The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 18:51:00 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Putting faith into action /item/33082-putting-faith-into-action /item/33082-putting-faith-into-action

When Carl Hétu was a teenager growing up in Quebec, he recalls a conversation he had with his father that helped shape the man he would become. 

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Features Wed, 12 May 2021 12:00:36 -0400
Resilience, resourcefulness help Gazans cope with daily hardships /home/international/item/25612-resilience-resourcefulness-help-gazans-cope-with-daily-hardships /home/international/item/25612-resilience-resourcefulness-help-gazans-cope-with-daily-hardships

JERUSALEM – Gazans demonstrate an "inspiring" resilience and resourcefulness and more importantly, a sense of hope, despite the daily hardships they face, said the regional director for Palestine and Israel of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association.

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International Mon, 03 Jul 2017 11:00:00 -0400
CNEWA food program keeps girls in EthiopiaƵapp classrooms /home/international/item/22663-cnewa-food-program-keeps-girls-in-ethiopia-s-classrooms /home/international/item/22663-cnewa-food-program-keeps-girls-in-ethiopia-s-classrooms

Most of the more than 10 million Ethiopians now dependent on direct food handouts will survive the countryƵapp worst drought in 60 years, but how they survive will depend on the generosity of Catholics abroad.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) International Sun, 10 Jul 2016 12:00:00 -0400
CNEWA Canada marks 10th anniversary with urgent appeal for Iraq and Syria /item/20169-cnewa-canada-marks-10th-anniversary-with-urgent-appeal-for-iraq-and-syria /item/20169-cnewa-canada-marks-10th-anniversary-with-urgent-appeal-for-iraq-and-syria

OTTAWA - As Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA) Canada marks its 10th anniversary this year, it is making an urgent appeal for continued help for imperilled families under Islamic State siege in Iraq and Syria.

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ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Sat, 02 May 2015 10:00:00 -0400
Canada has a role to play in a lasting Mideast peace, CNEWA says /item/19262-canada-has-a-role-to-play-in-a-lasting-mideast-peace-cnewa-says /item/19262-canada-has-a-role-to-play-in-a-lasting-mideast-peace-cnewa-says

OTTAWA - IraqƵapp once-thriving Christian community has been reduced by 85 per cent in the past decade and is still “on the run,” Carl Hetu told the House of Commons foreign affairs committee. 

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ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Fri, 28 Nov 2014 08:00:00 -0500
Catholic aid groups hope latest Israeli-Hamas ceasefire holds /home/international/item/18702-catholic-aid-groups-hope-latest-israeli-hamas-ceasefire-holds /home/international/item/18702-catholic-aid-groups-hope-latest-israeli-hamas-ceasefire-holds

JERUSALEM - Catholic aid organizations are hopeful that the most recent ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will hold as they begin to assess the needs in Gaza after 50 days of war.

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International Wed, 27 Aug 2014 12:45:00 -0400
CNEWA pleads for help for Iraqi Christians /item/18464-cnewa-pleads-for-help-for-iraqi-christians /item/18464-cnewa-pleads-for-help-for-iraqi-christians

OTTAWA - The Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA) has put out an urgent plea for help aiding Iraqi Christians targeted in a “brutal civil war.”

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ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Thu, 10 Jul 2014 12:20:00 -0400