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August 24, 2022

New national director chosen for CNEWA in Canada

Dr. Adriana Bara, the new national director of CNEWA Canada.

The Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA) has chosen Dr. Adriana Bara as its new national director in Canada.

Published in Canada
February 16, 2022

CNEWA remains a beacon of hope

Sister Jeannette El Achkar gestures as she shows a part of Lebanese Hospital Geitaoui still under construction in Beirut Oct. 12, 2021. The health care sector in Lebanon is being crushed under the weight of multiple crises that are only getting worse, say the co-administrators of one of Lebanon's most important hospitals.

Eighteen years ago this month, I officially began my journey as a national director for CNEWA, specifically to help establish a Canadian office. 

Published in Faith
May 10, 2020

CNEWA tackling new enemy

An internally displaced Syrian girl wearing a protective face mask walks as members of the Syrian Civil Defence force sanitize the Bab Al-Nour camp in Azaz to control the spread of COVID-19.

If the Church isn’t there for displaced and refugee Christians in the Middle East, nobody else is going to protect these impoverished and persecuted minorities from COVID-19.

Published in Canada
April 7, 2017

CNEWA Canada finds success in unique mission

CNEWA Canada's national director Carl Hétu says the organization has developed an identity around helping Christians caught in the chaos of the Middle East's recent conflicts.

From zero to $4.3 million annually in just 12 years is part of the remarkable success story that is CNEWA Canada.

Published in Canada