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April 10, 2017

CNEWA head: Next few months will decide Christians' fate in Iraq

The head of CNEWA Msgr. John E. Kozar, who visited Iraq March 31-April 5, said the next few months will determine the fate of Iraqi Christians.

WASHINGTON – The next few months will determine whether Iraqi Christians can return to their homes in areas where Islamic State had been routed, according to Msgr. John E. Kozar, international president of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association.

Published in International
December 13, 2016

Indian missionaries teach faith by living among poor in remote areas

Syro-Malankara Bishop Jacob Barnabas Aerath and Msgr. John E. Kozar, head of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association, pose with village children during a visit to northeast India in late November.

WASHINGTON – In remote northeastern India, where Christianity is largely unknown, members of two Eastern Catholic churches are taking people on a journey of faith simply by living with them.

Published in Faith