Ecuador
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Catholic agencies begin work of rebuilding after Ecuador quake
Published April 28, 2016
QUITO, Ecuador (CNS)—Catholic agencies are beginning to build temporary shelters for thousands of families in Ecuador made homeless by the South American country’s worst natural disaster in nearly seven decades. As the death toll continues to climb following a magnitude-7.8 earthquake, which struck near the town of Muisne on the Pacific Coast April 16, officials […]
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In Ecuador, pope says families need prayers, mercy, courage, including from synod
By CINDY WOODEN, Catholic News Service
Published July 9, 2015GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (CNS)—Even if a pastoral proposal for helping a Catholic family with problems seems scandalous at first, it is possible God could use that proposal to bring healing and holiness, Pope Francis said. Encouraging and celebrating family life during a Mass July 6 in Guayaquil, Pope Francis asked people to pray for the October […] Full Story