Sunday, October 05, 2008

Campaign to finance 22 pastoral projects for Help for the Church in Need in Cuba comes to an end

AMERICA/CUBA - Campaign to finance 22 pastoral projects for Help for the
Church in Need in Cuba comes to an end

Havana (Agenzia Fides) – The Association of Pontifical Right, "Aid to
the Church in Need" has completed its campaign of awareness and
solidarity on behalf of the Catholic Church in Cuba. The campaign was
entitled "The Revolution of the Gospel" and began this part July 1,
being held for three months. Its purpose was to create awareness among
the faithful in Spain of the situation of Catholics in the Caribbean
nation, as well as finance 22 projects worth a total of 208,500 Euros in
10 of the countries diocese, divided in five main areas of
infrastructure, formation, communications media, subsistence, and Mass
stipends for priests (see Fides 30/6/2008).
According to information sent from the Association, the campaign
collected 186,005 Euros, which will go towards 22 projects of
reconstruction and rehabilitation of churches, formation and catechesis
for the faithful, and support for religious and priests.
Along with this campaign, Help for the Church in Need has sent 60,000
Euros in emergency aid to various Cuban dioceses, in the aftermath of
Gustav and Ike. (RG) (Agenzia Fides 02/10/2008)

http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=17868&lan=eng

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