The president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, in a letter to his brother bishops dated 12 August, called for a “special collection to provide humanitarian relief and pastoral support for our affected brothers and sisters in Gaza and surrounding areas in the Middle East and send donated funds to CNEWA and CRS.”
“It is with great pastoral concern for the ongoing crisis in Gaza that I write to you today. Our church mourns the terrible suffering of Christians and other innocent victims of violence in Gaza and surrounding areas who are struggling to survive, protect their children, and live with dignity in dire conditions,” wrote the archbishop.
“The Holy Father continues to call for a ceasefire and for aid to enter the territory, noting with great sorrow that ‘Gaza is starving.’
“The Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA) is there providing vital emergency humanitarian relief and medical and psychological care for the sick, malnourished and wounded,” he continued.
“The situation in Gaza and across the Middle East cries out for assistance of the Catholic community of the United States” and “I ask that you take up this collection and send funds to CNEWA and CRS as soon as possible.”
Click here to support CNEWA’s emergency campaign in Gaza.