BEIRUT (CNS): As Lebanon’s Catholic leaders appealed for help for their country, organisations appealed for donations for Beirut, capital of a country already suffering from a severe economic downturn.
Following are some Catholic agencies where you can donate to help the citizens of Lebanon:
Catholic Near East Welfare Association,
a Vatican agency: https://cnewa.org/campaigns/lebanoncrisis/
Caritas Internationalis: www.caritas.org/2020/08/explosions-in-beirut/
Aid to the Church in Need, a pontifical foundation: https://www.churchinneed.org/beirut-acn-offers-emergency-food-aid/
Malteser International, relief agency of the Sovereign Order of Malta:
www.malteser-international.org/en/donation.html
Jesuit Refugee Service:
https://www.jrsusa.org?form=lebanonresponse
In Beirut, Bechara Cardinal Rai, Lebanon’s Maronite patriarch called for a United Nations -controlled fund to be set up to manage aid for the reconstruction of Beirut and other international assistance to aid the stricken country.
Syriac Catholic Patriarch Ignace Joseph III Younan, in his appeal said: “Here is Beirut, crying out for help!” He said all Syriac parishes would use everything at their disposal to help.
“We value all relief, aid and assistance provided to those affected, especially for Beirut residents and its suburbs,” he said, also appealing for prayers.
In a statement from the Melkite Catholic Patriarchate in Damascus, Patriarch Joseph Absi said, “The time now is not for the sharing of responsibilities nor for disputes, but for the tireless work to reduce the repercussions of the national catastrophe and to … reject differences and work together to avoid the worst.”
