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October 2019

October 22, 2019

Brooklyn is in the house: a change at the top at CNEWA

I'm getting a new boss. The announcement: Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York, Chair...

November 2018

November 02, 2018

In a time of despair, working on behalf of hope

Earlier today, I was moved to share some thoughts about what is happening in the...

October 2015

October 12, 2015

This week’s ear worm: “Lead Me, Lord…”

This one is so deeply ingrained into my brain, I was even singing it this...

October 12, 2015

This week’s ear worm: “Lead Me, Lord…”

This one is so deeply ingrained into my brain, I was even singing it this...

October 09, 2015

Hello, Altoona!

I'll soon be on the road again: This weekend, once again CNEWA will be hitting the...

October 09, 2015

Hello, Altoona!

I’ll soon be on the road again: This weekend, once again CNEWA will be hitting the...

September 2015

September 25, 2015

Vatican partners with CNEWA to launch global initiative to help refugees in Syria

This is big news. At a press conference this afternoon in Philadelphia, Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, President...

September 25, 2015

Vatican partners with CNEWA to launch global initiative to help refugees in Syria

This is big news. At a press conference this afternoon in Philadelphia, Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, President...

September 20, 2015

A found treasure: Davenport’s Sacred Heart Cathedral

I spent this weekend in western Illinois, preaching at a parish about CNEWA (more on...

September 20, 2015

A found treasure: Davenport’s Sacred Heart Cathedral

I spent this weekend in western Illinois, preaching at a parish about CNEWA (more on...

September 17, 2015

Hello, Peoria!

I’ll be visiting scenic Geneseo, Illinois this weekend, in the Diocese of Peoria, to give...

September 17, 2015

Hello, Peoria!

I'll be visiting scenic Geneseo, Illinois this weekend, in the Diocese of Peoria, to give...

September 06, 2015

How can you help refugees from the Middle East?

Stories like that of young Aylan Kurdi have riveted the attention of the world on the...

September 06, 2015

How can you help refugees from the Middle East?

Stories like that of young Aylan Kurdi have riveted the attention of the world on the...

July 2015

July 27, 2015

A priest’s wife tells her story

Over at CNEWA, we've just posted online the Summer edition of our award-winning magazine, ONE....

July 27, 2015

A priest’s wife tells her story

Over at CNEWA, we’ve just posted online the Summer edition of our award-winning magazine, ONE....

July 07, 2015

Franciscan abducted in Syria

Details: This morning, two Catholic priests from Homs told me of the abduction of the...

July 07, 2015

Franciscan abducted in Syria

Details: This morning, two Catholic priests from Homs told me of the abduction of the...

June 2015

June 11, 2015

New Brooklyn bishop-elect to offer Latin Mass for persecuted Christians

You may remember that Pope Francis last month named a devotee of the Mass in...

June 11, 2015

New Brooklyn bishop-elect to offer Latin Mass for persecuted Christians

You may remember that Pope Francis last month named a devotee of the Mass in...

June 09, 2015

St. Ephrem, deacon

We salute him today, his feast day, over at the CNEWA blog, One-to-One: An aspect...

June 09, 2015

St. Ephrem, deacon

We salute him today, his feast day, over at the CNEWA blog, One-to-One: An aspect...

June 02, 2015

Iraq’s Sister Diana: “We need to gain back our humanity”

I got to meet the now-legendary Sister Diana Momeka this morning and wrote about it...

June 02, 2015

Iraq’s Sister Diana: “We need to gain back our humanity”

I got to meet the now-legendary Sister Diana Momeka this morning and wrote about it...

May 2015

May 21, 2015

Iraqi Christians speak: “They wanted us to know they were believers”

I spent last evening at the Immaculate Conception Seminary in Huntington, New York with some...

May 21, 2015

Iraqi Christians speak: “They wanted us to know they were believers”

I spent last evening at the Immaculate Conception Seminary in Huntington, New York with some...

May 07, 2015

Words the world needs to hear

They are the words of a 12-year-old Iraqi refugee named Tamara in Ankawa, Iraq,...

May 07, 2015

Words the world needs to hear

They are the words of a 12-year-old Iraqi refugee named Tamara in Ankawa, Iraq, as...

April 2015

April 24, 2015

New Yorkers, take note: an upcoming event to raise awareness and support for persecuted Christians

Mark your calendar: Msgr. John E. Kozar, president of CNEWA (Catholic Near East Welfare Association) will...

April 24, 2015

New Yorkers, take note: an upcoming event to raise awareness and support for persecuted Christians

Mark your calendar: Msgr. John E. Kozar, president of CNEWA (Catholic Near East Welfare Association) will...