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Bangladesh was rocked by its strongest earthquake in decades on the morning of November 21, leaving at least 10 people dead and more than 600 injured across the country.

As the Archdiocese of Cebu, Philippines, continues to distribute relief goods such as rice, water, mats, medicines, and other essential items to the victims of the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that devastated northern Cebu on September 30, a parallel initiative has been launched to help survivors cope with the psychological toll of the disaster.

Only three days old as Metropolitan Cebu Archbishop, Philippines, Alberto “Abet” Uy is being kidded around by friends who are saying his installation is literally “earthshaking.”

Barely a day after his installation as the new shepherd of Cebu on September 30, Archbishop Alberto S. Uy was immediately confronted with a major crisis when a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck the island province in central Philippines.

A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Mandalay, Myanmar, on Friday afternoon, sending strong tremors across the region, including Bangkok, Thailand, and the northern city of Chiang Mai.

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."

Pope Francis offered his closeness to the victims of Ecuador’s earthquake during his Angelus on Sunday.

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.”

While the Pope issued his appeal during Sunday's Angelus, he too put words into action through the Dicastery for the Service of Charity.

“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

Rescuers retrieve a resident from a collapsed building following an earthquake in the northern Philippines

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