Results from Tag: 'earthquakes'
Myanmar Cardinal After Deadly Earthquake: People Need Everything, Including Peace
More than 2,000 are dead and thousands more injured. In many places, there is no electricity or internet, and the health system has collapsed.
Pope Francis ‘Deeply Saddened,’ Expresses Closeness With Victims of Taiwan Earthquake
According to Taiwan’s National Fire Agency, the death toll has now risen to 10, while the number of injured persons has surpassed 1,000.
Catholic Leader in Morocco: It May Take Years to Rebuild After Earthquake
Cardinal López Romero gave a Sept. 11 interview to Caritas International and released a statement calling for prayers and solidarity with those affected by the earthquake.
Major Earthquake in Morocco Kills More Than 1,000
Pope Francis has offered the country his ‘prayerful communion in the face of this natural disaster.’
Priest Laments That Economic Sanctions Are Preventing Post-War Recovery and Reconstruction in Syria
The sanctions have affected rebuilding after more than a decade of civil war and have hampered humanitarian work in the aftermath of the earthquake that struck the region on Feb. 6, along with its multiple aftershocks.
Archbishop Asks for Prayers Following New 6.4-Magnitude Earthquake in Turkey and Syria
This was one of the most intense of the thousands of aftershocks that have followed the Feb. 6 earthquake, which to date has claimed more than 47,000 lives and more than 122,000 injuries in the border region.
Pope Prays for Victims of Iraq-Iran Border Earthquake
More than 400 people are dead and almost 7,000 injured, as the Holy Father extends condolences and sorrow.
Archdiocese of Mexico City Offers Free Medical Care to Earthquake Victims
Aid will be offered at the Catholic Church’s clinics and hospitals.
Pope Prays for Mexico After Earthquake, During This ‘Moment of Sorrow’
The terrible tremor has killed more than 200 people. Francis prayed that Our Lady of Guadalupe would to be ‘close to the beloved Mexican nation.’
