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25 Jul 2017 – Prolonged lack of rain in 2015 and 2016 threatened millions of people with malnutrition in many parts of the Horn of Africa. Read more...
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01 Jun 2017 – While on my visit to Gaza, I was shocked at how severe the shortage of electricity is now — a mere 3 hours of power per day. Read more...
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26 Apr 2017 – In 2016, your generous donations to Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA) — more than $2.8 million — helped Syrian families devastated by the civil war, and those stranded in Jordan and Lebanon. Read more...
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26 Apr 2017 – In 2016, thanks to your donations of more than $2.7 million to Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA), you helped care for families affected by conflict in Iraq. Read more...
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17 Feb 2016 – Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA) raised more than $11 million for emergency response initiatives in Syria, Iraq, Lebanon and Jordan from August 2014 to September 2015. Read more...
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16 Dec 2015 – This has been the first visit to Gaza since Israeli authorities placed a ban on East Jerusalem ID holders back in July 2015. Though the ban is still in effect, a limited number of permits were allowed, and I feel lucky to be one of the few approved. Read more...
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10 Dec 2015 – The Franciscan Fathers Center was established 32 years ago by a Franciscan Father, Tarcisio Di Piano in Abou Kir, a coastal city about 14 miles east of Alexandria, Egypt with narrow streets, high buildings and small apartments. Similar to many areas in Egypt, the community is very poor and illiterate with families of 8 to 12 members each. Read more...
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13 Aug 2015 – Monnitte Monana, Director of the Pontifical Mission Library, prepared the attached newsletter about the activities of summer camps organized by her staff. Read more...
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