Our World

news item 01 Dec 1998 – The Holy See’s Congregation for the Eastern Churches held its first plenary session in many years from 29 September to 1 October. Read more...


news item 01 Dec 1998 – The Southeastern Lieutenancy of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre held its annual meeting on 27 September in Savannah, Georgia. Read more...


news item 01 Dec 1998 – On 21 September, 100 golfers and first-time donors assembled at the Partridge Creek Golf Course near Detroit to participate in the first CNEWA Golf Outing. Read more...


news item 01 Dec 1998 – After two years of service as director of our Amman and Jerusalem offices, Msgr. Robert P. Reidy is returning to the States to pursue an “active” retirement. Read more...


news item 01 Dec 1998 – The annual strategic planning meeting of the directors of CNEWA’s six offices was held in New York 14 –18 September. Directors from Addis Ababa, Amman, Beirut, Jerusalem, New York and Vatican City participated in plenary sessions and small groups to discuss and review the agency’s country programs. Read more...


news item 01 Dec 1998 – On 26 - 30 October, at its annual meeting in Trivandrum, Kerala, Chorbishop Faris delivered the keynote address to the Canon Law Society of India. Read more...


news item 01 Dec 1998 – On 11 October, Msgr. Stern joined our Amman staff and the Teresians, an international association of lay people, at a banquet marking the 10th anniversary of the Pontifical Mission Library in Amman. Read more...


news item 01 Dec 1998 – A highlight of the 25th anniversary celebration of Bethlehem University was a Mass celebrated on 4 October by Pio Cardinal Laghi, Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education. Read more...