The Pope expressed solidarity with those suffering, those who have lost loved ones, saying he was "deeply saddened to learn of the loss of life and damage caused by the earthquake in the Ishikawa prefecture."
The fund will “go to supporting Christian families in Aleppo made homeless by the earthquake” and “to cover the costs of the rent payments for the provisional flats while their houses are uninhabitable.”
“We know that God is close to those that suffer. We pray that your people sense the love and care of their brothers and sisters around the world, including from Oceania,” the message reads.
The Pope invited those present, "Let us pray together that these brothers and sisters of ours may move forward in the face of this tragedy, and let us ask Our Lady to protect them: Hail Mary, ..."
Pontifical Mission Societies in the United States launched the Earthquake Aid for Turkey and Syria Fund to help the earthquake victims affected by the disastrous earthquake in Turkey and Syria on Monday.
“I am deeply saddened to learn of the huge loss of life caused by a powerful earthquake that has struck south-eastern Turkey and north-western Syria,” Pope Francis said.
At the conclusion of the General Audience on Wednesday, Pope Francis expressed his closeness to the victims of the Java earthquake which left 271 killed, 40 still missing, and injured nearly 2043 people as of Wednesday.
The Indonesian Catholic community has swung into action to respond to the emergency situation caused by the earthquake in Cianjur on November 21, 2022, in which 268 people died and hundreds more are still missing.
“56 people have perished and are currently being treated at the Cianjur District Hospital, and over 700 people have been injured," said Suharyanto, the head of the National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure.
Six people, four of them children, were killed in Western Nepal during an earthquake that destroyed mud and brick houses in remote Himalayan villages of Nepal
Pope Francis said he is saddened to learn of the tragic loss of life and of the destruction caused by the violent earthquake that has struck the Indonesian island of Sulawesi
