In Taiwan, morale among the refugees was low, with people feeling the pain of leaving their homes under the shadow of war. At that time, Taiwan, in the wake of the end of Japanese colonialism, was also badly scarred and materially bereft. The Catholic Church was there to provide a great deal of assistance.
除了原來的信徒之外，同時逃難來台的外省人，在戰爭的陰影、離鄉背井的傷痛下，也在在需要心靈的慰藉；而當時台灣也在日本戰敗撤離後滿目瘡痍，物質極度匱乏，天主教就適時地擔任起援助難民的工作。