myanmar – NZ Catholic Newspaper https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz The New Zealand National Catholic Newspaper Fri, 05 May 2017 02:15:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.1 Former NZ freezing worker now vice-president of Burma https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2016/05/25/former-nz-freezing-worker-now-vice-president-burma/ https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2016/05/25/former-nz-freezing-worker-now-vice-president-burma/#respond Wed, 25 May 2016 02:00:38 +0000 https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/?p=12832 Henry Van Thio, who lived in Dunedin from 2011 until last year, has been sworn in as second vice-president in a historic moment for Myanmar (Burma).Only two years before his swearing in, he was working at Silver Fern Farms’ Finegand freezing works, while his wife Anna Sui studied towards a PhD at the University of Otago. Van Thio, a Christian, is part of Aung San Suu Kyi’s National

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]]> https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2016/05/25/former-nz-freezing-worker-now-vice-president-burma/feed/ 0 Caritas pledges $64,000 to Myanmar https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2008/05/31/caritas-pledges-64000-to-myanmar/ https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2008/05/31/caritas-pledges-64000-to-myanmar/#respond Fri, 30 May 2008 12:00:00 +0000 http://nzcatholic.iconmedia.co.nz/?p=2314 WELLINGTON Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand has pledged $64,000 to help fund relief work in Myanmar after the devastation caused by Cyclone Nargis and is hoping Kiwis will join the effort after it set up a donation line. Caritas director Mike Smith said the international Catholic agency for justice, peace and development would call on its

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]]> https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2008/05/31/caritas-pledges-64000-to-myanmar/feed/ 0 Pope expresses deep sadness over cyclone’s destruction in Myanmar https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2008/05/15/pope-expresses-deep-sadness-over-cyclones-destruction-in-myanmar/ https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2008/05/15/pope-expresses-deep-sadness-over-cyclones-destruction-in-myanmar/#respond Wed, 14 May 2008 12:00:00 +0000 http://nzcatholic.iconmedia.co.nz/?p=2665 VATICAN CITY (CNS) Pope Benedict XVI expressed deep sadness and "heartfelt sympathy" after hearing news of "the tragic aftermath" of Cyclone Nargis, which killed tens of thousands in Myanmar. News agencies reported May 6 that more than 22,000 people had been killed and 41,000 were missing after the cyclone’s heavy rains and winds of up

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