The Catholic Center for Studies and Media, Jordan, published a report entitled “The Christians of Middle East Face Regional Conflicts and Terrorist Attacks”.

The report stated that numbers of Christians are dwindling amid conflict and jihadist attacks, for Pope Francis expressed his concern that Christians might eventually disappear after they took root in this region since the spread of Christianity.

According to Cardinal Kurt Koch, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, the percentage of the Christians in the Middle East fell down from 20% before World War I to 4%.