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19 DENVER CATHOLIC | MAY 27-JUNE 9, 2017 Congratulations to our incoming 2017 Catholic high school graduates. WELCOME NEW RANGERS! ARRUPE JESUIT Ashley Consuelo Fuentes Gabriela Trevizo-Huizar Jasmine G. Garrido Viviana De la Torre de la Rosa Alan Tino Martinez-Acevedo Erick Adrian Molina Jeremy Josef Romero Sonia G. Chavez Alondra Medrano Neidi N. Morales Lesly Anahi Rodriguez Annaliese Marissa Gutierrez Esmeralda J. Marquez Josthyn Anderson Noguera Milly Giselle Pina BISHOP MACHEBEUF Betsy I. Flores-Alvarado Jesus O. Perez Mia Dean Velarde HOLY FAMILY Margaret Mary Heneghan Jesse Jacob Rodriguez Phung P. La Yen P. La Chelsea Angelica Lee Janae Elizabeth Engstrom- Smallwood Luke Christopher Reynolds Carmen Maria Woods MULLEN Whitney Gray Jacob Kathy Le Nguyen Celina Morena Marquez Marcus A. Salvato Isabelle N. Flores Preston Stephen Karr Jaky A. De la Torre Dominique Faith Fresquez REGIS JESUIT Schuyler John Cross Luke Michael Davis Callan F. Vianzon Matthew Wiles Tyler J. Zhang Amanda Jeanette Mitchell Isabella Marie Hart Alexandra E. Wardrop ST. MARY'S ACADEMY Adrea Jean-Alexis Gentry Anahi D. Zacarias ST. MARY'S HIGH SCHOOL Emily Anne Hourigan Two-minute Middle East update: Here's what you need to know T he violence and unrest of the Middle East is complex, multi-faceted and ongoing. Much of the news oversimplifi es current events or under-reports them, and short bits of information such as this sidebar can tempt us to see the suff ering of many people as diluted into mere numbers and statistics instead of faces. Remember the people of the Middle East in your prayers. That said, here's what you need to know about the latest events in Syria and Iraq to get you up to speed: 70% of Iraqi refugees who have fl ed from Mosul in the last few months are living in over- stretched, underdevel- oped refugee camps, according to the U.N. 465,000 people have been killed in Syria since the start of its civil war, and over 12 million have been dis- placed from their homes ISIS isn't the only threat; other major factors of violence are civil wars, tribal confl icts, insur- gencies and other ter- rorist groups, such as Al Qa'ida, Al Nusra (Jabhat al-Nusra), and Kurds. SYRIA The seven-year civil war in Syria has been devastating. The con- fl ict between Presi- dent Bashal Al Assad's government and rebel groups, some of which are linked to extremist factions, have half of the country driven from their homes, with no govern- ment alternative to off er. ISIS has also taken over portions of the coun- try. Since the civil war, 700,000 Christians have fl ed the country. Accord- ing to Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA), Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch Greg- ory III said, "The future of Christians in Syria is not threatened by Muslims but by…chaos… and the infi ltration of uncontrollable fanatical, fundamentalist groups." IRAQ Hundreds of thousands of Iraqi Arabs have been displaced by ISIS — Christians, Yazidis and Muslims alike. Fol- lowing ISIS' capture of Mosul, these refugees have even surpassed the local Kurdish population of the region they've settled in, according to CNEWA. Many of these people are suf- fering physically, but most especially psy- chologically, as a result of the trauma they've faced. But the people, says Abuna Emanuel in an interview with CNEWA's magazine, "keep hope alive." MOST RECENT EVENTS 3/7 The Iraqi govern- ment continues to try to retake Mosul from ISIS and regain their gov- ernment offi ces. 4/4 Assad is attributed to the chemical gas attack on civilians in Syria. 4/6 The U.S. launched cruise missiles into Syria fol- lowing Assad's chemical attack. 4/9 ISIS bombs church of Coptic Christians on Palm Sunday. 4/15 Assad's forces bomb buses of people trying to evacuate from govern- ment-held towns. Your Help is needed. Your Help is needed. Thank you Thank you for your generosity! INTERIOR PAINTING & CLEANING INTERIOR PAINTING & CLEANING PROTECTION OF SACRED ITEMS, INTERIOR PAINTING & CLEANING PROTECTION OF SACRED ITEMS, ACCESS, SECURITY, FIRE SAFETY, There are several ways to donate: by mail, online, by kiosk at the Cathedral, or with a monthly or quarterly pledge amount. Visit www.denvercathedral.org or call us at 303-831-7010 for more information on contributing. Your Help is needed. All donations are tax deductible $2.3 million $2.3 million $4.4 million $4.4 million COLLECTED TO DATE: $132,125.00 COLLECTED TO DATE: $83,350 COLLECTED TO DATE: $132,125.00 COLLECTED TO DATE: $83,350 EXTERIOR EXTERIOR FAÇADE EXTERIOR FAÇADE REPAIR Be a Part of the Second Century Cathedral Basilica Immaculate Conception!! of the of the Your façade contributions will help repair and replace the missing, cracked and broken stone and carvings which have become a safety hazard. Your interior improvement contributions will address access, security, safety, wall and altar repairs. Help us preserve our historic and iconic Cathedral Basilica for the next 100 years. Father Ron Cattany - Pastor and Rector