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“This evening should have been a moment of celebration and coming together, but it turned into a nightmare,” said a government official.

“We earnestly ask for Your mercy and compassion on all the deceased, granting them rest,” the diocese asked God in a prayer proposed to all parishes.

Firefighters saved the historic cathedral in Cordoba, Spain, Aug. 8, after flames and smoke were seen billowing from the iconic mosque-turned-church.

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PARIS (OSV News) — As the whole world awaits the reopening of Notre Dame, for those present inside the cathedral for the “grand réouverture,” it will be even more of …

(OSV News) — The devastating images — whether viewed from the banks of the Seine River in Paris or on millions of glowing screens around the world — stunned onlookers. …

(OSV News) — The bishops of Bolivia urged the country’s authorities to act quickly in staving off irreparable harm to people and the environment as raging wildfires continue to devastate …

NAIROBI, Kenya (OSV News) — As Kenya mourned the 21 young boys killed in a school dormitory fire Sept. 6 in Kieni, Archbishop Anthony Muheria of Nyeri said the church …

SAINT-OMER, France (OSV News) — A man was taken into police custody after a major fire broke out at the historic Church of the Immaculate Conception in the northern French …