Founded in 1926 by Pope Pius XI, the Catholic Near East Welfare Association is an agency of the Vatican that provides support to the churches and peoples of the Middle East, Northeast Africa, India and Eastern Europe.Amidst the upheavals and challenges of the modern world, CNEWA (Catholic Near East Welfare Association) has been a lifeline for those in need throughout the Middle East, Northeast Africa, India and Eastern Europe for more than 75 years.The CNEWA Mandate... Read more...

The cries of hunger are now at a record 14 million loud in what is reported as "the worst drought Africa has seen since 1984." Right now, some 14 million people are hungry in these five East African countries — Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania and Burundi. In Kenya, for example, teachers report students are literally "starving to death" in the classrooms.Also Nearly half of Eritrea’s population is undernourished and more than 85,000 children are malnourished as a result of... Read more...