St. Joseph’s Maronite Catholic Church rang out Wednesday, their sound a somber counterpoint to the drone of an Israeli aircraft overhead, as the village of Qlayaa mourned Father Pierre al-Rahi. The priest, a pillar of this predominantly Christian community in southern Lebanon, was killed Monday after his village was … Read more