The niece follows the uncle
The German branch of the welfare organization „church in emergency/east priest assistance “took last year nearly 12.6 million euros.
„Furthermore church in emergency “announced that the carrier association of „church in emergency Germany “possesses a new honour president. This concerns Antonia Willemsen (65), the niece of the founder, Pater Werenfried van Straaten.
Their new office will take over Mrs. Willemsen at the beginning of of 2006 of the former Member of the Bundestag Hans count Huyn. This managed the work in Germany since 1988.
Mrs. Willemsen is since 1972 an international general secretary of the complete work „church in emergency “. „Church in emergency “maintains national secretariats in seventeen countries. The German secretariat is in Munich.
At the end of May to Mrs. Willemsen into the retirement will go. Their office as a general secretary will deliver it then at the former restaurant departmental heads of the city Trier, Norbert new house.
„Church in emergency “is a work of papal right. It was created 1947 by the Netherlands Prämonstratenser Werenfried van Straaten.
The welfare organization supports the catholic church according to own data in more than 130 countries, particularly where it is pursued or pressed, or where you are missing the means for the Seelsorge.
Emphasis of the assistance is the Islamic countries, in which Christians are often citizens of second class, as well as the reconstruction of the church of the former Eastern Bloc. „Church in emergency “supported also the church of Latin America pressed by sects and the church of Africa, which often stand in argument with the Islam.
Also the Neuevangelisierung in the western countries becomes ever more important.
There is further information under www.kirche-in-not.de.
Pope Johannes Paul II. pursued the activities of Mrs. Willemsen in Manila over satellite:
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