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Catholic Mission
National Office
19 Mackenzie Street
North Sydney NSW 2060
Tel (02) 9919 7800
Fax (02) 8904 0185
Freecall 1800 257 296
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Call to prayer for Haiti
14 Jan 2010
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Churches in Haiti reduced to rubble | Catholic Mission joins Pope Benedict XVI in calling Australians to pray for the people of Haiti, following the major earthquake yesterday and news that the local archbishop had been killed.
International aid and relief has started to reach the capital city, Port-au-Prince, and emergency search and rescue teams have been established to assist Haitians searching for loved ones trapped under the wreckage of buildings. Port-au-Prince Archbishop Joseph Serge-Miot was found dead under the rubble and it is feared that more than 100,000 people may have been killed. ... ... more
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'God, why Haiti?'
15 Jan 2010
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Father Donald Chambers
(Catholic Mission,
National Director – Jamaica) | Five hurricanes in ten years plus this latest earthquake is leading many people to ask, "God, why Haiti?"
Father Donald Chambers lived in Haiti for a year. He knows how poor the people are and has seen the Catholic Church active in the country amidst limited resources. Now as the Catholic Mission National Director in Kingston, Jamaica, this morning he spoke with Catholic Mission, Australia: "Why God would let this happen is a mystery, but the faith of the people of Haiti is tremendous. You don't see that in the media."
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