Head of Caritas Nepal urged “shared responsibility” and said the time has come for “concrete action” to prevent such tragedies from happening.
Natural Disaster
-
-
Catholic Charities has been responding to various disasters in the United States this summer and although this is not the most disaster-prone season in recent memory, it did have memorable …
-
“We have been blessed. We’re still hurting, but it’s going to be OK. I think this is going to be a long journey in repair and healing.”
-
(OSV News) — Messages of solidarity from bishops’ conferences across Latin America poured in as rescue workers race against time to save victims still trapped beneath the rubble in multiple …
-
MENASHA, Wis. (OSV News) — “Nobody was killed. In all that destruction, that’s an absolute miracle — that no one died.” These are words Father Matt Settle keeps repeating. The pastor …
-
(OSV News) — A Washington state bishop is calling for prayer as wildfires have torched entire neighborhoods, leading to thousands of evacuations and hundreds of destroyed buildings. “As our region continues …
-
Dozens of homes were destroyed or declared uninhabitable following the earthquake, as well as several public buildings.
-
Emergency crews have rescued 6,462 individuals from the disaster zones, and seismologists have recorded 1,284 aftershocks.
-
Catholic Relief Services and Caritas Venezuela have together distributed hundreds of emergency food and hygiene kits, along with tarpaulins for shelter.
-
The fire started June 22 and has grown rapidly due to high temperatures, strong winds and extremely dry vegetation conditions. It is the sixth largest in the history of the …
