{"id":120,"date":"2007-08-21T10:04:35","date_gmt":"2007-08-21T10:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2007\/08\/when-i-was.html"},"modified":"2007-08-21T10:04:35","modified_gmt":"2007-08-21T10:04:35","slug":"when-i-was","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2007\/08\/when-i-was.html","title":{"rendered":"When I was.."},"content":{"rendered":"

Disaster’s after-effects in Peru and the Caribbean. Looming disaster in Mexico.
\nCatholic Relief Services<\/a>
\nCaritas Peru<\/a>
\nFood for the Poor<\/a>
\nAdd any smaller charities of which you are aware in the comments.
\nSome help from the Pope:<\/a>
\nPope Benedict XVI (<\/em>bio<\/em><\/a> – <\/em>news<\/em><\/a>) once again expressed his concern for the victims of last week’s earthquake in Peru during his Angelus audience on August 19.<\/em>
\nThe Vatican has announced a donation of $200,000 from the Holy See to relief efforts in Peru. The Pope has urged international leaders and relief agencies to do their utmost to help the survivors. <\/em>
\nCardinal Tarcisio Bertone (<\/em>bio<\/em><\/a> – <\/em>news<\/em><\/a>), the Vatican Secretary of State, will travel to South America as the Pope’s personal envoy to visit the affected area, convey his solidarity, and deliver the $200,000 contribution.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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