“We must reject the manipulation of those who, guided by superstition and fundamentalism, have claimed that the earthquakes are a punishment from God, a kind of divine vengeance,” the bishops …
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Dozens of homes were destroyed or declared uninhabitable following the earthquake, as well as several public buildings.
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(OSV News) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his government’s representative to the Holy See are hopeful that Pope Leo XIV will visit Ukraine despite no firm indication from the …
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(OSV News) — Heated rivalries among soccer fans bubbled to the surface in the lead-up to the World Cup Final that ultimately saw Spain clinch a 1-0 victory over Argentina in …
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(OSV News) — Anticipation for Pope Leo XIV’s visit to South America is building as Peru’s president-elect pledged state cooperation and Uruguay’s Church officials announced logistical plans for the U.S.-born pontiff’s …
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Emergency crews have rescued 6,462 individuals from the disaster zones, and seismologists have recorded 1,284 aftershocks.
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“The implications of a Holy Land without a mediating Christian community is dire,” the Franciscan leaders told U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a letter.
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Urging the traditionalist society not to proceed with the consecrations, Pope Leo said the Church was still “open to a path of dialogue.”
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The United Nations said more than 2,200 rescuers and 140 search dogs from 27 countries were working to locate trapped survivors.
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The bishops reassured the faithful of their commitment to safeguard and maintain a “zero-tolerance policy for abuse in the Church and in wider society.”
