ferry disaster – NZ Catholic Newspaper https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz The New Zealand National Catholic Newspaper Wed, 28 Feb 2018 01:30:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.4 NZ bishops send message of support to Tongan people https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2009/09/16/nz-bishops-send-message-of-support-to-tongan-people/ https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2009/09/16/nz-bishops-send-message-of-support-to-tongan-people/#respond Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:00:00 +0000 http://nzcatholic.iconmedia.co.nz/?p=2593 AUCKLAND Some Tongan Catholics in New Zealand have lost family members in the Princess Ashika ferry tragedy. The ferry sank off Tonga on August 5 with the loss of more than 90 lives. Two bodies have been recovered and 54 people were rescued. Aucklands Tongan Catholic chaplain Fr Sateki Raass told NZ Catholic he knows

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]]> https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2009/09/16/nz-bishops-send-message-of-support-to-tongan-people/feed/ 0 Pope prays for victims of Philippines ferry disaster https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2008/07/02/pope-prays-for-victims-of-philippines-ferry-disaster/ https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2008/07/02/pope-prays-for-victims-of-philippines-ferry-disaster/#respond Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:00:00 +0000 http://nzcatholic.iconmedia.co.nz/?p=2695 VATICAN CITY (CNS) Pope Benedict XVI has prayed for the victims of a ferry disaster that left hundreds dead off the coast of the Philippines. The boat carrying about 800 people ran aground and capsized in a typhoon on June 21. Two days later, only 38 survivors had been found. The Pope, speaking at his

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