April 4, 2025

(Excerpt) Burmese Archbishop Marco Tin Win of Mandalay said that despite the suffering caused by the deadly earthquake, the people of Myanmar are clinging to hope in God’s mercy.

In an interview published April 3 with Fides, the news agency of the Dicastery for Evangelization, Archbishop Win said that the suffering of his people has brought them closer to God and that “today, our people have hope in God’s mercy, in the certainty of his love.”

“About 25 churches are no longer suitable for the safe celebration of services. The intermediate seminary in the city of Mandalay is also severely damaged, and the minor seminary in Pyin Oo Lwin has cracks in its building structure,” the Burmese archbishop said.

According to Mission Newswire, the news service of the Salesian Missions, the St. John Paul II Chapel belonging to the Salesian community in Mandalay “suffered extensive damage, with its facade and parts of the walls collapsing.”

Two parishioners praying at the chapel, as well as a young boy, were injured, while the Salesian-run building housing street children “sustained significant damage.”

As the community continues to assess the damage, the Salesian Missions launched an emergency appeal for donations to provide emergency assistance to those in need.

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