Volunteers Helping With Peru Quake Relief

July 03, 2001 | 59 hits

Caritas-Peru is distributing 267 tons of nonperishable goods, including clothes, blankets and cooking materials, to southern areas of the country stricken by the June 23 earthquake. Hundreds …

Relief Arriving to Peru´s Quake Victims

Caritas Overseeing Distribution of Aid

June 29, 2001 | 66 hits

The Catholic Church in Peru on Tuesday launched a caravan carrying six tons of winter clothes, blankets, mattresses, food and medicine to victims of last weekends earthquake. Thus began the …

Relief Efforts Under Way for Peru Quake Victims

June 26, 2001 | 58 hits

Perus bishops launched the campaign "Solidarity with the South," to help victims of last weekends earthquake. The quake left 97 people dead, 1,179 injured, 53 missing, and 33,970 with property …

Relief Aid Asked for Quake-Stricken Peru

Papal Telegram of Sympathy Sent

June 25, 2001 | 26 hits

John Paul II expressed his sorrow for the victims of Saturdays earthquake in Peru, and appealed for international relief aid. The Civil Defense Institute of Peru reported 71 deaths, 1,178 …

Pope Remembers Victims of Salvadoran Quakes

Beneficiaries of Holy Thursday Mass Collection

April 12, 2001 | 181 hits

Victims of this years pair of devastating earthquakes in El Salvador were the beneficiaries of the alms collected during the Mass of the Lords Supper, presided over by John Paul II on Holy …

Pope Donated $7 Million to Works of Charity in 2000

Victims of Earthquake and Floods Among Beneficiaries

April 11, 2001 | 38 hits

John Paul II allocated $7 million to works of charity last year, helping people in countries around the world. The Pontifical Council "Cor Unum," in an official statement, said that the Pope …

Salvador Seeks Aid to Rebuild 422 Churches

March 13, 2001 | 32 hits

The Catholic Church in El Salvador will appeal for aid from the United States, Spain and Italy, to reconstruct more than 400 historic churches destroyed by the two recent earthquakes. …

Lay Evangelizers Aid Remote Villages in El Salvador

February 23, 2001 | 79 hits

Full-time evangelizers in El Salvador are giving crucial assistance to remote villages hard hit by the recent earthquakes. The dioceses of San Salvador, Sonsonate and Zacatecoluca have placed …

Concert Planned for El Salvador Quake Victims

February 22, 2001 | 36 hits

Catholic singers and musicians residing in South Florida will combine efforts in a concert to support El Salvadors earthquake victims. The concert will be held here Friday, March 9, in St. …

After India´s Quake, Signs of Unity Appear Among Believers

Relief Efforts Crossing Religious Lines

February 18, 2001 | 90 hits

Despite Hindu fundamentalists opposition to Christians aiding the victims of the Jan. 26 earthquake, signs of solidarity among religions are sprouting. The Vishnu Hindu Parishad, the World …

Help for El Salvador Urged After 3rd Quake

February 18, 2001 | 25 hits

John Paul II appealed again for international help for El Salvador, rattled by its third earthquake in five weeks. The latest quake, measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale, shook the capital of …

Caritas Steps In Again After Latest Quake

February 15, 2001 | 59 hits

Caritas-El Salvador and the organizations international network reacted immediately to the 6.1 earthquake that hit this country this week. Twenty-four hours after the quake, Caritas-El …

Catholic Groups Aiding 50,000 Families in India

February 14, 2001 | 59 hits

Caritas-India and Catholic Relief Service (CRS) are helping 50,000 families affected by the Jan. 26 earthquake which struck the state of Gujarat, causing 60,000 deaths and leaving 1 million …

Caritas-Salvador Helping Nation to Cope

But 2nd Quake Wreaks New Havoc

February 14, 2001 | 251 hits

The same day another earthquake rocked El Salvador, a Catholic charitable group reported that it had already helped 72,000 of 112,000 families affected by last months deadly tremor. Caritas-El …