The suspension of U.S. government funding for nongovernmental relief agencies will not directly affect CNEWA, but the agency’s regional directors are concerned about what the pause will mean for their partners and the most vulnerable in their communities. cnewa.org/grave-conseque…

The suspension of government funds for nongovernmental aid and relief efforts overseas will neither curtail nor limit CNEWA's work in the Middle East, Northeast Africa, India, and Eastern Europe, according to CNEWA president Monsignor Peter I. Vaccari. 📸: OSV News/Gregory A. Shemitz

CNEWA’s World: Aid Pause Adds Pressure - mailchi.mp/cnewa/cnewas-w… This week, Pope Francis reminds us of the parable of the Good Samaritan and asks us to meditate “on the love that builds a fraternity open to all, without exception.” Read more in this edition of CNEWA’s World.

CNEWA’s World: Three Years of Resilience - mailchi.mp/cnewa/cnewas-w… The three-year anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine provides a moment to reflect on the resilience of Ukraine’s people, on those who have never given up on one another. Read more.

As we launch the March 2025 issue of ONE magazine, there is, as always, much happening in CNEWA’s world. Read articles and letters from India, Syria, Ukraine and Egypt, as well as an essay on the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea in this issue. cnewa.org/magazine-issue…

CNEWA’s World: Lenten Gift Inside - mailchi.mp/cnewa/cnewas-w… With Lent approaching next week, we invite you to ready your hearts and minds for this season of sacrifice and grace. CNEWA has prepared free materials to guide you through the Lenten season. Learn more here.

CNEWA’s World: The Church as an Instrument for the Common Good - mailchi.mp/cnewa/cnewas-w… This Lent, let us consider our brothers and sisters who are faced with injustice. Through our prayers and action, we have the power to live out the great command to love our neighbor.

CNEWA’s World: In Global Communion - mailchi.mp/cnewa/cnewas-w… In this reflection, CNEWA’s director of communications reads an excerpt from the “Book of Lamentations,” composed by Armenian poet St. Gregory of Narek. The video is produced in collaboration with Salt + Light Media.

“No one knows the end” of recent deadly violence in #Syria, said Maronite Archbishop Antoine Chbair of Latakia and Tartus—My ⁦OSV News⁩ article featuring ⁦CNEWA⁩’s latest updates from the field osvnews.com/no-one-knows-t…

CNEWA’s World: ‘We Shall Tell You the Truth’ - mailchi.mp/cnewa/cnewas-w… Metropolitan Archbishop Borys Gudziak of the Archeparchy of Philadelphia released a statement on Facebook on 16 March criticizing the funding cuts to Voice of America. Read more in CNEWA’s World.

Read about how the church empowers and supports India's Indigenous communities in this article, originally published in the March 2025 edition of ONE magazine.

This Lent, CNEWA created a special book of prayers drawn from the “Book of Lamentations,” composed by the Armenian poet St. Gregory of Narek. Learn more about St. Gregory of Narek in this article, originally published in February 2021. cnewa.org/st-gregory-of-…

In this Lenten reflection, the second in a series produced in collaboration with Salt + Light Media, CNEWA’s director of communications and marketing narrates an excerpt from the “Book of Lamentations,” composed by the Armenian poet St. Gregory of Narek.

CNEWA’s World: News and the Good News - mailchi.mp/cnewa/cnewas-w… Good news is remarkably in short supply, as this news roundup attests. There is, however, no shortage of “the Good News,” stories of healing and hope, even in CNEWA’s world. Read more.

Listen to a short Lenten reflection from The Book of Lamentations by St. Gregory of Narek (part 1)! ✝📖 #SLMedia #SaltandLightPlus #Lent #StGregoryofNarek #BookofLamentations #CNEWA CNEWA slmedia.org/w/J7QOq29x/a-l…

CNEWA’s World: Looking Toward Gaza - mailchi.mp/cnewa/cnewas-w… Although resources are in short supply, Gaza’s two small Christian parishes continue their ministry to assist those most vulnerable to the tragedy that envelops them all. Read more in CNEWA’s World.

CNEWA’s World: Innocents Lost - mailchi.mp/cnewa/cnewas-w… We ask that you keep children living through conflict, displacement, hunger, poverty and hardship in your prayers. May they embrace the joy and lightness of childhood, free from fear and distress. Read more in CNEWA’s World.

In this final Lenten reflection, the third in a series produced in collaboration with Salt + Light Media, CNEWA’s director of communications and marketing narrates an excerpt from the “Book of Lamentations,” composed by the Armenian poet St. Gregory of Narek.

CNEWA Spotlight: At the Jubilee of the Eastern Churches, Pope Leo XIV called for peace, unity & the preservation of Eastern Catholic traditions. These communities, from war-torn regions to the diaspora, are a beacon of hope. 🕊️ Read more: ow.ly/gmB650VU9g2

As May’s Marian devotion comes to a close, we honor the courage of mothers worldwide. Like Mary’s ‘yes,’ they’re choosing hope for their families. Your gift brings care, dignity & healing. Let’s make a lasting impact together. Join us today: cnewa.org/donate/