Priest relieved as parishioners safe following Turkey earthquake but laments damage to iconic cathedral

A Catholic priest has expressed gratitude that parishioners are safe after their iconic cathedral sustained damages from a powerful earthquake that struck Turkey’s western city of Izmir on 30th October. The deadliest tremor to hit Turkey in nearly a decade killed at least 115 people, including two teenagers on the nearby Greek island of Samos. The magnitude 7 quake... Read More

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June 25, 2020

Mexican bishops pledge to help southern Oaxaca after quake

Mexico’s bishops pledged to help the people affected by an earthquake in southern Oaxaca state that left at least five dead. “We put ourselves under the protective mantle of our mother, Our Lady of Guadalupe, and at the service of those possibly affected by the earthquake,” the Mexican bishops’ conference said in a tweet shortly... Read More

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November 1, 2019

Philippines earthquakes: Catholic leaders call for prayers and aid

Catholic leaders have appealed for prayers and aid for earthquake victims after two strong earthquakes hit the Philippines in the last week, causing some deaths and damage. “Please, again, let us show our spirit of charity and solidarity,” Archbishop Romulo Valles of Davao, president of the Catholic bishops’ conference of the Philippines, said on 31... Read More

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March 7, 2018

Pope sends prayers, condolences after Papua New Guinea quake

Pope Francis sent prayers and condolences to the families of victims of a 26th February earthquake in Papua New Guinea. A telegram signed by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, said Pope Francis ‘assures all those affected by this disaster of his closeness in prayer’. In the telegram, released on 6th March, the pope... Read More

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February 9, 2018

Pope sends condolences to Taiwan after earthquakes

Pope Francis expressed his solidarity with the people of Taiwan after two high-magnitude earthquakes devastated the island nation, killing at least nine people and injuring hundreds more. The pope ‘offers the assurance of his prayers for those who have lost their lives and for those who have been injured,’ read a telegram sent by the... Read More

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January 31, 2018

Mexican bishops: Most churches damaged in September quakes were historic

A report from the Mexican bishops’ conference has catalogued 1,850 damaged churches – including 17 cathedrals – due to the twin earthquakes that shook the country in September. The report, released on 29th January, found that 1,603 of damaged churches were cataloged as ‘historic’ buildings. Some 220 churches remain closed, while 38 places of worship... Read More

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November 14, 2017

Pope sends condolences after quake kills hundreds in Iran, Iraq

Pope Francis sent messages of condolence to people in Iran and Iraq after a magnitude 7.3 earthquake killed more than 400 people, mostly in Iran. The pope ‘assures all affected by this tragedy of his prayerful solidarity,’ said the nearly identical messages, released on Monday 13th November. ‘In expressing his sorrow to all who mourn... Read More

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