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Catholic charity gives boost to Iraqi Christian students on eve of papal visit

CNA Staff, Mar 3, 2021 / 05:00 pm (CNA).- A Catholic charity launched a $1.8 million project helping Christian students on the eve of the historic papal visit to Iraq. 

Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) announced on March 3 that it would donate 1.5 million euros to fund scholarships for 150 students at the Catholic University in Erbil (CUE) in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. 

Archbishop Bashar Warda, who founded the university in December 2015, welcomed the pontifical foundation’s announcement.

Praise the Lord

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