http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx ONE-TO-ONE is a group weblog by the worldwide staff of Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA). Here, we hope to spread the word about the work of our agency, share news about what is happening in the regions we serve, engage readers in thoughtful dialogue, and offer inspiring glimpses into the world of CNEWA. en-us Fri, 24 May 2013 14:52:48 EST Fri, 24 May 2013 14:52:48 EST web@cnewa.org (Gabi Gaibor) http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1125 An Iraqi Dominican sister of St. Catherine of Siena administers a checkup to a pregnant, 18-year-old Palestinian refugee at the Mother of Mercy Clinic in Zerqa, Jordan. (photo: Nader Daoud) Fri, 24 May 2013 11:44:45 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1125 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1124 Stories of interest for the day. Fri, 24 May 2013 11:01:09 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1124 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1122 On May 22, the Canadian Council of Churches, whose 24 members include the episcopal conference of Canadian Catholic bishops. Thu, 23 May 2013 16:31:28 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1122 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1123 A shepherd watches over her flock in Noraduze cemetery, near Sevan, Armenia. (photo: Armineh Johannes) Thu, 23 May 2013 16:25:27 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1123 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1121 Stories of interest for the day. Thu, 23 May 2013 11:18:21 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1121 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1120 Novices of the Bethany community pray in their chapel near Kottayam, India. (photo: Sean Sprague) Wed, 22 May 2013 16:15:05 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1120 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1119 Stories of interest for the day. Wed, 22 May 2013 12:19:40 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1119 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1118 In the current issue of ONE, Msgr. John E. Kozar reflects on the importance of religious sisters. Tue, 21 May 2013 12:20:13 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1118 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1117 Stories of interest for the day. Tue, 21 May 2013 11:07:36 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1117 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1116 CNEWA’s president, Msgr. John E. Kozar, is the subject of a comprehensive interview by Basilian Father Thomas Rosica of Canada’s Catholic television network, Salt+Light. Mon, 20 May 2013 14:20:14 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1116 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1115 In the Spring 2013 issue of ONE, journalist Don Duncan writes about Syrian refugees settling in Lebanon. Below, he offers some further reflections. Mon, 20 May 2013 11:50:33 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1115 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1114 One of the important works of CNEWA is spotlighted in the Spring 2013 issue of ONE, which looks at youth centers in Palestine. Mon, 20 May 2013 11:16:45 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1114 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1113 Stories of interest for the day. Fri, 17 May 2013 16:00:33 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1113 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1112 An old friend dropped by the office today: Sister Eliseea Papacioc, a Romanian Orthodox nun and world-renowned iconographer. Fri, 17 May 2013 14:24:13 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1112 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1111 Students participate in class at St. Jean Baptiste De La Salle Catholic School. (photo: Peter Lemieux) Fri, 17 May 2013 13:14:09 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1111 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1110 Stories of interest for the day. Fri, 17 May 2013 11:30:16 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1110 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1109 Parishioners sing a hymn during evening Mass in the Church of Sts. Simeon and Anne in Jerusalem. (photo: CNS/Paul Haring) Thu, 16 May 2013 12:10:38 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1109 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1108 Stories of interest for the day. Thu, 16 May 2013 12:09:59 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1108 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1105 With the crisis in Syria growing worse by the day, one beacon of hope remains the CNEWA-supported Italian Hospital in nearby Kerak, Jordan. Recently, Asia News profiled the hospital and the Comboni sisters who run it. Wed, 15 May 2013 11:46:22 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1105 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1107 In an unprecedented event on 12 May 2013, the second Sunday after Pascha, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrated the Divine Liturgy in Beijing. (photo: The Russian Orthodox Church) Wed, 15 May 2013 10:44:36 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1107 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1106 Stories of interest for the day. Wed, 15 May 2013 10:44:12 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1106 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1104 Sami El-Yousef, CNEWA's regional director for Palestine and Israel, paid a visit to Gaza from 22-24 April. An excerpt of his report follows. Tue, 14 May 2013 12:03:18 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1104 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1103 Today, the Vatican announced this coming Sunday, 19 May, Cardinal Cleemis Mar Baselios, major archbishop of the Syro-Malankara Church, will take possession of his titular church in Rome, St. Gregory VII al Gelsomino. (photo: John E. Kozar) Tue, 14 May 2013 12:02:52 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1103 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1102 Stories of interest for the day. Tue, 14 May 2013 11:55:52 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1102 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1101 Jerusalem’s highest ranking Christian clerics — Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant — issued a statement yesterday. Mon, 13 May 2013 15:04:03 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1101 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1100 In the Spring issue of ONE, writer-photographer Cory Eldridge profiles Christians who have fled Iraq to try and start over in Jordan. Mon, 13 May 2013 13:09:53 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1100 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1099 Stories of interest for the day. Mon, 13 May 2013 10:23:31 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1099 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1098 Roma musicians perform during a Roma funeral in Hodasz, Hungary. (photo: Balazs Gardi/VII Network) Fri, 10 May 2013 11:46:04 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1098 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1097 Stories of interest for the day. Fri, 10 May 2013 11:40:33 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1097 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1096 After receiving a new zucchetto from a young girl, Pope Francis offers her his old one in exchange after arriving for his weekly audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on 8 May. (photo: CNS/Alessia Giuliani, Catholic Press Photo) Wed, 08 May 2013 12:39:58 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1096 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1095 Stories of interest for the day. Wed, 08 May 2013 11:21:51 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1095 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1094 A little boy looks on in the southern Egyptian village of Qenna, where the church remains the focus of the Christian community. (photo: David Degner) Tue, 07 May 2013 14:27:37 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1094 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1093 Stories of interest for the day. Tue, 07 May 2013 14:21:55 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1093 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1092 Yesterday, Christian churches that follow the Julian (Eastern) calendar marked Easter. Mon, 06 May 2013 11:54:45 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1092 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1091 Stories of interest for the day. Mon, 06 May 2013 11:21:10 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1091 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1090 The Spring 2013 edition of ONE is now available online, and will hit mailboxes soon. Fri, 03 May 2013 15:44:10 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1090 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1089 Haghia Sophia is known the world over for its complex and beautiful domed architecture. In this photo, a fish-eye lens lends a sense of scale to the structure. (photo: Ilene Perlman) Fri, 03 May 2013 10:45:37 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1089 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1088 Stories of interest for the day. Fri, 03 May 2013 10:10:23 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1088 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1087 The helicopter carrying Pope Benedict XVI passes the dome of St. Peter's Basilica as the retired pope returns to the Vatican on 2 May. The pope will live in a monastery in the Vatican Gardens. (photo: CNS/Paul Haring) Thu, 02 May 2013 12:26:59 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1087 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1086 Stories of interest for the day. Thu, 02 May 2013 10:47:27 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1086 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1085 Rev. Elias Mallon discusses the Israeli separation wall's encroachment into the Cremisan Valley. Wed, 01 May 2013 13:38:58 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1085 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1084 May is traditionally the month Catholics devote to Mary. The image above from 2010 shows a statue of the Virgin Mary which graces the Chaldean Church of the Mother of God in Southfield, near Detroit. (photo: Fabrizio Costantini) Wed, 01 May 2013 13:23:09 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1084 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1083 An Italian news site this week takes a look at a group of Trappist nuns who have established a monastery in Syria -- and, despite the violence and war around them, are determined to stay. Wed, 01 May 2013 13:16:43 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1083 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1082 Stories of interest for the day. Wed, 01 May 2013 11:12:35 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1082 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1081 A boy receives Communion at an Ethiopian Orthodox church in Temple Hills, Maryland. (photo: Erin Edwards) Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:35:35 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1081 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1080 Stories of interest for the day. Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:20:52 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1080 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1078 On 15 April, CNEWA Canada joined with the office of Senator Anne C. Cools to organize a special event in Ottawa highlighting the situation of Christian communities in the Holy Land. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:23:34 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1078 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1079 Camels rest beside the road to Petra. (photo: Christian Molidor, R.S.M.) Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:18:27 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1079 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1077 Stories of interest for the day. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:34:25 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1077 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1076 In Eritrea, a young Orthodox monk — wearing a modern digital watch — chants from an ancient manuscript. Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:13:03 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1076 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1075 Stories of interest for the day. Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:10:20 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1075 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1073 In 2004, writer Marlin Dick and photographer Armineh Johannes spent a week in the Houran capturing the lives of these Christians who tilled the same soil as their Roman ancestors, inhabited Roman houses and worshiped in ancient Byzantine churches. Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:25:52 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1073 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1074 This past March marked the tenth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:57:09 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1074 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1072 Aleena Gichie discusses the important work performed by women in CNEWA's world. Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:20:42 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1072 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1071 Stories of interest for the day. Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:35:07 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1071 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1070 Catechism and Bible study are priorities for Indian-American Christian communities. (photo: Maria Bastone) Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:02:08 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1070 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1069 Stories of interest for the day. Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:48:50 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1069 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1068 At the Vatican today, Pope Francis celebrated Mass for the Feast of St. George, for whom he was named. Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:18:50 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1068 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1067 Stories of interest for the day. Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:33:44 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1067 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1066 News from Syria and its Christian minority continues to deteriorate. Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:42:25 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1066 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1065 Stories of interest for the day. Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:27:43 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1065 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1064 A Kisti girl dances a Chechen dance during an exhibition of Chechen-Kisti culture. (photo: Justyna Mielkikiewicz) Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:40:31 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1064 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1063 Stories of interest for the day. Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:34:39 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1063 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1062 It's not every day you meet real life heroes. But I'd like to tell you about some I've met in my travels. Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:40:52 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1062 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1061 An elderly couple dance at an event organized by a local social club in the Slovak village of Jakubany. (photo: Andrej Bán) Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:07:53 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1061 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1060 Stories of interest for the day. Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:02:05 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1060 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1059 Sisters who belong to India's Daughters of St. Thomas process at the beginning of the liturgy at their novitiate near Palai. Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:12:06 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1059 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1058 Stories of interest for the day. Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:53:29 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1058 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1057 People comfort each other after explosions went off at the Boston Marathon on 15 April. (photo: CNS/Jessica Rinaldi, Reuters) Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:58:22 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1057 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1056 Stories of interest for the day. Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:51:44 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1056 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1055 An Egyptian girl wants a closer look at Verbo Encarnado Sister Maria de la Santa Faz. (photo: Mohammed El-Dakhakhny) Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:51:02 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1055 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1054 Stories of interest for the day. Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:45:31 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1054 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1053 Palestinian children look out from the window of their home in Dheisheh refugee camp. (photo: Steve Sabella) Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:21:07 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1053 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1052 Stories of interest for the day. Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:56:06 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1052 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1051 Retired priests at St. Joseph’s Home in Chalakudy make time for recreational activities. (photo: Peter Lemieux) Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:20:25 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1051 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1050 The Vatican is taking a closer look at the challenges facing couples from different faiths who marry. Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:16:39 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1050 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1049 Stories of interest for the day. Thu, 11 Apr 2013 09:42:14 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1049 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1048 The Soorp Badarak, or Divine Liturgy, is celebrated daily by the Mekhitarist community of Armenian Catholic monks. (photo: Onnik Krikorian) Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:27:48 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1048 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1047 Stories of interest for the day. Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:35:49 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1047 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1046 The Catholic World Report recently offered a special report on the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem -- an ancient charitable order that has close ties to CNEWA. Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:06:51 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1046 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1045 A young student poses for a picture at a Jesuit-run school in Minya, Upper Egypt. (photo: Sean Sprague) Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:07:44 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1045 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1044 Stories of interest for the day. Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:34:36 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1044 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1043 Metropolitan Jonah Lwanga presides over the Sunday liturgy at St. Nicholas Church. (photo:Tugela Ridley) Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:22:28 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1043 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1042 Stories of interest for the day. Mon, 08 Apr 2013 11:55:17 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1042 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1041 Several years ago, we took a bite out of Lebanon — looking at some of the unique foods of the land of cedars. Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:47:58 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1041 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1040 Stories of interest for the day. Fri, 05 Apr 2013 09:53:34 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1040 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1039 Young Christian mothers look after their children at a home in the village of Deir Azra, Egypt. (photo: Holly Pickett) Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:46:13 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1039 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1038 Stories of interest for the day. Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:54:50 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1038 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1037 Archbishop Francis Chullikatt speaks at an interfaith prayer service at Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Cathedral in Brooklyn on 2 April. (photo: CNEWA) Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:25:50 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1037 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1036 Stories of interest for the day. Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:22:27 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1036 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1035 Pope Francis visits the excavated necropolis below St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on 1 April. (photo: CNS/L'Osservatore Romano via Reuters) Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:16:45 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1035 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1034 The Russian military unveiled an unlikely new weapon in its arsenal this month -- an army of parachuting priests. Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:07:47 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1034 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1033 Stories of interest for the day. Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:55:44 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1033 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1032 In the embedded video, CNEWA's external affairs officer, Rev. Elias Mallon, S.A., Ph.D., discusses the significance of Easter and Passover, and of their proximity to one another. Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:29:17 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1032 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1031 In this image from Holy Week in 2009, Christians pray at the Stone of Unction, believed to be the place where the body of Jesus was prepared for burial, in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem. (photo: CNS/Yannis Behrakis, Reuters) Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:10:41 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1031 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1030 Stories of interest for the day. Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:06:47 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1030 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1029 A child prays during liturgy in Santhithadam, India. (photo: Sean Sprague) Wed, 27 Mar 2013 09:59:29 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1029 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1028 Stories of interest for the day. Wed, 27 Mar 2013 09:49:42 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1028 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1027 CNEWA President Msgr. John E. Kozar discusses the churches and people of the Middle East, and asks that we all consider sharing a sign of hope. Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:36:08 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1027 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1026 Jesus falls the first time, the third Station of the Cross, is depicted in the prayer book for the Way of the Cross service on Good Friday at Rome's Colosseum. (image: CNS) Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:58:07 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1026 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1025 Stories of interest for the day. Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:50:58 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1025 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1024 Catholic News Agency profiled some of the urgent work CNEWA is doing right now, particularly in the Middle East. Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:54:32 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1024 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1023 Matzo and drops of wine are seen on a plate at a Seder table. The Jewish ritual feast is celebrated during Passover, the commemoration of the deliverance of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery. (photo: CNS/Nancy Phelan Wiechec) Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:03:45 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1023 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1022 Stories of interest for the day. Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:31:51 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1022 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1020 Pope Francis this morning met with nearly 200 members of the diplomatic corps, and spoke powerfully and poignantly about the church's mission in the world. Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:12:54 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1020 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1021 Megan Knighton, a charitable giving advisor for CNEWA, shares some of the agency's successes in improving the lives of mothers and infants. Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:24:31 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1021 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1019 Ethiopian children gather on a rural hillside. (photo: Christian Molidor, R.S.M.) Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:23:30 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1019 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1018 Stories of interest for the day. Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:20:38 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1018 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1017 Pope Francis leads a meeting with religious leaders at the Vatican on 20 March. (photo: CNS/L'Osservatore Romano via Reuters) Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:17:14 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1017 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1016 Stories of interest for the day. Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:04:39 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1016 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1015 "The ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople has invited Pope Francis to travel with him to the Holy Land next year to mark the 50th anniversary of the embrace between Patriarch Athenagoras and Paul VI, the pioneers of Catholic-Orthodox dialogue." Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:10:48 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1015 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1014 Pope Francis blesses the camera of Argentine presidential photographer Victor Bugge before his meeting with Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner at the Vatican on 18 March.(photo: CNS/Argentine presidency handout via Reuters) Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:47:34 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1014 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1013 Stories of interest for the day. Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:42:52 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1013 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1012 Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople walks with Bishop Brian Farrell, secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, after attending Pope Francis' inaugural Mass in St. Peter's Square. (photo: CNS/Paul Haring) Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:53:28 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1012 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1011 Stories of interest for the day. Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:05:47 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1011 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1010 Rev. Elias Mallon discusses the prognostication and symbolic analysis surrounding the new pope. Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:27:19 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1010 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1009 Women hold candles and pictures of newly elected Pope Francis during a Mass of thanksgiving in his honor at a church in Kolkata, India, on 17 March. (photo: CNS /Rupak De Chowdhuri, Reuters) Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:20:46 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1009 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1008 Stories of interest for the day. Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:14:28 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1008 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1007 Pope Francis addresses the College of Cardinals in the Vatican's Clementine Hall on 15 March. (photo: CNS/L'Osservatore Romano) Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:59:12 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1007 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1006 Stories of interest for the day. Fri, 15 Mar 2013 11:17:24 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1006 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1005 A sand sculpture of the newly-elected Pope Francis, created by Indian artist Sudarshan Patnaik, adorns a beach in Puri, India, on 14 March. (photo: CNS/Reuters) Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:09:42 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1005 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1004 Stories of interest for the day. Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:05:37 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1004 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1003 Newly elected Pope Francis I, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, greets the crowd from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica. (photo: CNS/Paul Haring) Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:16:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1003 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1002 Bradley H. Kerr extends an offer: a booklet containing the Way of the Cross prayer and meditations composed by Pope Benedict XVI. Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:16:50 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1002 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1001 Stories of interest for the day. Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:37:11 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1001 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1000 Bradley H. Kerr shares an update on the status of the people of Syria and how CNEWA is working to provide assistance. Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:22:07 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=1000 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=999 Huddled in the rain, people in St. Peter's Square watch on a large television monitor as cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel to begin the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Benedict XVI on 12 March. (photo: CNS/Stefano Rellandini, Reuters) Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:31:23 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=999 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=998 Stories of interest for the day. Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:58:44 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=998 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=997 In 2003, we took readers to a community in southwestern India caring for the poor and sick, where people were finding a new home with a new family. Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:31:47 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=997 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=996 Stories of interest for the day. Mon, 11 Mar 2013 10:23:22 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=996 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=995 Workers cover the floor of the Vatican's Sistine Chapel on 8 March in preparation for the papal conclave. Cardinal electors assembled in Rome will begin voting for the next pope 12 March. (photo: CNS/L'Osservatore Romano) Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:56:28 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=995 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=994 Stories of interest for the day. Fri, 08 Mar 2013 11:49:28 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=994 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=993 In Ohrid, Macedonia, a priest takes to the streets, blessing the faithful with holy water. (photo: Sean Sprague) Thu, 07 Mar 2013 11:40:35 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=993 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=992 Stories of interest for the day. Thu, 07 Mar 2013 11:21:32 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=992 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=991 Patriarch Louis Sako of Baghdad stands with his crosier after being enthroned as the new head of the Chaldean Church. (photo: CNS/Saad Shalash, Reuters) Wed, 06 Mar 2013 12:24:44 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=991 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=990 Stories of interest for the day. Wed, 06 Mar 2013 12:17:56 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=990 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=988 The stovepipe that carries the smoke from burning conclave ballots and documents is seen in the Sistine Chapel after it was made ready for the 2005 conclave. (photo: CNS) Tue, 05 Mar 2013 12:07:12 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=988 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=987 Stories of interest for the day. Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:55:50 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=987 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=986 If you really want a longer life, I have the secret for you: Annuities. Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:52:43 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=986 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=985 Cardinals attend a meeting at the synod hall in the Vatican on 4 March. Mon, 04 Mar 2013 11:20:15 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=985 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=984 Stories of interest for the day. Mon, 04 Mar 2013 10:41:16 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=984 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=983 Workers remove the banner with Pope Benedict XVI's coat of arms after the pope's final public appearence as pope in the town square in Castel Gandolfo on 28 February (photo: CNS/Paul Haring) Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:20:26 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=983 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=982 Stories of interest for the day. Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:06:48 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=982 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=981 Pope Benedict XVI addresses the College of Cardinals at the Vatican on 28 February, the final day of his papacy. (photo: CNS/L'Osservatore Romano via Reuters) Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:20:53 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=981 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=980 Stories of interest for the day. Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:43:32 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=980 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=979 Brad H. Kerr reflects on the Akathistos Hymn. Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:29:12 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=979 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=978 igns salute Pope Benedict XVI with words of gratitude as he arrives to lead his final general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on 27 February. (photo: CNS/Paul Haring) Wed, 27 Feb 2013 11:10:50 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=978 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=977 Stories of interest for the day. Wed, 27 Feb 2013 11:05:56 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=977 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=975 In this image from 2008, Pope Benedict XVI and Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, left, stand in front of the tomb of St. Peter in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. (photo: CNS photo/L' Osservatore Romano via Reuters) Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:56:09 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=975 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=974 Stories of interest for the day. Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:28:36 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=974 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=973 In October of 2011, Pope Benedict made a pilgrimage to Assisi to meet with other religious leaders and mark the 25th anniversary of the first interfaith gathering for peace. Mon, 25 Feb 2013 10:45:32 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=973 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=972 Stories of interest for the day. Mon, 25 Feb 2013 09:27:52 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=972 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=971 Cristina Tortalla, CNEWA's coordinator of corporate matching gifts, shares some facts about her specialty. Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:43:28 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=971 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=970 In this image from 2009, Pope Benedict XVI prays inside the Church of the Holy Sepulcher at the spot that marks the traditional site of the crucifixion at Golgatha. T(photo: CNS/Yannis Behrakis, Reuters) Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:23:02 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=970 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=969 Stories of interest for the day. Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:05:24 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=969 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=968 Pope Benedict XVI presents a red hat to Syro-Malankara Cardinal Baselios Mar Cleemis of Trivandrum, India, during a consistory in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on 24 November. (photo: CNS/Paul Haring) Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:42:09 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=968 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=967 Stories of interest for the day. Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:37:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=967 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=966 It’s one week after Ash Wednesday. How is your Lent going? Wed, 20 Feb 2013 12:13:55 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=966 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=965 In this image from 2010, Pope Benedict XVI visits Rome's main synagogue on 17 January. Wed, 20 Feb 2013 11:16:07 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=965 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=964 Stories of interest for the day. Wed, 20 Feb 2013 09:43:57 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=964 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=963 This morning, Catholic News Service released the brief video on the conclave that will select the next pope. Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:27:31 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=963 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=962 Pope Benedict XVI and Mustafa Cagrici, the grand mufti of Istanbul, pray in the Blue Mosque in Istanbul. (photo: CNS/Patrick Hertzog, Pool via Reuters) Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:05:57 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=962 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=961 Stories of interest for the day. Tue, 19 Feb 2013 11:50:20 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=961 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=960 Father Elias Mallon shares some little-known details of papal elections through history. Fri, 15 Feb 2013 11:21:53 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=960 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=959 Pope Benedict XVI takes in the panoramic view from Mount Nebo in Madaba, Jordan. The place where Moses glimpsed the Promised Land before dying is marked by a modern sculpture of the prophet's serpentine staff. (photo: CNS/Ali Jarekji, Reuters) Fri, 15 Feb 2013 11:10:48 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=959 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=958 Stories of interest for the day. Fri, 15 Feb 2013 10:49:43 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=958 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=957 Pope Benedict XVI prays at the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site, in the Old City of Jerusalem on 12 May 2009. (photo: CNS/Catholic Press Photo) Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:07:51 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=957 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=956 Stories of interest for the day. Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:01:30 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=956 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=955 Msgr. Kozar reflects on the papal resignation. Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:18:44 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=955 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=954 Msgr. Kozar shares some thoughts on Lent. Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:36:07 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=954 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=953 Pope Benedict XVI receives ashes from Cardinal Angelo Comastri, archpriest of St. Peter's Basilica, during Ash Wednesday Mass at the Vatican on 13 February. (photo: CNS/Paul Haring) Wed, 13 Feb 2013 13:22:21 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=953 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=952 Stories of interest for the day. Wed, 13 Feb 2013 11:26:42 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=952 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=951 Pope Benedict XVI's historic announcement yesterday, the world has been asking a lot of questions about what the days ahead will bring. Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:52:37 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=951 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=950 Pope Benedict XVI is welcomed to Bkerke, Lebanon, by Maronite Patriarch Bechara Peter. (photo: John E. Kozar) Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:09:54 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=950 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=949 Stories of interest for the day. Tue, 12 Feb 2013 11:47:04 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=949 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=948 CNEWA’s President Msgr. John E. Kozar shares a moment with Pope Benedict XVI. Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:11:05 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=948 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=947 Pope Benedict XVI on Monday said he will resign the papal office on 28 February. Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:12:41 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=947 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=946 Parishioners, clutching rosaries, attend a liturgy in the Catholic village of Azadan. (photo: Armineh Johannes) Fri, 08 Feb 2013 11:06:25 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=946 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=945 Stories of interest for the day. Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:59:11 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=945 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=944 Major gifts officer Bob Pape shares an anecdote of a strikingly selfless donor. Thu, 07 Feb 2013 12:43:11 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=944 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=943 The girls being cared for at St. Joseph's in Kerala look forward to a brighter future. (photo: Cody Christopulos) Thu, 07 Feb 2013 11:36:07 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=943 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=942 Stories of interest for the day. Thu, 07 Feb 2013 11:28:49 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=942 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=941 Cooks attend Pope Benedict XVI's general audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican on 6 February. (photo: CNS/Paul Haring) Wed, 06 Feb 2013 11:47:34 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=941 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=940 Stories of interest for the day. Wed, 06 Feb 2013 11:29:21 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=940 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=939 Don Duncan shares Lebanese recipes involving pomegranates. Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:49:51 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=939 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=938 Father Edison visits with one of the parishioners in a nearby village. (photo: Cody Christopulos) Tue, 05 Feb 2013 11:31:34 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=938 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=937 Stories of interest for the day. Tue, 05 Feb 2013 11:15:03 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=937 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=936 In 2002, we paid a visit to a convent in Russia, where young women were doing what they have done for centuries. Mon, 04 Feb 2013 10:18:09 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=936 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=935 Stories of interest for the day. Mon, 04 Feb 2013 09:49:16 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=935 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=934 Days after asking Cardinal Bechara Peter Rai to prepare the Way of the Cross for Rome’s Coliseum on Good Friday, Pope Benedict XVI announced the cardinal’s assignments to the Roman Curia. Fri, 01 Feb 2013 12:02:24 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=934 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=933 In 2004, we looked at one of those, a center catering to the needs of isolated Christians in Egypt’s western desert. Fri, 01 Feb 2013 10:28:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=933 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=932 Stories of interest for the day. Fri, 01 Feb 2013 09:44:54 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=932 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=931 In this image from 2003, a sick mother in Ethiopia holds her child. (photo: Peter Lemieux) Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:24:28 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=931 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=930 Stories of interest for the day. Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:25:32 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=930 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=929 Father Volodymyr Havrylenko blesses a traditional Ukrainian meal before eating with his wife, Halia, and two daughters, Oksanka and Sofika, at their home in Yavoriv, a town eight miles from the Polish border. (photo: Petro Didula) Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:41:52 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=929 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=928 Stories of interest for the day. Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:33:26 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=928 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=927 A roundup of CNEWA's recent media coverage. Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:57:22 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=927 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=926 A few years ago, we took a look at a particularly interesting demographic in the Holy Land: Jews who had moved to Israel from Ethiopia. Tue, 29 Jan 2013 11:56:46 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=926 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=925 Maronite Patriarch Bechara Peter will be composing the text for the Way of the Cross, which is prayed in the Roman Coliseum on Good Friday. Tue, 29 Jan 2013 11:48:29 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=925 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=924 Stories of interest for the day. Tue, 29 Jan 2013 11:35:57 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=924 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=923 Father Douglas May grew up in a small town near Buffalo, New York, but now serves as a Maryknoll missionary in Cairo. Mon, 28 Jan 2013 12:47:30 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=923 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=922 Anyone who thinks Australia is just kangaroos and koala bears should check out Sean Sprague’s profile of the continent’s diverse religions from 2007. Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:19:17 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=922 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=921 Stories of interest for the day. Mon, 28 Jan 2013 09:20:28 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=921 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=920 Father Elias Mallon shares details about the Oriental Orthodox churches. Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:55:45 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=920 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=919 Father Mezo hears confessions at Protection of the Virgin Mary Church in Nyírascád, Hungary (photo: Balazs Gardi) Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:33:56 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=919 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=918 Stories of interest for the day. Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:26:29 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=918 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=917 Writer Don Duncan shares a scene from Violette Elias's farm in northern Lebanon. Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:00:21 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=917 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=916 One of the many ancient manuscripts found in Debra Zion. (photo: Sean Sprague) Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:03:42 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=916 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=915 Stories of interest for the day. Thu, 24 Jan 2013 11:43:38 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=915 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=914 A local woodcarver sits outside his home in Kosmach. (photo: Petro Didula) Wed, 23 Jan 2013 11:56:13 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=914 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=913 Stories of interest for the day. Wed, 23 Jan 2013 11:13:52 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=913 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=912 Eastern Christians who follow the Julian calendar celebrated the feast of Theophany, commemorating the baptism of Jesus. Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:32:54 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=912 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=911 Four years ago, we took readers to Armenia, for a glimpse at some of the challenges facing many of the elderly. Tue, 22 Jan 2013 11:46:48 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=911 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=910 Stories of interest for the day. Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:02:22 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=910 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=909 Carl Hétu describes the recent reception CNEWA co-hosted in Italy. Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:44:19 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=909 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=908 Today begins the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Here are five quotes to consider during this time of ecumenical intentions. Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:14:27 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=908 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=907 Iconographer Eliseea Papacioc works on an icon in her studio in the village of Bradetu, Romania. (photo: Andreea Câmpeanu) Fri, 18 Jan 2013 10:00:51 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=907 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=906 Stories of interest for the day. Fri, 18 Jan 2013 09:53:41 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=906 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=905 Violette Elias squeezes pomegranates to make molasses at her orchard in Kafarchakna. (photo: Dalia Khamissy) Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:56:28 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=905 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=904 Stories of interest for the day. Thu, 17 Jan 2013 12:41:32 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=904 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=903 Father John Ariekal leads a congregation of Dalits in Pappala in prayer. (photo: Peter Lemieux) Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:37:30 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=903 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=902 Stories of interest for the day. Tue, 15 Jan 2013 10:44:41 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=902 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=901 Last year, we visited the Christians of Jordan’s Kerak plateau, and found a resilient group of people held together by faith. Mon, 14 Jan 2013 11:02:53 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=901 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=900 Stories of interest for the day. Mon, 14 Jan 2013 09:14:07 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=900 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=899 Pentarchy, after the Greek for "five leaders," refers to the five patriarchates in the early church. Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:18:08 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=899 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=898 Students at the Don Bosco institute practice welding in the Rod el Farag neighborhood of Cairo, Egypt, on 12 November 2008. (photo: Shawn Baldwin) Fri, 11 Jan 2013 12:20:38 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=898 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=897 Stories of interest for the day. Fri, 11 Jan 2013 11:02:37 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=897 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=896 Today, a good friend of CNEWA, Maronite Father Marwan Tabet, was named bishop of the eparchy of Saint-Maron de Montreal of the Maronites by Pope Benedict XVI. Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:18:07 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=896 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=895 Photos from the unusual snowy weather in the Holy Land Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:16:05 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=895 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=894 At St. Sava’s dance classes, students wear opanak, traditional Serbian shoes. (photo: Andy Spyra) Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:45:59 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=894 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=893 Stories of interest for the day. Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:26:13 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=893 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=892 A Ukrainian Greek Catholic priest administers Communion outside the Basilian monastery in Krekhiv, north of Lviv. (photo: Petro Didula) Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:36:27 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=892 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=891 After 700 years buried under 18 feet of mud from the rampaging Myros River, archaeologists find the city of Myra remarkably well preserved. Wed, 09 Jan 2013 11:21:16 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=891 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=890 Stories of interest for the day. Wed, 09 Jan 2013 11:00:09 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=890 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=888 On our first day, we headed up to northern Jordan where we met with Syrian refugees living in camps. Tue, 08 Jan 2013 12:26:19 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=888 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=889 Did you know that the largest Melkite Greek community in the world is in Brazil? Tue, 08 Jan 2013 12:09:46 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=889 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=887 Stories of interest for the day. Tue, 08 Jan 2013 09:26:01 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=887 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=886 Christians yesterday marked the Solemnity of the Epiphany. Mon, 07 Jan 2013 12:13:19 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=886 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=885 Stories of interest for the day. Mon, 07 Jan 2013 09:18:47 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=885 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=884 My colleague Antin and I travelled to the city of Toronto last month to attend the 2nd National Catholic Conference on Resettlement. Fri, 04 Jan 2013 13:13:19 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=884 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=883 The latest issue of the magazine features as its cover story a look at the success of Catholic schools in Ethiopia. Fri, 04 Jan 2013 10:59:53 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=883 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=882 Stories of interest for the day. Fri, 04 Jan 2013 09:52:36 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=882 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=881 Children dressed as the Three Kings return to their seats after presenting offertory gifts to Pope Benedict XVI during Mass on the feast of Mary, Mother of God, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on 1 January. (photo: CNS/Paul Haring) Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:28:50 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=881 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=880 Stories of interest for the day. Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:20:25 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=880 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=879 A mother and child and a sister and child stand in front of a picture of Christ at the Christina Center in Trichur, India. (photo: Sean Sprague) Wed, 02 Jan 2013 10:53:33 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=879 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=878 Stories of interest for the day. Wed, 02 Jan 2013 10:38:18 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=878 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=877 We’ve just posted online the final issue of ONE for 2012. Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:06:02 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=877 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=875 A Christian pilgrim touches the star in the grotto of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem on 13 December. Fri, 21 Dec 2012 12:58:25 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=875 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=876 The only way you can get an authentic Racine Danish Kringle is if you are in Racine, Wisconsin. Fri, 21 Dec 2012 11:15:37 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=876 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=871 Stories of interest for the day. Fri, 21 Dec 2012 11:03:21 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=871 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=870 Stories of interest for the day. Wed, 19 Dec 2012 09:46:57 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=870 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=868 The church at Saint George’s Monastery houses rare Arab icons. (photo: Sean Sprague) Tue, 18 Dec 2012 12:46:58 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=868 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=869 Stories of interest for the day. Tue, 18 Dec 2012 12:00:16 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=869 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=867 A Christmas tree decorates St. Peter’s Square after a lighting ceremony at the Vatican on 14 December. Mon, 17 Dec 2012 10:46:48 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=867 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=866 Stories of interest for the day. Mon, 17 Dec 2012 10:35:57 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=866 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=865 The six-hour epic was produced by Satprakashan Sanchar Kendra in Indore and will be broadcast nation-wide as a TV series. Fri, 14 Dec 2012 11:45:49 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=865 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=864 As Christmas nears, the little town of Bethlehem is approaching the busiest time of the year. Fri, 14 Dec 2012 11:18:29 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=864 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=863 Stories of interest for the day. Fri, 14 Dec 2012 10:44:02 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=863 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=862 Msgr. John Kozar caught this charming smile during his visit to the Kidane Mehret Children's Home in Ethiopia in April 2012. (photo: Msgr. John Kozar) Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:41:16 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=862 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=861 Stories of interest for the day. Thu, 13 Dec 2012 11:51:22 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=861 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=860 Pope Benedict XVI is assisted by Thaddeus Jones of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications as he sends his first Twitter message during his general audience in Paul VI Hall at the Vatican on 12 December. (photo: CNS/Paul Haring) Wed, 12 Dec 2012 12:05:54 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=860 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=859 Stories of interest for the day. Wed, 12 Dec 2012 10:07:59 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=859 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=858 An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish couple lights candles on the third night of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. (photo: CNS/Debbie Hill) Tue, 11 Dec 2012 12:13:07 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=858 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=857 Stories of interest for the day. Tue, 11 Dec 2012 11:39:16 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=857 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=856 Michael prepares a cup of flowers for the dinner table as his mother prepares lunch for the family. (photo: Bryan Denton) Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:09:07 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=856 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=855 Stories of interest for the day. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 10:26:03 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=855 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=854 Ethiopian Orthodox deacons celebrate the feast of Mary of Zion in Aksum. (photo: Sean Sprague) Fri, 07 Dec 2012 11:17:46 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=854 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=853 Stories of interest for the day. Fri, 07 Dec 2012 09:15:25 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=853 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=852 In the Christian village of Taybeh in Palestine, a child plays near Santa suits on the grounds of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church. (photo: Miriam Sushman) Thu, 06 Dec 2012 12:32:42 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=852 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=851 Michael La Civita discusses the feast day of St. Nicholas. Thu, 06 Dec 2012 11:30:43 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=851 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=850 Stories of interest for the day. Thu, 06 Dec 2012 11:08:30 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=850 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=849 The CNEWA family learned today of the death of one of its primary partners in the Middle East, Patriarch Ignatius IV of the Orthodox Patriarchal Church of Antioch. Wed, 05 Dec 2012 14:31:27 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=849 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=848 Vatican Radio today reported on the deepening crisis in Syria, with special attention devoted to the suffering children. Charities are calling for urgent funding - and that includes CNEWA. Wed, 05 Dec 2012 11:43:13 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=848 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=847 Anticipating the feast of St. Nicholas on 6 December, a man dressed as the saint attends Pope Benedict XVI's general audience in Paul VI Hall at the Vatican. (photo: CNS/Paul Haring) Wed, 05 Dec 2012 11:25:30 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=847 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=846 Stories of interest for the day. Wed, 05 Dec 2012 10:11:33 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=846 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=845 Sister Jiji Puthuparambil, DDS, makes her nightly rounds in the female ward of Deivadan Center in Kerala, India. (photo: Peter Lemieux) Tue, 04 Dec 2012 15:40:31 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=845 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=844 Stories of interest for the day. Tue, 04 Dec 2012 10:23:13 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=844 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=843 Pope Benedict XVI, who is known for his love of cats, greets one on Saturday, petting a lion cub during an audience with circus performers in Paul VI hall at the Vatican. Mon, 03 Dec 2012 11:15:08 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=843 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=842 Stories of interest for the day. Mon, 03 Dec 2012 10:04:34 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=842 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=841 The area now known as the Gaza Strip got its name from the ancient city of Gaza. Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:08:02 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=841 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=840 Pope Benedict XVI embraces Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople during a private audience at the Vatican in 2008. Fri, 30 Nov 2012 11:22:55 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=840 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=839 Stories of interest for the day. Fri, 30 Nov 2012 10:07:30 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=839 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=838 While reporting on the restoration of a Russian cathedral in Moscow in 2003, journalist Sean Sprague encountered this local entrepreneur, preparing to sell apples. Thu, 29 Nov 2012 14:11:24 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=838 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=837 Stories of interest for the day. Thu, 29 Nov 2012 11:32:45 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=837 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=836 Msgr. John Kozar captured a lovely moment at Our Lady of Peace Center outside Amman, Jordan, just before Christmas. Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:54:42 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=836 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=835 Stories of interest for the day. Wed, 28 Nov 2012 11:32:20 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=835 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=834 Catholic News Service has been charting the 50th anniversary of Vatican II online, and yesterday noted the following event from 1962: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 13:53:53 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=834 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=833 The Shrine Basilica of Our Lady of Dolours in Thrissur, India, is decorated in colorful lights on 25 November for the annual feast marking the consecration of the church. (photo: CNS/Anto Akkara) Tue, 27 Nov 2012 10:51:02 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=833 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=832 Stories of interest for the day. Tue, 27 Nov 2012 10:45:04 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=832 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=831 Someone with ties to CNEWA, Cardinal Edwin O'Brien, is making his first trip to the Holy Land. Mon, 26 Nov 2012 13:39:45 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=831 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=830 Msgr. John Kozar paid a visit to Sister Lily and the Holy Family Asha Niwas Social Welfare Center in New Delhi, India. Mon, 26 Nov 2012 11:20:36 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=830 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=829 Stories of interest for the day. Mon, 26 Nov 2012 10:21:39 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=829 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=828 Stories of interest for the day. Wed, 21 Nov 2012 11:12:28 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=828 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=827 On Saturday, 17 November, CNEWA’s president, Msgr. John E. Kozar, addressed a missionary conference in Delhi, India. Tue, 20 Nov 2012 12:17:53 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=827 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=826 Israeli reserve soldiers pray at a staging area near the border with northern Gaza on 20 November. (photo: CNS/Nir Elias, Reuters) Tue, 20 Nov 2012 10:46:15 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=826 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=825 Stories of interest for the day. Tue, 20 Nov 2012 10:20:56 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=825 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=824 It is amazing how, in the absence of a true and just peace in our region, a situation can turn upside down practically overnight. Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:59:30 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=824 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=822 Kirti Lawrence, a resident of the Ashraya Home, prays the rosary. (photo: Peter Lemieux) Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:35:39 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=822 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=823 Stories of interest for the day. Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:22:54 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=823 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=820 In this 2004 photo, a woman teaches her granddaughter a skill that will help keep Ukrainian traditions alive. Fri, 16 Nov 2012 14:12:27 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=820 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=819 Stories of interest for the day. Fri, 16 Nov 2012 10:07:30 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=819 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=818 A priest and devotees of the Ge'ez Catholic Eparchy of Emdibir gather after celebrating the Divine Liturgy at St. Anthony of Padua Cathedral in Emdibir, Ethiopia. (photo: John Kozar) Thu, 15 Nov 2012 14:24:09 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=818 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=817 Stories of interest for the day. Thu, 15 Nov 2012 10:55:23 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=817 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=816 Did you know that Chile is home to the world's largest Palestinian community outside the Middle East? Wed, 14 Nov 2012 12:47:49 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=816 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=815 Stories of interest for the day. Wed, 14 Nov 2012 11:21:32 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=815 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=814 Boys play with old tires in "the field," a squatters camp on land where a sports stadium is set to be built. (photo: Peter Lemieux) Tue, 13 Nov 2012 15:42:47 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=814 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=813 Stories of interest for the day. Tue, 13 Nov 2012 10:08:22 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=813 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=812 A report this morning indicated there could be half a million refugees by next spring. Fri, 09 Nov 2012 15:02:48 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=812 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=811 In late 2008, ONE contributor Jacqueline Ruyak visited the Slovakian village of Jakubany. Fri, 09 Nov 2012 14:19:14 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=811 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=810 Stories of interest for the day. Fri, 09 Nov 2012 08:59:10 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=810 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=809 In 2007, Sister Christian Molidor traveled to southern India. Thu, 08 Nov 2012 14:41:28 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=809 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=808 Stories of interest for the day. Thu, 08 Nov 2012 09:42:20 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=808 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=807 Last December, Monsignor John Kozar visited olive processing mill in Kobayat, Lebanon during his pastoral visit to the Middle East. Wed, 07 Nov 2012 13:45:05 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=807 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=806 Stories of interest for the day. Wed, 07 Nov 2012 11:14:56 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=806 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=805 Children drink water from a well at their school in Kunkuri, Madhya Pradesh, India. (photo: Sean Sprague) Tue, 06 Nov 2012 15:32:20 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=805 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=804 Stories of interest for the day. Tue, 06 Nov 2012 11:03:52 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=804 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=803 In this 2004 image, Bishop Tawadros speaks to children in his museum of Christianity in El-Karma Center, King Mariout, Alexandria. (photo: Sean Sprague) Mon, 05 Nov 2012 14:44:56 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=803 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=802 Stories of interest for the day. Mon, 05 Nov 2012 10:02:20 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=802 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=801 As many of you probably heard, we had some stormy weather here in New York this week. Fri, 02 Nov 2012 10:49:22 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=801 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=800 ONE contributor Mariya Tytarenko got to know many colorful characters. Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:19:45 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=800 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=799 Pope Benedict XVI will create six new cardinals next month — including two with ties to CNEWA. Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:04:55 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=799 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=797 A man tosses seeds in the market of Qaraqosh. (photo: Safin Hamed/Metrography) Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:03:02 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=797 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=798 Stories of interest for the day. Fri, 26 Oct 2012 10:41:35 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=798 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=796 Two generations in western Ukraine work together to harvest one of fall's most beloved crops. (photo: Petro Didula) Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:00:31 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=796 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=795 Stories of interest for the day. Thu, 25 Oct 2012 09:28:34 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=795 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=794 Syrian children who fled the violence in Homs, Syria, sit outside a tent in the hillside town of Arsal, Lebanon. (photo: CNS/Mohamed Azakir, Reuters) Wed, 24 Oct 2012 12:39:22 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=794 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=793 Pope Benedict XVI today announced the naming of six new cardinals, including two with whom CNEWA works closely. Wed, 24 Oct 2012 11:16:29 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=793 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=792 Stories of interest for the day. Wed, 24 Oct 2012 10:01:29 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=792 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=791 The image shows some of the girls of St. Anne's Orphanage in Trichur, India. Tue, 23 Oct 2012 13:19:16 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=791 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=790 The Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land condemns the planned route of the separation wall in Cremisan valley. Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:03:25 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=790 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=789 Stories of interest for the day. Tue, 23 Oct 2012 10:38:23 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=789 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=788 His Beatitude Torkom II, Patriarch of the Armenian Apostolic Church of Jerusalem, was laid to rest at the Armenian cemetery at Mount Zion. Mon, 22 Oct 2012 12:19:20 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=788 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=787 In this 2007 image, Father Giorgi Getiashvili, a priest at the Kvashveti Cathedral in Tbilisi, lights a candle at the Bodbe Church in Bodbe, Kakheti. Mon, 22 Oct 2012 11:12:11 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=787 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=786 Stories of interest for the day. Mon, 22 Oct 2012 09:47:24 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=786 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=785 This year, for the first time, we've posted our consolidated Annual Report as an interactive multimedia feature online. Fri, 19 Oct 2012 14:07:26 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=785 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=784 A woman is helped by a Lebanese soldier following an explosion in central Beirut on 19 October. Fri, 19 Oct 2012 12:10:58 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=784 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=783 Stories of interest for the day. Fri, 19 Oct 2012 11:12:24 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=783 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=782 Azaduht Babek, right, and Canik Capar harvest tomatoes in Vakifli, Turkey. (photo: Sean Sprague) Thu, 18 Oct 2012 14:47:02 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=782 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=781 Stories of interest for the day. Thu, 18 Oct 2012 09:50:44 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=781 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=780 Since attending Navachaithanya's detoxification program, the man above has stayed sober. He now runs a small farm, including the banana plantation pictured. (photo: Cody Christopulos) Wed, 17 Oct 2012 14:13:33 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=780 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=779 Stories of interest for the day. Wed, 17 Oct 2012 11:01:48 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=779 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=778 Students receive a well-rounded education in St. Joseph's School in the village of Welkite, Ethiopia. (photo: John Kozar) Tue, 16 Oct 2012 15:04:16 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=778 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=777 Stories of interest for the day. Tue, 16 Oct 2012 09:39:01 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=777 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=775 Judith Sudilovsky shares a bite of what the St. Louis Hospital is cooking. Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:50:33 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=775 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=776 The exterior of the restored Cathedral of Christ the Redeemer is as impressive as the original. (photo: courtesy of the cathedral's official site) Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:11:33 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=776 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=774 Stories of interest for the day. Mon, 15 Oct 2012 09:54:12 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=774 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=773 If you want to keep up with what's happening in CNEWA's world, some of the best resources are literally at your fingertips Fri, 12 Oct 2012 13:58:40 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=773 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=772 The Pontifical Mission promotes education by supporting community libraries. Fri, 12 Oct 2012 10:00:22 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=772 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=771 Stories of interest for the day. Fri, 12 Oct 2012 08:36:45 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=771 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=770 Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople addressed Pope Benedict XVI and the bishops and faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square today, praising Vatican II. Thu, 11 Oct 2012 14:27:12 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=770 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=769 In the current issue of ONE, we chat with Archbishop Michael Fitzgerald, apostolic nuncio to Egypt, about the legacy of the council and, in particular, Catholic relations with Islam. Thu, 11 Oct 2012 10:42:44 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=769 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=768 A priest reads in Arabic during Pope Benedict XVI's weekly audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on 10 October. (photo: CNS/Max Rossi, Reuters) Thu, 11 Oct 2012 10:31:20 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=768 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=767 Stories of interest for the day. Thu, 11 Oct 2012 10:01:29 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=767 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=766 Mariya Tytarenko recounts her experiences while reporting on Armenians rebuilding church and community in western Ukraine. Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:22:42 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=766 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=765 Children greet Msgr. Kozar on his visit to St. Anthony's Dayssadan, a home for children with physical disabilities run by the Preshitharam Sisters. (photo: John Kozar) Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:46:35 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=765 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=764 Stories of interest for the day. Wed, 10 Oct 2012 11:00:23 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=764 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=763 CNEWA's Michael J. La Civita recently gave a speech on religious minorities and social movements in the Middle East. Tue, 09 Oct 2012 16:11:05 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=763 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=762 Faithful celebrate Mass at a Roman Catholic church in Antakya, Hatay province. (photo: Sean Sprague) Tue, 09 Oct 2012 12:50:11 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=762 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=761 Stories of interest for the day. Tue, 09 Oct 2012 10:21:21 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=761 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=760 Pope Benedict XVI had a lot to say to the people of the Middle East on a wide range of topics. Fri, 05 Oct 2012 14:18:35 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=760 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=759 Cairo-based journalist Sarah Topol covers events in the Middle East. Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:42:11 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=759 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=758 In 2009, writer Liam Stack reported on the efforts by Coptic Orthodox Bishop Amba Tadros. Fri, 05 Oct 2012 10:38:28 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=758 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=757 Stories of interest for the day. Fri, 05 Oct 2012 10:25:09 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=757 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=756 A farmer brings peppers to sell at a wholesale market in Malatia, Armenia. (photo: Armineh Johannes) Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:57:09 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=756 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=755 Stories of interest for the day. Thu, 04 Oct 2012 12:06:45 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=755 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=754 The faithful celebrate the liturgy at the Church of St. Nicholas in Kampala, Uganda. (photo: Tugela Ridley) Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:21:32 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=754 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=753 Stories of interest for the day. Wed, 03 Oct 2012 11:41:16 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=753 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=752 Despite his busy schedule, Father Jose is always available to his parishioners. (photo: Sean Sprague) Tue, 02 Oct 2012 12:11:57 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=752 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=751 Stories of interest for the day. Tue, 02 Oct 2012 11:46:39 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=751 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=750 Judith Sudilovsky recounts her prior experience with St. Louis Hospital before preparing her article for ONE. Mon, 01 Oct 2012 14:22:45 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=750 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=749 Nikolay Vakulin and Melkonian Haykaz exercise in the yard of the shelter for elders run by Caritas Austria. (photo: Justyna Mielnikiewicz) Mon, 01 Oct 2012 10:56:48 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=749 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=748 Stories of interest for the day. Mon, 01 Oct 2012 10:34:31 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=748 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=747 Jewish worshippers pray at the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, in Jerusalem's Old City on 13 September. Fri, 28 Sep 2012 14:50:27 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=747 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=746 September has been a busy month for CNEWA Canada. Fri, 28 Sep 2012 13:09:53 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=746 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=745 A little girl plays in the village of Horpyn in Ukraine. Fri, 28 Sep 2012 11:37:04 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=745 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=744 Stories of interest for the day. Fri, 28 Sep 2012 10:11:40 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=744 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=742 A Benedictine priest spoke with Catholic News Service and suggested that one important lesson may lie in the style of prayer. Thu, 27 Sep 2012 13:59:13 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=742 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=741 CNEWA's Msgr. John Kozar was in Canada last week for the meeting the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. Thu, 27 Sep 2012 13:33:10 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=741 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=739 Asela orphanage alumnus Matheas Hussein studies music at Addis Ababa University. (photo: Petterik Wiggers) Thu, 27 Sep 2012 11:03:25 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=739 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=738 Stories of interest for the day. Thu, 27 Sep 2012 10:50:11 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=738 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=737 Yesterday, the head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church spoke to Canada's bishops, and had some harsh words about the threat from secularism in the West. Wed, 26 Sep 2012 15:05:08 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=737 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=736 Altar servers assist a liturgy at the Armenian Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary in Lviv. (photo: Petro Didula) Wed, 26 Sep 2012 12:43:01 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=736 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=735 Stories of interest for the day. Wed, 26 Sep 2012 12:11:11 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=735 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=734 In this image from 2003, a poor family struggles to survive in Ethiopia. (photo: Peter Lemieux) Tue, 25 Sep 2012 11:34:46 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=734 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=733 A recent conference in Ohio brought together hundreds of Eastern Catholics from many churches. Tue, 25 Sep 2012 11:11:12 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=733 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=732 Stories of interest for the day. Tue, 25 Sep 2012 10:51:25 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=732 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=731 Msgr. John Kozar, top center, shares a joyful moment with the Vincentian Fathers of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church in southern India. (photo: CNEWA) Mon, 24 Sep 2012 11:42:44 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=731 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=730 Stories of interest for the day. Mon, 24 Sep 2012 11:00:03 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=730 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=728 CNEWA received a visit today from His Beatitude, Archbishop Foaud Twal, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem. Fri, 21 Sep 2012 16:37:04 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=728 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=729 This morning, we received an e-mail from our regional director in India, M.L. Thomas Fri, 21 Sep 2012 16:14:34 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=729 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=727 Last Sunday marked the conclusion of the Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Winnipeg. Fri, 21 Sep 2012 10:37:35 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=727 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=726 Stories of interest for the day. Fri, 21 Sep 2012 09:53:03 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=726 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=725 CNN reports on Christians' concerns about the prospect of a post-Assad Syria. Thu, 20 Sep 2012 12:50:03 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=725 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=724 Marcie Alter enjoys the company of Dennis, a therapy dog that visits patients at St. Louis Hospital in Jerusalem once a week. (photo: Debbie Hill) Thu, 20 Sep 2012 11:55:09 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=724 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=723 Stories of interest for the day. Thu, 20 Sep 2012 10:11:57 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=723 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=722 A week before the pope delivered his apostolic exhortation, the secretary of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue gave a terse speech on similar topics. Wed, 19 Sep 2012 15:11:13 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=722 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=721 The Saghmos Choir is the pride of the Armenian Apostolic Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary in Lviv, Ukraine. (photo: Petro Didula) Wed, 19 Sep 2012 10:42:39 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=721 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=720 Stories of interest for the day. Wed, 19 Sep 2012 10:25:28 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=720 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=719 Pope Benedict XVI signs the apostolic exhortation at the Melkite Greek Catholic Basilica of St. Paul in Harissa, Lebanon, on 14 September. Tue, 18 Sep 2012 10:44:50 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=719 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=718 Stories of interest for the day. Tue, 18 Sep 2012 10:19:33 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=718 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=717 Msgr. John Kozar reports on the events of his trip to Lebanon for the pope's pastoral visit. Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:17:06 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=717 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=716 The Zabbaleen are descendents of migrant farmers from Upper Egypt who first came to Cairo in the 1940's in search of employment. (photo: Dana Smillie) Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:07:38 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=716 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=715 Msgr. John Kozar reports on the events of his trip to Lebanon for the pope's pastoral visit. Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:19:18 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=715 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=714 Stories of interest for the day. Mon, 17 Sep 2012 10:05:53 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=714 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=713 Today is the day that millions of people in Lebanon and the Middle East have been waiting for. Fri, 14 Sep 2012 14:55:07 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=713 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=712 Pope Benedict XVI is being received throughout the Middle East as a herald of peace and hope. Fri, 14 Sep 2012 13:54:33 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=712 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=711 A dance group from Mumbai's Syro-Malabar Catholic eparchy rehearse a traditional Keralite routine backstage at an annual festival. (photo: Peter Lemieux) Fri, 14 Sep 2012 10:47:49 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=711 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=710 Stories of interest for the day. Fri, 14 Sep 2012 10:21:46 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=710 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=709 Msgr. John Kozar reports on the events of the first day of his trip to Lebanon for the pope's pastoral visit. Thu, 13 Sep 2012 16:18:18 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=709 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=708 Tom Gallagher of the National Catholic Reporter interviews CNEWA President Msgr. John E. Kozar on the pope's visit to Lebanon. Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:55:48 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=708 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=707 CNEWA has been a longtime supporter of the The Kidane Mehret Children's Home and School in Ethiopia. (photo: Gabriel Delmonaco) Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:40:50 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=707 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=706 Stories of interest for the day. Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:21:15 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=706 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=705 The New York Times documents the tragic circumstances of Syrian refugees. Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:36:55 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=705 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=704 Staff and patients attend the evening liturgy at the Amala Hospital chapel in Trissur, Kerala. (photo: Peter Lemieux) Wed, 12 Sep 2012 11:47:16 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=704 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=703 Stories of interest for the day. Wed, 12 Sep 2012 11:21:26 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=703 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=702 John Allen discusses the framing of the pope's upcoming trip to Lebanon. Tue, 11 Sep 2012 16:25:30 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=702 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=701 A resident of a home for abandoned children in King Mariut, Egypt. The home is run by the priests and sisters of the Institute of the Incarnate Word. (photo: Sean Sprague) Tue, 11 Sep 2012 11:21:40 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=701 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=700 John Allen of the National Catholic Reporter has some analysis and context on the recently vandalized Trappist monastery near Jerusalem. Tue, 11 Sep 2012 10:31:17 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=700 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=699 Stories of interest for the day. Tue, 11 Sep 2012 10:15:18 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=699 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=698 The Italian Hospital in Kerak, Jordan, is run by the Comboni Sisters. (photo: John E. Kozar) Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:53:44 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=698 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=697 Stories of interest for the day. Mon, 10 Sep 2012 09:29:06 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=697 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=696 What, exactly, is Onam? Glad you asked. Fri, 07 Sep 2012 15:10:02 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=696 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=695 With Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Lebanon just a week away, anticipation in the country is growing. Fri, 07 Sep 2012 12:19:52 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=695 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=694 Stories of interest for the day. Fri, 07 Sep 2012 11:00:12 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=694 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=693 The Boghossian Education Complex and Youth Development Center in Gyumri, Armenia, offer dance classes for orphaned youth. (photo: Nazik Armenakyan) Thu, 06 Sep 2012 11:40:05 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=693 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=692 Stories of interest for the day. Thu, 06 Sep 2012 09:57:08 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=692 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=691 Bishop Moussa El-Hage was appointed the new Maronite patriarchal exarch in Jerusalem. Wed, 05 Sep 2012 15:58:38 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=691 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=690 In this photo taken in 2005, Sister Winifred Doherty, a Good Shepherd sister, enjoys lunch with children at The Good Shepherd school in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (Photo: Sean Sprague) Wed, 05 Sep 2012 11:15:33 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=690 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=689 Stories of interest for the day. Wed, 05 Sep 2012 09:53:58 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=689 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=688 Vandals burned the door of a Trappist monastery outside Jerusalem and spray-painted a wall with the names of illegal Israeli outposts. Tue, 04 Sep 2012 16:05:08 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=688 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=687 Coptic Christians grieve during the funeral for seven victims of sectarian violence at Samaan el-Kharaz Church in Cairo, Egypt, last year. (Photo: CNS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh, Reuters) Tue, 04 Sep 2012 11:45:11 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=687 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=686 Stories of interest for the day. Tue, 04 Sep 2012 10:30:33 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=686 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=685 Aside from being a part of CNEWA's original mandate, ecumenism is woven intricately into the fabric of Catholic teaching. Fri, 31 Aug 2012 10:56:01 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=685 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=684 A marching band of special needs young adults welcomed Msgr. Kozar during his visit to the parish of St. Thomas in Kanamala, Kerala, India. (photo: John E. Kozar) Fri, 31 Aug 2012 10:26:37 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=684 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=682 Young Syrian refugees walk through a camp in Anbar province west of Baghdad, Iraq, 19 August. (photo: CNS/Ali al-Mashhadani, Reuters) Thu, 30 Aug 2012 10:32:01 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=682 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=681 Stories of interest for the day. Thu, 30 Aug 2012 10:11:37 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=681 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=680 Women and their children sign in at the lobby of the Mother of Mercy Clinic in Zerqa, Jordan. (photo: Greg Tarczynski) Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:03:38 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=680 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=679 Stories of interest for the day. Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:34:53 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=679 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=678 Journalist Aaron Nelsen discusses the similarities and differences between the native and adoptive cultures of Palestinian-Chileans. Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:11:34 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=678 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=676 In this photo taken in 2000, two young girls at a displaced persons camp outside Delle, Eritrea. (photo: Christian Molidor, R.S.M.) Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:17:11 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=676 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=677 Stories of interest for the day. Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:15:18 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=677 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=675 Bishop Boris Gudziak was ordained yesterday at St. George's Cathedral in Lviv, Ukraine. Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:56:15 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=675 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=674 A first–year design student takes a break from studying at Notre Dame University in Lebanon. (photo: CNS/Nancy Wiechec) Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:47:51 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=674 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=673 Stories of interest for the day. Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:47:47 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=673 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=672 Five CNEWA-supported institutions for people with disabilities. Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:00:38 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=672 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=671 In this photo from 1998, novices of the Bethany community pray in their chapel near Kottayam, India. (photo: Sean Sprague) Fri, 24 Aug 2012 10:32:13 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=671 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=670 Stories of interest for the day. Fri, 24 Aug 2012 08:50:21 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=670 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=669 CNEWA Canada is partnering with the Catholic Women's League of Canada to support humanitarian projects in the Holy Land. Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:40:49 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=669 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=668 Bethlehem University received The International Federation of Catholic Universities' Sciat vt Serviat Award last month. Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:18:06 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=668 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=667 In this 2006 image, Patriarch Paulos and bishops assemble during a celebration of the feast of Mary of Zion in Aksum. (photo: Sean Sprague) Thu, 23 Aug 2012 10:18:09 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=667 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=663 Stories of interest for the day. Thu, 23 Aug 2012 10:04:26 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=663 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=661 Girls wearing traditional dress participate in an Easter celebration in Jakubany, a village in northern Slovakia. (photo: Father Damian Saraka) Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:29:03 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=661 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=662 Stories of interest for the day. Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:18:04 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=662 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=660 A resident of a home for girls, run by the Verbo Encarnado (Incarnate Word) Congregation in Alexandria's Dekhela neighborhood, hugs a sister from the congregation. (photo: Mohammed El-Dakhakhny) Tue, 21 Aug 2012 11:52:56 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=660 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=659 Stories of interest for the day. Tue, 21 Aug 2012 09:43:48 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=659 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=658 The crisis in Syria hasn't changed plans for the papal trip, according to the Holy See. Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:16:15 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=658 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=657 A resident of the Divine House in Zahle, Lebanon takes a break from playtime. (photo: Gabriel Delmonaco) Mon, 20 Aug 2012 11:13:36 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=657 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=656 Stories of interest for the day. Mon, 20 Aug 2012 09:14:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=656 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=655 Some interesting facts about our office and family in Canada. Fri, 17 Aug 2012 12:06:35 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=655 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=654 In this image from last month, Palestinian girls in Jerusalem hold torches during a celebration to mark the breaking of the fast during the holy month of Ramadan. (photo: CNS/Ammar Awad, Reuters) Fri, 17 Aug 2012 11:38:42 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=654 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=653 Stories of interest for the day. Fri, 17 Aug 2012 09:15:12 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=653 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=652 Palestinian-Chileans found a school to help members of younger generations retain a sense of heritage. Thu, 16 Aug 2012 14:48:32 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=652 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=651 A worker cleans a wind-powered generator at the Renewable Energy Center in Mithradham, India’s first solar-powered educational facility. (photo: Peter Lemieux) Thu, 16 Aug 2012 11:42:58 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=651 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=650 His Holiness Abune Paulos, Fifth Patriarch and Catholicos of Ethiopia, Ichege of the See of St Tekle Haymanot, Archbishop of Axum, died early Thursday in Addis Ababa. Thu, 16 Aug 2012 10:31:22 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=650 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=649 Stories of interest for the day. Thu, 16 Aug 2012 10:16:46 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=649 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=645 L'Osservatore Romano discusses the Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary. Tue, 14 Aug 2012 10:15:13 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=645 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=644 Stories of interest for the day. Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:58:24 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=644 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=643 For the first time, The Catholic University of America has appointed an Eastern Catholic to head its School of Theology. Mon, 13 Aug 2012 15:14:23 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=643 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=642 The moment above captured the attention of the world late Friday during the London Olympics. Mon, 13 Aug 2012 10:51:44 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=642 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=641 Stories of interest for the day. Mon, 13 Aug 2012 10:49:37 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=641 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=632 A child plays at the Godano Institution, a home for abused girls, women and their children. (photo: John E. Kozar) Fri, 10 Aug 2012 11:25:15 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=632 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=631 The Gaza Strip has been under siege for years. Fri, 10 Aug 2012 10:07:50 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=631 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=630 Stories of interest for the day. Fri, 10 Aug 2012 09:19:43 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=630 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=629 Kerala's rapid urbanization often leaves behind impoverished Dalit communities, such as this one in the rural south. (photo: Peter Lemieux) Thu, 09 Aug 2012 15:39:14 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=629 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=628 Stories of interest for the day. Thu, 09 Aug 2012 10:42:56 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=628 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=626 In this photo taken in 1992, a woman prays in a garden in Moscow. (photo: Richard Lord) Wed, 08 Aug 2012 11:47:51 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=626 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=627 Stories of interest for the day. Wed, 08 Aug 2012 11:35:42 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=627 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=625 Deacon Greg Kandra discusses the visit of Major Archbishop Baselios Mar Cleemis, of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, to CNEWA's New York offices. Tue, 07 Aug 2012 15:11:15 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=625 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=624 Stories of interest for 8/7/12 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 13:06:42 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=624 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=622 A member of the Daughters of Mary congregation in Pilankalai, Tamil Nadu, poses for a portrait. (photo: John E. Kozar) Mon, 06 Aug 2012 11:57:07 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=622 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=623 Stories of interest for 8/6/12 Mon, 06 Aug 2012 11:51:57 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=623 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=621 Five recipes unique to the regions and cultures in "CNEWA's World." Fri, 03 Aug 2012 11:19:32 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=621 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=620 In this photo taken in 2000, Armenian Catholics pray during the Divine Litrugy (photo: Armineh Johannes) Fri, 03 Aug 2012 09:48:48 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=620 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=619 Msgr. Kozar met with CNEWA office staff in Addis Ababa. Left to right, Tazanesh, a sponsorship clerk, Megnote, an accountant, Rahel, a receptionist and Meseret, a sponsorship clerk. (photo: CNEWA) Thu, 02 Aug 2012 11:34:18 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=619 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=618 Stories of interest for 8/2/12 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 11:00:28 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=618 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=617 Issam Bishara, CNEWA's regional director for Lebanon and Syria, details the effort to aid Syrian families in need. Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:14:19 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=617 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=616 A Coptic priest celebrates the liturgy at a church in Deir Azra, a Christian village in Upper Egypt. (photo: Holly Pickett) Wed, 01 Aug 2012 12:00:42 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=616 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=615 Stories of interest for 8/1/12 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 10:31:53 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=615 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=614 Cardinal George Alencherry discusses the growth of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church while visiting CNEWA's New York offices. Tue, 31 Jul 2012 12:33:48 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=614 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=613 Stories of interest for 7/31/12 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:02:50 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=613 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=612 A resident of St. Anne's Orphanage in Trichur, Kerala, enjoys playtime. (photo: John E. Kozar) Mon, 30 Jul 2012 12:32:50 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=612 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=611 Stories of interest for 7/30/12 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 11:02:06 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=611 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=610 Satellite dishes cover the rooftops of homes in Aleppo, Syria. (photo: Spencer Osberg) Fri, 27 Jul 2012 11:02:14 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=610 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=607 Unemployed women gather at a curb in the neighborhood of American Gibi, on the edge of the large outdoor market in Addis Ababa known as Merkato. Many women come to this area seeking work, often from illegal brokers. (photo: by Peter Lemieux) Fri, 27 Jul 2012 11:00:23 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=607 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=609 Stories of Interest for 7/27/12 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 10:37:01 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=609 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=603 yrian refugees walk outside tents at a refugee camp in the Turkish border town of Boynuegin on 24 March. (photo: CNS/Osman Orsal, Reuters) Thu, 26 Jul 2012 11:47:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=603 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=602 Stories of interest for 7/26/12 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 10:30:51 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=602 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=601 In this 2005 photo, a couple admire the late afternoon view of the the King Talal dam on the Zarqa River, the second largest tributary of the Jordan River. (photo: Greg Tarczynski) Wed, 25 Jul 2012 11:27:44 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=601 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=600 stories of interest for 7/25/12 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 10:51:56 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=600 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=595 dents play at St. Charles School in Achrafieh located in east Beirut. (photo: Sarah Hunter) Tue, 24 Jul 2012 12:40:34 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=595 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=594 Stories of interest for 7/24/12 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 11:40:28 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=594 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=591 A video that takes a look at some of the people and places CNEWA serves. Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:10:01 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=591 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=593 Mrs. Joan Sheen Cunningham, niece of Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, joined CNEWA';s Msgr. John Kozar today. Mon, 23 Jul 2012 16:07:37 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=593 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=592 A woman in Askum, Ethiopia rests after a pilgrimage that celebrates one of Ethiopia’s holiest days, Mariam Zion, or Mary of Zion. (photo: Sean Sprague) Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:56:37 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=592 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=589 Today marks the start of the Ramadan season, an important season of prayer and fasting for Muslims. Fri, 20 Jul 2012 12:37:30 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=589 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=590 A nun prays outside of St. Mary Monastery in Georgia. (photo: Justyna Mielnikiewicz) Fri, 20 Jul 2012 12:00:35 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=590 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=586 Last weekend, over 100,000 young Ukrainians participated in a youth pilgrimage to a Marian shrine in the western Ukraine. Fri, 20 Jul 2012 11:20:34 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=586 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=588 In this photo, captured in early 2006, a young boy watches the sunset in Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India. (photo: Sean Sprague) Thu, 19 Jul 2012 13:54:20 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=588 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=587 Sister Piera Carpenedo, director of the Ephpheta Paul VI Institute for Audio-Phonetic Rehabilitation, tells a story using a drawing. (photo: Steve Sabella) Wed, 18 Jul 2012 11:58:52 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=587 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=585 Archbishop Swerios Malki Murad of the Syriac Orthodox Church in the Holy Land. (photo: John E. Kozar) Tue, 17 Jul 2012 12:07:53 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=585 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=584 A young student takes notes at Bethlehem Day Care Center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (photo: Cody Christopulos) Mon, 16 Jul 2012 11:13:42 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=584 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=583 Msgr. Kozar takes a stroll with a nun at the Atse Tekla Ghirogis School in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (photo: CNEWA) Fri, 13 Jul 2012 12:35:17 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=583 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=582 family stands outside their home, which the prison ministry helped build, in Paracode, a village near Ernakulum. (photo: Sean Sprague) Fri, 13 Jul 2012 10:28:51 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=582 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=581 Bedouin men perform at a restaurant in Amman, Jordan. (photo: Greg Tarczynksi) Thu, 12 Jul 2012 10:58:10 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=581 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=580 The Russian village of Buranovo is getting paved roads, a water pipeline and even the internet thanks to the efforts of its thanks to the babushka, or grandmothers. Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:33:26 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=580 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=579 Capuchin Franciscans take a break from a continuing education and formation program for catechists in Bhurat, Ethiopia. (photo: John E. Kozar) Wed, 11 Jul 2012 11:36:50 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=579 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=578 Coach Gevorg Shushanian gives boxing lessons at an Armenian School in Akhaltsikhe, Georgia. (photo: Justyna Mielnikiewicz) Tue, 10 Jul 2012 12:05:21 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=578 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=577 Parishioners gather outside the Immaculate Conception Church in Smakieh, Jordan. (photo: John E. Kozar) Mon, 09 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=577 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=576 Mosques and churches dot the Soulimanya neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. Fri, 06 Jul 2012 11:37:03 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=576 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=575 Artist Andrei Arapov chose folklore and imperial authority as themes for this lacquered box. Fri, 06 Jul 2012 09:58:34 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=575 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=573 Young Ukrainians travel on foot and on horseback for a pilgrimage from Lviv to Univ. (photo: Petro Didula) Thu, 05 Jul 2012 10:40:17 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=573 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=568 Following the footsteps of St. Thomas, Indian pilgrims climb Mount Malayattur. (photo: Sean Sprague) Tue, 03 Jul 2012 10:54:45 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=568 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=567 Two weeks ago, Msgr. Kozar, president of CNEWA, attended several key meetings in Rome, including the ROACO general assembly. Mon, 02 Jul 2012 11:45:24 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=567 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=566 Sister Lisi leads evening prayer in the chapel of Grace Home, with 2-year-old Chakara. (photo: Peter Lemieux) Mon, 02 Jul 2012 11:11:29 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=566 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=565 Bishop Yoohanon Mar Chrysostom of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Pathanamthitta, left, visits with Msgr. John Kozar at CNEWA's New York office. (photo: Erin Edwards) Fri, 29 Jun 2012 16:46:42 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=565 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=564 Melodie Gabriel, of the CNEWA Canada office, describes 5 regions where CNEWA works in this week's "Take Five." Fri, 29 Jun 2012 16:28:12 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=564 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=563 Parishioners pray during the Divine Liturgy at St. Anthony of Padua Cathedral of the Ge'ez Rite, in Emdibir, Ethiopia. (photo: John E. Kozar) Fri, 29 Jun 2012 10:29:24 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=563 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=561 Last weekend's historic election in Egypt has prompted cautiously optimistic reactions from Christian leaders in the country. Thu, 28 Jun 2012 12:59:34 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=561 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=562 In this photo taken in 1992, a young man attends Divine Liturgy at a Russian Orthodox church in Moscow. (photo: Richard Lord) Thu, 28 Jun 2012 11:04:18 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=562 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=559 The Syrian government has expelled Father Paolo Dall'Oglio, an Italian Jesuit and vocal advocate for peace and understanding. Wed, 27 Jun 2012 16:09:34 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=559 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=560 A child undergoes physical therapy sessions at Pokrov's day care center, which treats children with special needs. (photo: Sean Sprague) Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:48:17 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=560 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=558 Israeli-Arab fourth-grade students pray in Aramaic during language class at Jish Elementary School in Jish, Israel, 20 June. (photo: CNS/Debbie Hil) Tue, 26 Jun 2012 12:48:50 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=558 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=557 ONE magazine took home 20 awards from the Catholic Press Association's 2012 award ceremony. Mon, 25 Jun 2012 14:24:59 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=557 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=556 A Syro-Malabar Catholic woman of the Wayanad district in Kerala shades herself from the sun. (photo: Sean Sprague) Mon, 25 Jun 2012 12:04:46 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=556 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=555 In this photo taken in 2005, two young orphans are cared for at the Kidane Mehret Home in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (photo: Sean Sprague) Fri, 22 Jun 2012 15:33:30 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=555 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=554 Left to right, Aleena Gichie, Eileen Fay, Janet Pascual, Teresa Cardone and Beth Clausnitzer of Donor Services pose for a portrait. (photo: Erin Edwards) Fri, 22 Jun 2012 12:24:26 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=554 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=553 Melodie Gabriel, of CNEWA Canada, shares news of a touring panel discussing a documentary about Bethlehem University. Thu, 21 Jun 2012 14:08:15 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=553 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=552 Campers have fun in the healing mineral waters of the Nunisi resort in central Georgia. (photo: Justyna Mielnikiewicz) Thu, 21 Jun 2012 12:17:26 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=552 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=551 Joost van Egmond discusses the position of Serbian Orthodox monasteries in Kosovo. Thu, 21 Jun 2012 10:24:45 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=551 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=550 A man makes an icon at the Immaculate Conception Church in Jordan, which is undergoing major restoration sponsored by CNEWA. (photo: John E. Kozar) Wed, 20 Jun 2012 10:57:57 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=550 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=548 Budding artists at work in the Asela orphanage school in Ethiopia. (photo: Petterik Wiggers) Tue, 19 Jun 2012 12:40:55 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=548 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=547 Sister Anastasija and Sister Isidora pray in the Gorioc Monastery’s dining room. (photo: Laura Boushnak) Mon, 18 Jun 2012 14:28:38 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=547 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=545 A resident of the Kidane Mehret Children's Home in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, studies. (photo: John E. Kozar) Fri, 15 Jun 2012 17:10:56 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=545 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=546 Armenian World War II veterans celebrate Victory Day in Yerevan. (photo: Justyna Mielnikiewicz) Fri, 15 Jun 2012 16:11:03 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=546 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=544 Father Douglas May discusses the work he does to foster understanding between people of different faiths and cultures. Thu, 14 Jun 2012 14:01:28 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=544 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=543 Olha Tomkiv, Daryna Palykh and Iryna Tomkiv come together for a family reunion. (photo: Petro Didula) Thu, 14 Jun 2012 11:14:06 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=543 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=541 Novices pose for a portrait at the mother house of the Daughters of Mary in India. (photo: John E. Kozar) Wed, 13 Jun 2012 13:45:01 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=541 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=540 The National Catholic Register's Tim Drake spoke recently with Bashar Matti Warda, the Chaldean archbishop of Erbil in Northern Iraq Wed, 13 Jun 2012 09:53:30 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=540 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=539 ONE contributor Peter Lemieux recounts a disquieting interview, conducted while reporting on the migration of young Ethiopian women to the Middle East. Tue, 12 Jun 2012 15:20:46 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=539 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=538 A female member of Kunama village — a peaceful, nomadic people who eventually settled near the border with Ethiopia — can be identified by her jewelery. (photo: Sister Christian Molidor, R.S.M.) Tue, 12 Jun 2012 14:46:30 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=538 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=537 Sociologist Dr. Bernard Sabella discusses the exodus of Christians from the Middle East. Mon, 11 Jun 2012 15:21:04 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=537 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=536 Three students pose for a portrait at a Latin Catholic school in Ader, Jordan. (photo: Tanya Habjouqa) Mon, 11 Jun 2012 12:43:40 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=536 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=535 Saturday 9 June marks the feast of St. Ephrem in the Latin church (it's celebrated on 28 January in the East) and 17 centuries after his death, he continues to be a compelling and fascinating figure. Fri, 08 Jun 2012 11:13:40 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=535 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=534 A sister speaks with a resident of the Maison du Sacre Coeur, a Catholic institution run by the Daughters of Charity that serves the needs of specially challenged children. (photo: John E. Kozar) Thu, 07 Jun 2012 11:48:59 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=534 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=533 Workers at a spice factory in Cochin clean cloves before processing. Cochin is the hub of Kerala's spice trade. (photo: Peter Lemieux) Wed, 06 Jun 2012 12:08:55 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=533 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=532 Journalist Nicholas Seeley details his visit to the fully Christian village of Hmoud, in Jordan. Tue, 05 Jun 2012 14:13:19 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=532 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=531 Msgr. John Kozar completes morning exercises with students of Atse Tekle Ghiorgis School in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (photo: CNEWA) Tue, 05 Jun 2012 11:01:59 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=531 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=530 In this unpublished photo from 2004, a Palestinian mother and child await passage through the Israeli security barrier near the Arab village of Bethany. (photo: Kevin Unger) Mon, 04 Jun 2012 15:06:01 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=530 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=529 On 30 May 2012 the Pontifical Mission-Jerusalem invited Archbishop Antonio Franco, Apostolic Nuncio in Israel and Apostolic Delegate in Jerusalem and Palestine over for an informal gathering. Mon, 04 Jun 2012 12:12:37 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=529 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=528 Those who like to follow events in the world of CNEWA can find frequent updates here at ONE-TO-ONE, on our website and in the online edition of our award-winning magazine ONE. Fri, 01 Jun 2012 12:39:07 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=528 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=527 In Ethiopia, opportunities for women are often limited, which leads some to seek a better life by migrating to the Middle East. Fri, 01 Jun 2012 12:15:34 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=527 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=526 Workers at Orient Spice Company clean raw turmeric before processing. (photo: Peter Lemieux) Thu, 31 May 2012 11:05:20 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=526 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=525 Sami El-Yousef discusses a new development at the Ephpheta Institute. Wed, 30 May 2012 12:37:25 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=525 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=524 Msgr. John E. Kozar, CNEWA president, Archbishop George Bakhouny and Father Guido Gockel, visit with CNEWA staff in the New York headquarters. (photo: Erin Edwards) Wed, 30 May 2012 11:13:25 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=524 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=523 ONE contributor Joost van Egmond discusses Kosovo's continuing ethnic tensions. Tue, 29 May 2012 15:30:37 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=523 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=522 A Rosary sister greets a Bedouin child in the abandoned ruins of old Smakieh. (photo: Tanya Habjouqa) Tue, 29 May 2012 14:47:06 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=522 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=521 Pope Benedict XVI has sent an ecumenical message of solidarity to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Mar Dinkha IV, Catholicos Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East. Tue, 29 May 2012 10:49:59 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=521 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=520 In this photo taken in 2003, a woman eats at a soup kitchen run by Caritas Georgia, a social service agency of the Catholic Church in Tbilisi, Georgia. (photo: Dima Chikvaidze) Fri, 25 May 2012 13:00:56 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=520 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=519 A woman casts her vote at a polling station in Cairo on 23 May. (photo: CNS/Ammar Awad, Reuters Thu, 24 May 2012 10:49:56 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=519 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=518 In this undated photo from our archive, a group of children play in India. (photo: Sister Christian Molidor, R.S.M.) Wed, 23 May 2012 14:24:39 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=518 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=517 In this photo taken in 2008, children engage with their teacher at St. Charles School in eastern Beirut, Lebanon. (photo: Sarah Hunter ) Tue, 22 May 2012 11:53:15 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=517 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=516 Children at the Meganese Catholic School, directed by the Capuchin Fathers, cheerfully greet CNEWA visitors. (photo: John E. Kozar ) Mon, 21 May 2012 13:05:19 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=516 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=515 Miriam Ishak, a 25-year-old Coptic woman, says she experiences harassment and discrimination in her hometown of Samalut, Egypt, because she is Christian. (photo: Holly Pickett) Fri, 18 May 2012 12:07:02 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=515 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=514 Father Elias Mallon reports on a symposium on Islam and minorities at Georgetown University's Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding. Wed, 16 May 2012 16:05:18 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=514 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=513 Antin Sloboda reports on promising news from Ukraine Wed, 16 May 2012 13:57:01 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=513 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=512 From left, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Msgr. John Kozar and Msgr. Robert Stern spoke to CNEWA staff members yesterday at a luncheon. (photo: Erin Edwards) Wed, 16 May 2012 12:48:21 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=512 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=511 Maronite Catholic Patriarch Bechara Rai visits the Lebanese-American community of Detroit. Tue, 15 May 2012 10:41:47 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=511 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=510 Pictures of the Virgin Mary are ubiquitous in the village of Hodasz, Hungary. Above, an image of Mary adorns the wall of a home. (photo:Balazs Gardi/VII Network) Tue, 15 May 2012 10:10:55 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=510 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=509 A Muslim mother receives care for her newborn at the Mother of Mercy Clinic in Zerqa, Jordan, which is run by the Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena. (photo: John E. Kozar ) Mon, 14 May 2012 12:01:28 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=509 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=508 Mother Teresa speaks to CNEWA staff members during a visit in October 1970. (photo: CNEWA Archive ) Fri, 11 May 2012 15:39:53 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=508 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=507 Next month, CNEWA Canada will co-sponsor the premiere of a new documentary on the troubles facing the Holy Land, as seen through the people at Bethlehem University. Fri, 11 May 2012 15:07:31 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=507 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=506 CNEWA archivist, Annie Grunow shares some little known facts about CNEWA's extensive archive. Fri, 11 May 2012 13:14:23 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=506 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=505 At the Galilee Retreat Center outside Addis Ababa, a sister enjoys a traditional Ethiopian meal with the country’s staple starch, injera bread. (photo: John E. Kozar) Thu, 10 May 2012 12:14:05 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=505 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=504 A Syrian family arrives at an army checkpoint in northern Lebanon on 27 March. (photo: CNS/Afif Diab, Reuters) Wed, 09 May 2012 12:25:36 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=504 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=503 At the Coptic Orthodox Mar Bishoi Church in Port Said, Egypt, a parishioner prays at the icon of the church patron. (photo: Sean Sprague) Tue, 08 May 2012 13:07:06 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=503 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=502 Sami El-Yousef attended a graduation ceremony in Gaza. Tue, 08 May 2012 11:51:49 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=502 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=501 An artist works on a painting of the Kremlin of Rostov Veliky, Russia. (photo: Sean Sprague) Mon, 07 May 2012 12:16:53 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=501 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=499 After more than one year of unrest, the ongoing political crisis in Syria has caused tens of thousands to be caught in the crossfire between government and opposition forces. Fri, 04 May 2012 15:36:01 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=499 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=500 Many orphaned children, like the one shown above, are cared for at the Kidane Mehret Children’s Home in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (photo: John E. Kozar) Fri, 04 May 2012 14:46:40 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=500 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=497 Franciscan Sisters of the Cross of Lebanon pick fruit. (photo: Marilyn Raschcka) Thu, 03 May 2012 14:58:56 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=497 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=496 Archbishop Michael Bzdel, retired metropolitan archeparch of Winnepeg and co-founder of CNEWA Canada, died 3 April 2012. Thu, 03 May 2012 09:37:15 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=496 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=495 Residents of St. Joseph’s Orphanage take a break from classes. (photo: Cody Christopulos) Wed, 02 May 2012 14:27:39 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=495 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=492 In this photo taken in 2008, people attending a retreat in Purakkad, Kerala pray at shrine devoted to Mary. (photo: Peter Lemieux) Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=492 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=491 In this photo taken in 2000, a young man stands in a field of Meskel flowers in South Ethiopia. (photo: Sister Christian Molidor, R.S.M.) Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:22:47 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=491 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=490 CNEWA Canada is partnering with the Catholic Women's League of Canada to support at-risk youth in Jerusalem. Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=490 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=488 Honoring the legacy of Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky in Canada and the United States. Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=488 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=489 Archbishop Fares meets with families after baptisms at Our Lady of Paradise Cathedral in São Paulo. (photo: Izan Petterle) Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=489 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=486 The Catholic Courier has more on the unfolding tale, and uncertain fate, of the Christian presence in the Holy Land. Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:30:51 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=486 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=487 A dance group performs at the 34th annual Greek Festival in Salt Lake City. (photo: Cody Christopulos) Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:30:50 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=487 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=485 Msgr. Kozar discusses details of his pastoral visit to Ethiopia. (25 April) Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=485 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=480 Long-time CNEWA benefactor George Doty died 24 April 2012. Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:05:06 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=480 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=479 Msgr. Kozar discusses details of his pastoral visit to Ethiopia. (24 April) Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:56:47 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=479 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=482 In this photo taken in 2009, an Elephant is adorned and presented during a temple festival in Irinjalakuda, Kerala. (photo: Cody Christopulos) Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:01:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=482 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=478 ONE contributor Molly Corso discusses the plight of Georgia's street children. Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=478 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=477 Children play at the Caritas camp held at the Samta Park Sanitarium in Nunisi, a mountain town in Georgia’s Karagauli region. (photo: Justyna Mielnikiewicz) Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:53:16 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=477 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=476 Msgr. Kozar discusses details of his pastoral visit to Ethiopia. (23 April) Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:03:52 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=476 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=475 Patriarch Kirill led a call to prayer on Sunday, for the intention of healing national divisions. Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=475 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=474 Msgr. Kozar discusses details of his pastoral visit to Ethiopia. (21-22 April) Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:29:25 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=474 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=473 In nine years, Bishop Milan Šášik has worked to revive hundreds of parishes within the Carpatho-Rusyn Greek Catholic Church. Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:42:25 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=473 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=472 A retired priest sits near a painting of St. Lawrence at the Beit Afram home for the elderly in Taybeh. (photo: Rich Wiles) Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:09:35 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=472 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=471 As we noted last week, "60 Minutes" on Sunday night broadcast a report by Bob Simon on the exodus of Christians from the Holy Land. Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=471 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=470 Greetings again from Addis Ababa. This beautiful country continues to open up to me and I find the people, the history, the geography and especially the faith to be captivating. Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:42:32 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=470 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=469 A programming note for television viewers: Sunday night, the acclaimed CBS News magazine "60 Minutes" will feature a report by correspondent Bob Simon on what the broadcast calls "the slow exodus of Palestinian Christians from the Holy Land." Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:43:44 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=469 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=467 Regardless of whom I spoke with during my reporting on vulnerable children in Georgia, the refrain was always the same: charity is moving from food to skills, from heat to culture. Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=467 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=468 Latest reports indicate that Egypt continues to be rocked by political turmoil and protest. Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=468 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=466 Msgr. John Kozar reports on the events of the beginning of his pastoral visit to Ethiopia. Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:28:13 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=466 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=465 A mother and child visit the site where their new home will be built in the village of Podiyattuvila, Kerala .(photo: John E. Koza Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:12:26 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=465 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=464 Fares Akram reflects on church-affiliated institutions in Gaza. Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=464 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=463 Markian Surmach, owner of Surma in New York City, shows off some of the store's pysanky. (photo: Erin Edwards) Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:13:54 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=463 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=462 The church continues to seek ways to reach hearts and minds across the boundaries of conflict and into the uncharted frontier of the new technological age. Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=462 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=461 A children's choir performs at the Ethiopian Orthodox parish in Temple Hill, a Maryland suburb of Washington, D.C. (photo: Erin Edwards) Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=461 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=460 Today is Pope Benedict XVI's birthday. Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=460 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=459 After several months of endless waiting, uncertainty and waning hope, we were finally granted the permit to go to the Gaza Strip. Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:27:48 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=459 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=458 In this image from 2001, Ruthenian Greek Catholics celebrate the paschal mystery in the village of Tichy Potok in Slovakia. (photo: Jacqueline Ruyuak) Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=458 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=457 Residents of Palai Girls' Town in Kerala perform on stage. (photo: John E. Kozar) Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=457 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=456 Pope Benedict sent condolences to the people of the Middle East following the death of Cardinal Ignace Moussa Daoud, who died on 7 April in a Rome hospital. Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:03:58 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=456 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=455 In this photo taken in 2009, Ethiopian women carry firewood up a hill in the Eparchy of Emdibir. (photo: Gabriel Delmonaco) Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=455 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=454 In this photo taken in 2007, Georgian Orthodox Christians light candles during Easter celebrations at the Sioni Cathedral of the Dormition in Tbilisi, Georgia. (photo: Justyna Mielnikiewicz) Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:22:05 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=454 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=453 Journalist Marvin Anderson discovers a piece of his own heritage in pysanky. Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=453 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=452 Syrian refugees who fled the violence in Syria sit in their temporary home in Mafraq, Jordan. (photo: CNS/Majed Jaber, Reuters) Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:56:50 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=452 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=451 Dr. Bernard Sabella reflects on Easter in Palestine. Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=451 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=450 At the N.E.C.C. workshops in Gaza City, students learn to sew dresses. (photo: Eman Mohammed) Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:00:29 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=450 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=449 A photo gallery of pysanky images. Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=449 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=448 Egyptian protesters hold up a Coptic Christian cross in one hand and a copy of the Quran in the other hand in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt. Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=448 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=447 In this photo taken in 1988, a woman reflects prayerfully in Jeruaslem on Palm Sunday. (photo: Paul Souders Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:22:45 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=447 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=446 Cardinal Timothy Dolan — CNEWA's chair and New York's Archbishop — has posted the video below on AOL: his message to the faithful for Holy Week. Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=446 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=445 With so many war orphans in her care, Sister Maria worries how she can feed them all. Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:24:43 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=445 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=444 Msgr. John E. Kozar, CNEWA's president, made a pastoral visit to India earlier this month and captured this haunting image of a Dalit woman — one of the so-called "untouchables." Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:01:48 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=444 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=443 With the situation in Syria worsening by the day, Tom Gallagher of the National Catholic Reporter this week interviewed by e-mail CNEWA's Issam Bishara, regional director for Lebanon, Syria and Egypt. Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=443 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=442 Girls and boys take dance lessons at the Caritas center in Georgia. (photo: Molly Corso) Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=442 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=440 Msgr. Kozar captured this image of a sister at the Italian Hospital in Kerak, Jordan, during his visit to the Holy Land last December. (photo: John E. Kozar) Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:06:11 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=440 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=438 Pope Benedict XVI has decided the collection taken up at his Holy Thursday evening Mass will be used to offer humanitarian aid to Syrian refugees. Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=438 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=437 Nirmala Dasi sisters walk with young patients on the grounds of Grace Home in Trichur, India. (photo: John E. Kozar) Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=437 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=436 In this photo taken in 2010, a farmer rides through Wadi al Nasarah (Arabic for Valley of Christians), near Homs. (photo: Sean Sprague) Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:22:49 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=436 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=435 A prayer service commemorated Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria, Egypt, who died 17 March. Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=435 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=433 Long-time CNEWA staffer, Joseph Hazboun was recently interviewed by the Catholic News Service from our Jerusalem office. Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:50:42 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=433 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=434 In this photo taken in 1996, a woman prays in an Armenian Apostolic church in Georgia. (photo: Armineh Johannes) Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:09:54 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=434 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=432 In this photo taken in 2010, a woman fetches water from a well in Kerala. (photo: Peter Lemieux) Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=432 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=431 From left, CNEWA President Msgr. John Kozar, Dominican Sister Maria Hanna and CNEWA Regional Director for Jordan and Iraq Ra’ed Bahou gather with Dominican Sisters outside the Mother of Mercy Clinic in Jordan. (photo: CNEWA) Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=431 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=430 In this image taken in December 2008, a worker prepares grapevines at the La Salle Center near Meki, Ethiopia. (photo: Peter Lemieux) Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:43:27 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=430 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=426 Beth Clausnitzer considers the role of laywomen in CNEWA's mission. Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=426 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=425 Shenouda III, pope of Alexandria and patriarch of the See of St. Mark, died on Saturday, 17 March. Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:39:05 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=425 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=424 A resident of St. Joseph’s Orphanage in Pulincunnoo, Kerala studies for class. (photo: Cody Christopulos) Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=424 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=423 A young Bedouin traveling by donkey through the ancient city of Petra, Jordan. (photo: John E. Kozar) Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:10:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=423 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=422 CNEWA President Msgr. John E. Kozar spoke with Catholic News Service recently about his pastoral visit to India. Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=422 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=421 Teacher, Manna Gebreyons, interacts with her students at a Catholic School in the Tigrayan village of Sebia, in Ethiopia. (photo: Sean Sprague) Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:01:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=421 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=420 Major Gifts Officer, Megan Knighton, shares her her experiences working with courageous women in India. Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=420 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=419 A woman stands in the window pane of her future home in the Eparchy of Trivandrum in Kerala, built with funds raised by CNEWA. (photo: John E. Kozar) Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:44:31 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=419 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=418 CNEWA donor Mabel Caron finally meets her "priest son." Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=418 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=417 A photo of Sally, a young Iraqi Christian in Jordan, taken in April 2010. (photo: Gabriel Delmonaco) Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=417 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=416 A parishioner leaves St. Elijah Church in Ankawa, a mostly Christian neighborhood outside Erbil, Kurdistan's capital and largest city. (photo: Safin Hamed) Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=416 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=415 A sister treats a patient at the Mother of Mercy Clinic in Zerqa, Jordan. (photo: Nader Daoud) Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:42:46 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=415 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=414 Msgr. John Kozar reports on the events of the 11th and final day of his pastoral visit to India. Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=414 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=413 Msgr. John Kozar reports on the events of the tenth day of his pastoral visit to India. Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:28:32 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=413 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=412 ster Bincy Joseph assists girls with their homework at Mother Mary Home for Girls in Kerala. (photo: Sean Sprague) Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:18:12 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=412 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=411 Sister Christian Molidor reflects on the impact of Sisters to the world on International Women's Day. Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=411 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=410 Msgr. John Kozar reports on the events of the ninth day of his pastoral visit to India. Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:50:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=410 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=409 ssam Bishara, our regional director for Lebanon, Syria and Egypt, puts the situation in Syria in context. Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:29:04 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=409 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=408 In this photo taken in 2000, Armenian Catholics celebrate Divine Liturgy in a village near Gyumri, Armenia. (photo: Armineh Johannes) Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=408 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=407 Msgr. John Kozar reports on the events of the eighth day of his pastoral visit to India. Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:09:30 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=407 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=406 ONE magazine contributor Don Duncan discusses the underlying causes of Lebanon's persistent water shortage. Tue, 06 Mar 2012 12:07:38 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=406 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=405 Deacon Kassahun Teka, age 27, studies for the priesthood in his one-room, windowless dwelling in Meki, a rural town in southern Ethiopia. (photo: by Peter Lemieux) Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=405 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=404 Msgr. John Kozar reports on the events of the seventh day of his pastoral visit to India. Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:34:11 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=404 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=403 Our schedule for today featured just one pastoral visit, but it was one filled with great content and meaning. Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:12:38 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=403 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=402 In this image from 2006, a sister and children play at Our Lady of Armenia Boghossian Educational Complex in Gyumri. (photo: by Armineh Johannes.) Mon, 05 Mar 2012 13:36:41 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=402 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=401 Msgr. John Kozar reports on the events of the fifth day of his pastoral visit to India. Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=401 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=400 In this photo taken in 2007, Tomy and Elsama Runnanthanamy are seen by their family's hut. Thanks to a house building project funded by CNEWA and implemented by Diocese of Kottayam Social Services in villages of Wayanad district, Kerala, they Fri, 02 Mar 2012 16:21:02 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=400 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=399 Journalist Don Duncan shares his perspective on Lebanon's water woes while reporting for the January edition of ONE magazine. Fri, 02 Mar 2012 11:41:31 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=399 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=398 A man prays in a Coptic shrine behind the Tomb of Christ in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. (photo: Gabriel Delmonaco) Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=398 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=396 Msgr. John Kozar reports on the events of the third day of his pastoral visit to India. Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:18:42 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=396 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=395 A monastery north of the Syrian capital of Damascus was ransacked by masked gunmen around 6 p.m. on 22 February. Thu, 01 Mar 2012 01:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=395 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=397 The Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, Archbishop Fouad Twal, at a conference in Washington, D.C., a few days ago. Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=397 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=393 Msgr. John Kozar reports on the events of the first two days of his pastoral visit to India. Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:22:40 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=393 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=392 Archbishop Raphael Minassian pays a visit to CNEWA's New York offices. Wed, 29 Feb 2012 13:41:29 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=392 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=391 The Syro-Malabar Church in Palayur, Kerala features the largest statue of St. Thomas in the world, and depicts the boat landing where he arrived in India. (photo: Sean Sprague) Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=391 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=390 In Syria, a group of men in the Christian village of Al Meshtayeh socialize over a board game. (photo: Sean Sprague) Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=390 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=389 Until eighth grade, an equal number of boys and girls attend the Catholic school in Meki, Ethiopia. (photo: Peter Lemieux) Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=389 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=388 ONE contributor Andreea Câmpeanu shares details of her meeting with Sister Eliseea Papacioc. Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=388 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=387 Father Francis Eluvathingal performs a wedding ceremony at the Jyotis Care Center in Navi Mumbai. (photo: Peter Lemieux) Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=387 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=386 A procession during Holy Week in Jerusalem taken in 1988. (photo: Paul Souders) Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=386 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=385 Life is complicated. It is a constant battle between good and evil and CNEWA is there, planting many good seeds. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=385 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=383 Students at the Don Bosco Institute attend a welding class in the Rod el Farag neighborhood of Cairo, Egypt, 12 November 2008. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=383 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=384 Accompanied by a group of friends and benefactors, CNEWA's Father Guido Gockel, M.H.M., and Gabriel Delmonaco met with the regional director for Israel and Palestine, Sami El-Yousef. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=384 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=382 Maaloula the last remaining village in Syria where Aramaic is still spoken. The majority of the population are Christian. (photo: Sean Sprague) Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=382 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=381 Scanned letter from an Eritrean child, dated March 18, 1986. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=381 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=380 CNEWA's Father Guido Gockel, M.H.M., and Gabriel Delmonaco are accompanying a group of friends and benefactors on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:58:33 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=380 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=379 Hana Habshi sits in the unfinished St. Charbel's Maronite Catholic Church in the village of Deir El Ahmar, Lebanon. (photo: Laura Boushnak) Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=379 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=378 CNEWA's Father Guido Gockel, M.H.M., and Gabriel Delmonaco are accompanying a group of friends and benefactors on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:49:35 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=378 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=377 Seminarian Philip Chasia and his wife, Mercy, stand outside their one-room house near the campus of the Orthodox Patriarchal Ecclesiastical School in Nairobi, Kenya. (photo: Peter Lemieux) Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=377 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=376 CNEWA’s Father Guido Gockel, M.H.M., and Gabriel Delmonaco are accompanying a group of friends and benefactors on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:09:10 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=376 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=375 Along with traditional polyphonic singing, Georgian folk songs, or "city songs," are also very popular. (photo: Justyna Mielnikiewicz) Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=375 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=374 The Eparchy of Kalyan's dance troupe rehearses a traditional Keralite routine during an annual celebration for mothers' groups in Mumbai. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:36:26 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=374 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=373 Several days ago, we heard some sad news. A beloved member of our Ethiopian staff, Ato Feleke, passed away suddenly. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=373 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=372 CNEWA Vice President Michael J. La Civita critiques a recent Newsweek cover story on violence against Christians. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:12:53 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=372 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=371 n this unpublished photo, taken in 2003, two young boys play in front of a church in a Christian Village near Homs, Syria. (photo: Armineh Johannes) Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=371 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=370 An elderly Armenian tends his flock. (photo: Armineh Johannes) Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=370 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=369 There are only some 3,000 Christians in Gaza, of which a little more than 200 are Catholic. (photo: CNS/Paul Jeffrey) Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=369 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=368 The faithful proceed to St. George Kvashveti Church in Tbilisi, Georgia for its patronal feast. ( photo: Molly Corso) Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=368 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=367 An observant colleague mentioned to me the other day that al-Jazeera, the widely popular Arab news service, was using the expression "Arab Awakening" instead of "Arab Spring." Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:04:52 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=367 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=365 Students of the Asela school and orphanage, administered by the Consolata Fathers, a Catholic community of brothers and priests, play soccer on the playground. (photo: Petterik Wiggers) Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=365 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=364 I was fascinated to see a new study “Shari’a Law: Coming to a Courthouse Near You?” which appeared this past month. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:31:06 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=364 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=363 Filipino domestic workers fervently and joyfully sing choir songs, as they crowd into the tiny shelter to partake in mass with Father Kevin O’Connell at English-speaking Sacred Heart Latin Catholic Church in Amman, Jordan. (photo: Tanya Habjouqa) Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=363 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=362 Elderly Roma men sit and chat together in the main square in the town of Hodasz, 240 miles east of Budapest, Hungary. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=362 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=361 To battle growing rates of alcoholism in Kerala, the Temperance Commission of the Kerala Catholic Bishops’ Council argues that drinking should be counted as a sin. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:41:55 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=361 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=360 Just days before he is scheduled to become a cardinal in Rome, Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York is making a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=360 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=359 Countless cancer patients around the world seek solace and intercession from a special patron, the seventh-century abbess St. Aldegonde (sometimes called Aldegunais), whose feast is 30 January. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=359 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=358 demonstrator holds up a crucifix and a Quran during a protest at Tahrir square in Cairo yesterday. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=358 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=357 Monks process toward Abuna Garima Monastery, near Adwa, Ethiopia, to celebrate the visit of Patriarch Paulos, who was once a monk at the monastery. (photo: Sean Sprague) Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=357 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=356 Today ends the 104th observance of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, a week that has a rich history and a special connection to my own life. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:27:27 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=356 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=355 A couple weeks ago, Pope Benedict XVI turned his attention to the subject of religious freedom. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=355 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=354 A young student at the Ephpheta Institute responds to hearing a new sound through an external hearing device. (photo: John E. Kozar) Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:52:52 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=354 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=353 Following its custom, the Vatican released the pope's annual message for World Communications Day today - the Feast of St. Francis de Sales, patron of writers and journalists. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=353 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=352 Planning stories for our magazine has been one of my favorite activities since I joined CNEWA in 1989. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:13:35 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=352 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=351 Sister Leema Rose makes her evening home visits to the sick and those struggling to make ends meet in Dharavi, a slum in the center of Mumbai. (photo: Peter Lemieux) Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=351 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=350 In a time when great media attention is given to conflicts between Muslims and others, I attended a conference yesterday that was a real eye opener. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:01:26 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=350 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=349 Nohad El Shami, who attributes her miraculous recovery from a stroke to St. Sharbel, touches a pilgrim’s head at Saint Sharbel's tomb. (photo: Sarah Hunter) Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=349 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=348 Bishop Selim Sayegh meets with students at the Our Lady of Peace Center, a school for the developmentally disabled set up by the Latin Vicariate in Amman, Jordan. (photo: Nicholas Seeley) Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=348 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=347 A woman waits for healthcare in Palestine. (photo: Peter Lemieux) Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=347 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=346 Youth from all religious communities participate in an urban dance workshop in Beirut. (photo: Spencer Osberg) Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=346 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=345 Latin Patriarch Fouad Twal preaches about the significance of the Holy City of Jerusalem. Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:21:20 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=345 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=344 A Sudanese girl walks with her Egyptian friend, left, at the private school, Yet el Hesshan, in Alexandria, Egypt. (photo: Sean Sprague) Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=344 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=343 Useyin Karimov, born in 1921, shows his Soviet army medals. (photo: Petro Didula) Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:03:01 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=343 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=342 Monday, Pope Benedict XVI used his annual State of the World address to express his hopes for a new round of peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians. Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=342 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=340 Carl Hétu reflects on how we label and divide ourselves and others, and the challenges in overcoming prejudice and building a peaceful world. Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:09:15 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=340 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=341 CNEWA President John E. Kozar welcomed Cardinal-Designate Timothy M. Dolan to CNEWA's offices this afternoon for an annual board meeting. Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:59:54 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=341 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=339 The rooftop prayer service at the Good Samaritan Center in Jerusalem's Old City. Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=339 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=338 A Syriac Catholic family discusses the difficulties of securing adequate housing in Jerusalem. Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:32:44 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=338 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=337 Visitors find refreshment at a drinking fountain at Saint Sergius Monastery, located in the town of Sergiyev Posad, northeast of Moscow. Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=337 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=336 Mr. and Mrs. Mathew prepare dinner while Jiya plays with her grandmother. (photo: Peter Lemieux) Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=336 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=335 Four young carolers pose in their home-made costumes in front of Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Kosmach. Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:01:54 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=335 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=334 This morning, on the Feast of the Epiphany, Pope Benedict XVI named 22 new cardinals — including four with close ties to CNEWA. Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=334 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=333 In this photo from 2003, Sister Nahla tends to a patient at the Al Jamh-Al Zahrawi Hospital in Mosul, Iraq, where she has been working since May. (photo: Philip Toscano-Heighton) Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=333 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=332 Sister Lucy Maule of the Ephpheta Institute in Bethlehem, holds four-year-old Abdil-Karim Yosef Allush. (photo: Miriam Sushman) Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=332 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=331 Ethiopians celebrate Maskal in 2007. Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=331 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=330 A woman prays in a church in Deir Azra, a Christian village in Upper Egypt. (photo: Holly Pickett) Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=330 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=329 Sister Leema Rose and volunteer Jancy Kuthoor visit the homes of needy residents in Dharavi, Mumbai’s most infamous slum. (photo:Peter Lemieux) Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=329 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=328 Msgr. Kozar concludes his pastoral visit to the Middle East, celebrating Mass with Archbishop Fouad Twal, visiting the place of Christ's birth, and more! Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:36:25 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=328 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=327 Founded by the Good Shepherd Sisters in 1987, the Bethlehem Day Care Center serves the families of Cherkos, an impoverished neighborhood in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (photo: Sean Sprague) Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=327 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=326 Our final day of pastoral visiting and pilgrimage. Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:41:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=326 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=325 A boy stands before a tetrapod or icon stand decorated with a traditional Ukrainian embroidered cloth. (photo:Ihor Tabin'sky) Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:45:36 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=325 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=323 Msgr. Kozar reports on his pastoral visit to the Middle East, including his visit to Aida Refugee Camp, Taybeh, and more. Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=323 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=324 Father Elias Mallon discusses the historical context of an important town that you may not find on a map. Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=324 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=322 Msgr. Kozar reports on his pastoral visit to the Middle East, including his visit to the Ephpheta Institute and the Pontifical Mission Library. Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:45:43 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=322 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=321 Bohdana Havryliuk, left, Marichka Semeniuk and Marichka Havryliuk carol near Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church in Kosmach, Ukraine. (photo: Petro Didula) Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=321 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=320 A girl lights a candle during Christmas night Divine Liturgy at the church of Three Prelates in Moscow. (photo: Julia Vishnevets) Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=320 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=318 Msgr. Kozar reports on his pastoral visit to the Middle East, including visits to the Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center and Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III. Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:41:40 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=318 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=317 Father Kiril Kaleda watches children from his parish prepare for a Christmas pageant in Moscow. (photo: Julia Vishnevets) Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:38:04 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=317 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=316 CNEWA's president emeritus, Msgr. Robert L. Stern, gave a speech on the 2011 series of democratic revolutions known colloquially as the Arab Spring. Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=316 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=315 Msgr. Kozar reports on his pastoral visit to the Middle East, sharing his experiences in Jerusalem. Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:07:30 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=315 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=313 Msgr. Kozar reports on his pastoral visit to the Middle East, sharing his experiences in Galilee. Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=313 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=314 Women tend a flock of sheep in the historic Noraduz cemetery near Lake Sevan in Armenia. (photo: Armineh Johannes) Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=314 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=312 Msgr. Kozar reports on his pastoral visit to the Middle East: after concluding the Jordanian leg of the journey, he and Father Guido travel to Israel. Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:45:47 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=312 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=311 An Iraqi mother holds her child near her home in Syria. (photo: Spencer Osberg) Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=311 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=310 Msgr. Kozar reports on the further developments of his pastoral visit to the Middle East: Mt Nebo, Madaba, and more! Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:08:05 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=310 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=309 In Iraq, close to a decade of war and humanitarian crises has left much work to be done, if the nation is to rebuild and heal. Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:39:27 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=309 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=308 St. Joseph's girls perform a traditional Keralite dance. (photo: Cody Christopulos) Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=308 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=306 Msgr. Kozar reports on the further developments of his pastoral visit to the Middle East: The Italian Hospital and Immaculate Conception Melkite Greek Catholic Church. Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=306 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=307 Jan Mrug and his children play with a new pony at the family farm in Jakubany, Slovakia. (photo: Andrej Bán) Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=307 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=305 Hermina Tharwat, 12, studies for winter exams at Santa Lucia (home for the blind in Abou Kir, Egypt). (photo: Holly Pickett) Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=305 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=303 Michael J. L. La Civita reflects on the life of Cardinal John Patrick Foley. Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:39:02 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=303 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=304 Msgr. Kozar reports on the further developments of his pastoral visit to the Middle East. Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=304 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=302 From Moscow comes word that there is a new voice calling for changes in the Russian electoral system — and it's coming from the pulpit. Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=302 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=301 Msgr. John E. Kozar shares his thoughts and impressions upon his final day in Lebanon. Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=301 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=299 A villager samples clean water from the new filtration system in Lebanon. (photo: Marilyn Raschka) Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=299 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=300 Mariya Tytarenko recounts her experiences while reporting on the Druzhba (Friendship) Camp in western Ukraine. Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=300 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=298 Journey to the Holy Land: Church Life Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=298 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=297 CNEWA President Msgr. John Kozar reports on day three of his pastoral visit to the Middle East, focusing on water-related aid projects. Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:41:32 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=297 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=296 An altar server stands near a statue of the Virgin Mary in greater Stockholm's Syriac Catholic church. (photo: Magnus Aronson) Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=296 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=295 Msgr. John Kozar reports on the events of the second day of his pastoral visit to the Middle East. Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:34:42 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=295 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=294 Vice President of Communications Michael J.L. La Civita reflects on the importance of St. Nicholas. Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:54:27 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=294 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=293 On behalf of CNEWA, Megan Knighton congratulates Gregory Oussani for being named the Salaam Club of New York's Man of the Year. Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=293 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=292 Msgr. John Kozar shares his impressions and thoughts on his maiden visit to the Middle East as CNEWA's president. Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:09:01 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=292 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=290 ONE contributor Mariya Tytarenko shares a record of her thoughts and impressions from a Ukrainian Greek Catholic ordination she attended in July 2011. Mon, 05 Dec 2011 10:25:41 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=290 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=289 Boys at Bhorathannoor Ambeaker Harigen Colony show off hats the village sells in larger towns. (photo: Cody Christopulos) Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=289 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=288 A parishioner raises a candlestick as a symbol of light during the Greek Catholic Divine Liturgy. (photo: Andrej Bán Fri, 02 Dec 2011 12:15:36 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=288 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=287 Issam Bishara visits the village of Jabbouleh to meet with the Sisters of Good Service and learn about their work. Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:33:28 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=287 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=286 The traditional coffee ceremony is a staple of Ethiopian daily life and culture. Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=286 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=284 As the new Egyptian election results unfold, thousands of Coptic Christians of all stripes gather to pray in a striking display of ecumenism and shared Christian identity. Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:30:16 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=284 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=285 CNEWA has received the highest rating on the respected charity-evaluating organization, Charity Navigator. Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=285 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=283 The work of Sister Arousiag Sajonian has touched countless lives over the last five decades. Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=283 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=282 An article by the late Jesuit Father John Long discusses the current state of ecumenism between Catholic and Orthodox churches. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:35:02 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=282 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=281 Boys watch at the shore as a boat of fishermen heads out to sea in Kerala, India. (photo: Luke Golobitsch) Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=281 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=280 Nasrin Abdul-Ahad Aziz, 53, and her husband Tali Mati Nasser, left, have lost several family members as a result of ethnic and sectarian violence in Iraq. They now reside in Hamdaniya, Iraq. (photo: Safin Hamed) Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=280 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=279 Some outtakes from our One-on-One interview with CNEWA president, Msgr. Kozar. Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:40:36 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=279 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=278 Five-year-old Alexi, a member of the mostly Filipino Sacred Heart Latin Catholic parish in Amman, Jordan, loves to dance. (photo: Tanya Habjouqa) Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=278 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=276 Father Elias Mallon details the reason behind the twin dates of Easter within Christendom. Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:20:16 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=276 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=277 Earlier this week, our own Father Guido Gockel, Vice President for the Middle East and Europe, appeared on "Catholic Matters," a program on the Guadalupe Radio Network. Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=277 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=275 An Ethiopian monk enjoys a lunch of injera and shiro in Tullo Gudo Island, Ethiopia. (photo: Sean Sprague) Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=275 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=273 Ra'ed Bahou describes the Mass celebrated in Amman last Sunday in honor of the Teresian Association's centennial. Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=273 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=274 A student band performs at a school and home for the deaf and blind run by the Assisi Sisters of Mary Immaculate in Thalayolaparambu, a village in the Kottayam district of Kerala, India. (photo: Christian Molidor, R.S.M.) Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=274 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=271 Parishioners attend early morning prayer led by monks of Meskaye Hizunan Medhane Alem Monastery. (photo: Peter Lemieux) Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=271 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=272 CNEWA salutes the assistance of Alfred A. Lagan. Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=272 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=270 Each of these three women lost family members in Chechnya's Second Chechen War in 1999. They came to Georgia along with other refugees. (photo: Justyna Mielnikiewicz) Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=270 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=269 Sister Lisi Valloppally, a registered nurse, cares for HIV infected adults at the Grace Home in Kerala. If patients need emergency care or hospitalization, they are sent to the Medical College of Trichur just a few kilometers away. (photo: Peter Lem Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=269 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=268 An altar server stands near a statue of Jesus in greater Stockholm's Syriac Catholic church. (photo: Magnus Aronson) Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=268 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=266 Hierodeacon Andrii presents the chalice during the Divine Liturgy at 17th-century Church, St. Michael the Archangel in Lviv. (photo: Ivan Babichuk) Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=266 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=267 Bob Pape, CNEWA's Director of Major Gifts, shares his view on how important every person you meet can be to your journey in faith. Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=267 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=265 Today's image captures a scene from one of the ongoing efforts to stem the Christian exodus from Syria. Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=265 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=264 The Associated Press reports on Arab Christians leaving the Middle East for the West, a trend CNEWA has been detailing for years. Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:07:33 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=264 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=263 Students from different faith backgrounds - but predominately Muslim and Christian - perform modern and traditional dance at the Latin Convent school in the town of Nazareth, Israel. Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=263 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=262 Deacon Greg Kandra relates information received from Gerald Jones, CNEWA's regional director of Ethiopia, on droughts in the Horn of Africa. Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:01:17 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=262 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=261 Students have lunch at St. Charles School in Achrafieh located in east Beirut. 784 students, Muslim and Christian, attend St. Charles. (photo: Sarah Hunter) Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=261 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=260 A member of CNEWA's family receives a papal award for 50 years of service. Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:12:51 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=260 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=259 woman prays at a Syrian Orthodox church in Aleppo, Syria. (photo: Armineh Johannes) Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=259 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=258 Bob Pape, of CNEWA's Development department, shares an account of one inspiring donor. Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:45:18 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=258 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=257 A mother and child in Ethiopia wait for food tickets. (photo: Christian Molidor) Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=257 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=256 Seminarian Sleiman Hassan, 24, from Fuhais, Jordan, prays after lighting a candle before mass in St. Joseph Parish in Jifna, West Bank. (photo: Debbie Hill) Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=256 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=255 Father Guido Gockel explores the nature of good and evil and their meaning in the turmoil pervading the Holy Land, focusing on the spiritual life that transcends the political.. Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:31:44 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=255 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=254 An Armenian village in Kessab, Syria, taken in 1997. (photo: Armineh Johannes) Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=254 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=252 Father Peter Jakub celebrates the Divine Liturgy at St. Basil's in Krajné Cierno, in Slovakia. (photo: Andrej Bán) Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=252 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=253 Sami El-Yousef discusses the 40th anniversary celebration of the Paul VI Ephpheta Institute. Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=253 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=251 A look at how the Eastern churches observe "All Saints Day". Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:22:11 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=251 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=250 A nun reads a bible outside of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. (photo: Paul Souders) Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=250 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=248 A collection of articles concerning the pope's inter-religious summit in Assisi. Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:10:02 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=248 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=247 A boy plays near the construction site of a new facility at New Orthodox School in Madaba. (photo: Joseph Zakarian) Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=247 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=246 CNEWA extends its condolences to the family of longtime donor Anthony Abraham. Thu, 27 Oct 2011 02:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=246 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=245 Sami El-Yousef discusses celebrations commemorating 100 years of service by an organization with a history of collaboration with CNEWA. Thu, 27 Oct 2011 01:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=245 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=244 Ethiopia's Christian origins marked by St. Frumentius. Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=244 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=242 Father Elias Mallon discusses meeting Archbishop Elias Chacour at a recent symposium organized by the Sheptytsky Institute and CNEWA. Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:29:04 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=242 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=243 Along with traditional polyphonic singing, Georgian folk songs, or "city songs," are also very popular. (photo: Justyna Mielnikiewicz) Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:22:19 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=243 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=241 Major Archbishop George Alencherry, the first head of the Syro-Malabar Church to be elected by its synod of bishops, visits his flock and preaches unity. Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=241 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=240 Children at the nursery the Nirmala Dasi sisters run in Dharavi, a slum in the center of Mumbai. The children are mainly from families that have working mothers. (photo: Peter Lemieux) Tue, 25 Oct 2011 01:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=240 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=239 Bishop Vincent Mar Paulos of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church of Marthandam stops by the CNEWA offices and praises the generosity of our donors. Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=239 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=237 A collection of articles concerning Maronite Patriarch Bechara Peter Rai's visit to the CNEWA headquarters. Mon, 24 Oct 2011 01:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=237 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=235 A young girl prays at St. Gayane Church in Etchmiadzin, Armenia. (photo: Armineh Johannes) Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=235 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=233 CNEWA President Msgr. John Kozar, left, and Maronite Patriarch Bechara Peter Rai, right, listen to a reporter's question during yesterday's news conference at CNEWA's New York headquarters. Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=233 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=234 Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, writes an open letter to the Hindu community promoting religious freedom and cooperation. Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=234 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=232 Maronite Catholic Patriarch Bechara Peter Rai held a press conference at CNEWA's headquarters to promote peace and unity through open dialogue. Thu, 20 Oct 2011 02:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=232 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=231 Anna Valavanal (left) and her sister, Irin, visit the Deivadan sisters and residents in Thankamany. (photo: Peter Lemieux) Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=231 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=230 Sami El-Yousef recounts his visit to a city in Palestine with a large Christian representation and a strong spirit of inter-religious cooperation. Wed, 19 Oct 2011 01:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=230 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=229 Lunchtime at the Bethlehem Day Care Center, Addis Ababa. (photo: Sean Sprague) Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=229 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=227 Antin Sloboda briefly describes the role and history of the Sheptytsky Institute, currently working with CNEWA to organize a symposium. Mon, 17 Oct 2011 01:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=227 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=226 n a grove near the West Bank city of Nablus women sort olives then remove stems and leaves. (photo: Ahikam Seri) Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=226 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=225 Carl Hétu discusses the planning and execution of a symposium for which Archbishop Elias Chacour will be a guest. Fri, 14 Oct 2011 01:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=225 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=224 Aida Yassi, a resident of the Christian Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City, shows pictures of her creations from an album that spans her entire career. (photo: J Carrier) Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=224 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=222 In this unpublished photo from the story, A Wounded Land, a boy plays in the rice paddy field by Kuttanadu, Kerala. (photo: Peter Lemieux) Thu, 13 Oct 2011 01:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=222 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=221 An important member of the CNEWA family, Brother Donald Mansir, F.S.C., died early last Saturday in Walnut Creek, California. He was 62. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=221 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=220 Parishioners head home after the Divine Liturgy at St. Michael the Archangel Church in Ladomirová, Slovakia. (photo: Andrej Bán) Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=220 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=218 A woman prays in a church in Deir Azra, a Christian village in Upper Egypt. (photo: Holly Pickett) Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=218 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=219 An orphanage in New Delhi affords "street children" opportunities to lead healthy, prosperous lives. Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=219 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=216 Yosef Hallegua, brother of Sammy, blows the shofar. (photo: Ellen Goldberg) Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=216 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=217 Gerald Jones discusses Meskel, the Ethiopian Christian celebration of the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=217 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=215 Were Maronite Patriarch Bechara and U.S. President Barack Obama scheduled to meet or not? Our good friends at Catholic News Service have dug deeper, unearthing some additional details. Thu, 06 Oct 2011 02:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=215 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=214 The Melkite Greek Catholic Warood School enrolls 350 students from preschool through sixth grade. (photo: Spencer Osberg) Thu, 06 Oct 2011 01:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=214 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=213 Vatican Radio describes the status of Ankawa, one of the spots bucking the downward trend in Iraqi Christian population. Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=213 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=212 A young girl walks along a decorated wall as she joins her friends before the start of their first communion ceremony, in the Dbayeh Palestinian refugee camp, on the northern outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon. (photo: Dalia Khamissy) Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=212 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=211 The head of the Maronite Church, Patriarch Peter Bechara, has stirred up quite a controversy in his home turf of Lebanon, as well as in Europe and North America. Tue, 04 Oct 2011 01:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=211 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=209 Diane Handal writes of her travels to a town north of Beirut called Amchit, where she met a remarkable man who was one beneficiary of the microcredit program. Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=209 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=210 Priests attend mass at St. Gabriel Monastery in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (photo: Peter Lemieux) Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=210 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=208 In the 10 October edition of America magazine, the national Catholic weekly published by the Jesuits, CNEWA's own Father Elias Mallon writes... Mon, 03 Oct 2011 02:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=208 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=207 Journalist Diane Handal shares her impressions of Beirut, formed while reporting on CNEWA's work with an innovative microcredit program in Lebanon. Mon, 03 Oct 2011 01:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=207 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=206 A relative of a patient at Amala Hospital in Kerala, India, prays in the candle-lit Grotto located near the main entrance to the hospital grounds. The hospital is dedicated to Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception. (Photo: Peter Lemieux) Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=206 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=205 Msgr. John Kozar, President of CNEWA, enjoys a laugh with Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley, O.F.M. Cap. (Photo: Erin Edwards) Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=205 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=203 An Ethiopian monk prays at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s Old City. (Photo: Peter Lemieux) Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=203 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=204 M.L. Thomas, Regional Director for India; Thomas Varghese, Executive Director, India; Bishop Joseph Kunnath, CMI; and Msgr. John Kozar, President, CNEWA. (Photo: Deacon Greg Kandra) Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=204 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=202 Photographer Sean Sprague captured these dancers during the Istanbul Gypsy and Orientale Dance Festival in May of 2010. (Photo: Sean Sprague) Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=202 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=201 The Middle East’s Arab Spring has brought joy to some and grief to others. Tue, 27 Sep 2011 01:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=201 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=200 Santa Lucia (home for the blind in Abou Kir, Egypt) staff member, Iman Bibawi Iskandar, helps a resident practice writing Arabic Braille in preparation for an exam. (Photo: Holly Pickett) Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=200 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=198 This photo of two Georgian Orthodox monks was taken in July of 2001. Photographer, Justyna Mielnikiewicz's has documented the Caucasus region extensively for many years. (Photo: Justyna Mielnikiewicz) Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=198 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=197 The pope met with Jewish leaders in Berlin to promote inter-religious unity. Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:20:37 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=197 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=196 The pope meets with members of Germany's Muslim community, advocating inter-religious unity. Fri, 23 Sep 2011 01:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=196 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=195 Roman’s Girls, a Catholic initiative in Addis Ababa, assists about 20 girls with school. (photo: Peter Lemieux) Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=195 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=193 The Damascus Gate is the final phase of a massive, ongoing restoration effort. Thu, 22 Sep 2011 01:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=193 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=194 Rev. Elias Mallon discusses the current status of Palestine's bid for statehood and the ongoing Israeli/Palestinian peace process. Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=194 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=192 An elderly refugee from Azerbaijan languishes in an unsanitary government housing project. (photo: Armineh Johannes) Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=192 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=191 In an undated photo from our archive: A seminarian prays in a church in Beit Jala, Palestine. Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=191 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=190 Near Tibilisi, Georgia, Mother Ephemia plays with a dog belonging to the St. Tornike of Athos Monastery. Tue, 20 Sep 2011 01:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=190 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=189 Two Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena discuss how their congregation has helped ordinary Iraqis cope with the war. Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=189 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=188 Gabriel Delmonaco shares his fondness for receiving letters from donors and others interested in the work of CNEWA. Mon, 19 Sep 2011 01:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=188 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=187 A nurse gives Noor Fahmy her daughter, Mary, shortly after delivery at St. Thérèse Hospital in Cairo, Egypt. (photo: Shawn Baldwin) Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=187 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=186 Officials at the Vatican headquarters of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepculchre of Jerusalem welcomed U.S. Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien as their new pro-grand master. Fri, 16 Sep 2011 02:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=186 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=185 Just watch as 17-year-old Emmanuel Kelly recounts how he was rescued by nuns in Iraq, and adopted by a family from Australia. Fri, 16 Sep 2011 01:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=185 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=184 A priest reflects during Holy Week at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. (photo: Paul Souders) Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=184 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=183 Msgr. John E. Kozar addressed the New York staff this morning. (photo: Erin Edwards) Thu, 15 Sep 2011 01:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=183 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=181 In the April 2011 CNEWA Connections e-newsletter, we chose to focus on some "never before seen" photographs by Sister Christian Molidor. Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=181 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=178 After 26 years of dedicated service to CNEWA, Msgr. Archimandrite Robert L. Stern is retiring today. Wed, 14 Sep 2011 02:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=178 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=180 Sister Christian Molidor reflects on Msgr. Stern's impact on CNEWA and their great friendship. Wed, 14 Sep 2011 01:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=180 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=177 Sister Lutgarda with Abel and Helen at Kidane Mehret Children's Home in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (photo: Sister Christian Molidor, R.S.M.) Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=177 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=176 Father Elias Mallon provides a brief description of the rocky political landscape that lay ahead of Palestine in its bid for statehood. Tue, 13 Sep 2011 01:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=176 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=175 An elderly woman on her way to shop near Damascus Gate in Jerusalem. (photo: Sister Christian Molidor, R.S.M.) Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=175 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=173 Two young girls share a laugh at a displaced persons camp outside Dellé, Eritrea in August of 2000. (photo: Sister Christian Molidor, R.S.M.) Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=173 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=172 Sisters of the Formation House of Medical Sisters of St. Joseph in Kothamangalam (Kerala, India) fill water buckets for the evening wash. (photo: Sister Christian Molidor, R.S.M.) Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=172 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=171 Rev. Elias D. Mallon, S.A. recounts his experience on 9/11/01, and reflects on the challenges of that day and the days since. Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:06:57 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=171 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=170 Trinity Monastery now functions as the primary theologate of the Russian Orthodox Church. (photo: Sean Sprague) Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=170 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=169 Here are some neat factoids gleaned from John Gavin Nolan's Catholic Near East Welfare Association: The Foundational Years. Wed, 07 Sep 2011 01:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=169 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=168 Saint Mary's Port Church in Kollom, Kerala, India, one of the eight founded by St. Thomas, features a mural of Christ and St. Thomas at the altar. (photo: Sean Sprague) Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=168 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=167 Father Pejic is the only full-time staff member at St. Sava's Serbian Orthodox Church located in Hanover, Germany. (photo: Andy Spyra) Tue, 06 Sep 2011 01:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=167 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=166 One of CNEWA's longest-running donors shares his thoughts. Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=166 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=165 Every now and then, we hear stories of how CNEWA has been able to help people in surprising, sometimes unexpected ways. This week, we heard about one case -- involving three countries, one young woman and one generous family. Fri, 02 Sep 2011 01:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=165 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=164 A young student at an assembly at the Abou Kir Franciscan School in Egypt. (photo: Sean Sprague) Fri, 02 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=164 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=162 Children pray during liturgy in the small village of Santhithadam, Kerala, India. (photo: Sean Sprague) Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=162 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=158 Pilgrims from around the world pray to the saint and request his intercession. (photo: Sarah Hunter) Wed, 31 Aug 2011 01:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=158 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=157 A bishop and ex-CNEWA executive speaks glowingly of the new appointed head of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre. Audio interview linked. Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=157 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=156 Man Praying at Lyon's Great Mosque (photo: Pascal Deloche/Godong/Corbis) Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=156 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=155 Despite the violence that once enveloped them, Iraqi refugee children still find time to play. (photo: Spencer Osberg) Mon, 29 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=155 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=151 Young parishioners at Holy Cross Church, in the Keralite village of Purakkad, take part in perpetual adoration. Of Purakkad's 6,500 families, some 340 more than 1,500 individuals in all belong to Holy Cross parish. (photo: Peter Lemieux) Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=151 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=144 An elderly couple dance at an event organized by a local social club. (photo: Andrej Bán) Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=144 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=147 The Rimini Meeting discusses the Arab Spring. Though some are nursing uncertainty about the outcome of this climate of revolution, others regard the underlying spirit of democratic solidarity as a firm foundation for what will follow. Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=147 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=140 Locals living near Kerala's Idukki Dam, the largest of its kind in Asia, collect water at a well. (photo: Peter Lemieux) Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=140 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=150 A boy emulates adults at noon prayer in the Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque in Brunei. (photo: Michael Yamashita/ Corbis) Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=150 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=136 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 03:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=136 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=137 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 02:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=137 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=138 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=138 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=133 The Lajee Center, in the Aida Refugee Camp in Palestine, provides youth living in the camp with an opportunity for recreation, education and cultural activities. Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=133 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=130 A novice at the Transfiguration Convent in Tbilisi, Georgia, helps to care for a former nun who is now a resident in the hospice run by the sisters. (photo: Justyna Mielnikiewicz) Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=130 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=132 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=132 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=114 Welcome Thu, 18 Aug 2011 20:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=114 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=129 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 17:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=129 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=128 In November 2010 writer Peter Lemieux brought us a story called Relevant or Relic about Ethiopian life and culture. In one of Peter's unpublished interviews, a source offered some insight on how women are treated in the country. Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=128 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=127 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=127 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=126 Local youth from Derbent in Russia, spend time at the shore of the Caspian Sea. Often identified with the legendary Gates of Alexander, Derbent claims to be the oldest city in the Russian Federation. (photo: Justyna Mielnikiewicz) Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=126 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=124 Another church has been attacked in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk. The bombing comes less than two weeks after a Catholic and an evangelical church were targeted. Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=124 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=319 Sister Kirti Lawrence tutors children at the Anugraha home with a battery–powered floodlight. (photo: Peter Lemieux) Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=319 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=122 Explosion in Beirut, Lebanon Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=122 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=115 Water purification in Beirut. Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=115 http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=116 Home of Faith, Ernakulam Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnewa.org/blog.aspx?ID=116