Retired New Orleans archbishop praises worldwide outpouring of aid

Published: 2005-09-08

VILNIUS, Lithuania (CNS) -- The people of the United States have helped so many in the world that it is good to see other nations responding generously to the Hurricane Katrina disaster, said retired Archbishop Francis B. Schulte of New Orleans. "The United States has responded to so many needs around the world, most recently to the terrible tsunami in South Asia, and now those whom we have helped in the past are coming to help us at this moment; for that we are very appreciative," Archbishop Schulte said in an interview Sept. 6 in Vilnius. The archbishop visited Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia in early September as part of his responsibilities as a member of the U.S. bishops' Ad Hoc Committee on Aid to the Church in Central and Eastern Europe. He said he planned his visit to Lithuania before Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans and the Gulf Coast Aug. 29. His visit coincided with an international outpouring of help to the hurricane victims.

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