Posts Tagged ‘Earthquake’

Assisi chapel restored after earthquake damage

Friday, November 9th, 2012

Fifteen years after it was damaged by an earthquake, the Chapel of St Nicholas in the lower Basilica of St Francis in Assisi is restored and open once again to the public. The restorers say they now have proof that the medieval master Giotto painted the frescoes in the Assisi chapel. Continue reading

Fate of Christchurch’s Catholic cathedral slowly becomes clearer

Friday, November 9th, 2012

While still awaiting several engineering reports, and with new ones being requested, work on finalising the future of the Catholic Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament continues. The Cathedral Management Board has met with Don Miskell, principal of Boffa Miskell, the lead company in a consortium of businesses that will design the central city rebuild, and Read more

New stoush brewing over Erskine College

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012

“Earthquake prone building – do not approach” warns the cherry-red notice. Through the wrought-iron gate the Reverend Mother’s Garden would have the good nun turning in her grave. Century-old pohutukawas spread splendidly above, but weeds smother the plantings, broken glass flecks the path. Even a water pipe has become a canvas for bored taggers. The Read more

Pope gives €500k to Italian earthquake victims

Monday, June 4th, 2012

At the end of Mass in North Park Bresso, Mgr Erminio De Scaizi announced Pope Benedict XVI is to sent €500,000 to areas hit by the Italian earthquake, Vatican Insider reports. The money is to be given to the bishops of Mantua, Moderna, Ferrara, Carpi and Bologna to assist families.

Earthquake risk notices pinned on many Wellington Catholic Churches

Tuesday, April 10th, 2012

“Enter at your own risk” notices have been appearing on many of the churches in the Wellington Archdiocese.  More than half of the  Archdiocese’s buildings have been labelled as “immediate concern” of earthquake risk, with 25 churches deemed earthquake-prone. The Archdiocese  is facing a price-tag of more than $3 million just to complete assessments and Read more

Christchurch mayor calls on church for rebuild vision

Friday, March 9th, 2012

Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker says that the Anglican Church needs to produce a definite plan to rebuild Christ Church Cathedral, having left an “information vacuum”  after Friday’s announcement. The church’s decision to reduce the building to 2 to 3 metres in height because of severe damage in a number of earthquakes has caused vehement debate. Read more

Televised Christchurch Cathedral debate confirmed

Friday, March 9th, 2012

A television debate on the future of Christchurch Cathedral will take place next week without anyone from the church agreeing to appear. The debate was called by Aaron Keown, a Christchurch city councillor who wants the public to hear all the facts before the symbol of Christchurch city was demolished and lost forever. The church Read more

Many attended an earthquake memorial service on Wednesday

Friday, February 24th, 2012

Wednesday 22 February marked one year since the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand.  Because it was Ash Wednesday, as well as joining a civic earthquake memorial service many Catholics also attended their own churches, or joined with other denominations to begin Lent by remembering and praying for those who died, were injured or have suffered as a result of Read more

One year on too soon to shake raw feelings — Christchurch earthquake

Tuesday, February 21st, 2012
Christchurch basilica

The earthquake of February 22 will still feel raw to most of us come Wednesday when we mark the first anniversary of that unforgettable day. We will all pause to commemorate the dead and remember the bereaved and the injured and all that has been lost. Then we will carry on as we know we Read more

Increased insurance premiums about to hit like a tsunami

Tuesday, December 6th, 2011

Expected increased insurance premiums for  historic Dunedin churches have been likened to a “tsunami about to hit”. Dunedin diocese’s general manager Stuart Young said  parishioners were ultimately the ones who would bear the costs of increased insurance premiums, brought about by the Christchurch earthquakes. “It is a tsunami about to hit us. We face a Read more