(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 …
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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 …
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(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 …
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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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Emergency crews have rescued 6,462 individuals from the disaster zones, and seismologists have recorded 1,284 aftershocks.
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Catholic Relief Services and Caritas Venezuela have together distributed hundreds of emergency food and hygiene kits, along with tarpaulins for shelter.
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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 …
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The twin earthquakes, which struck in the evening June 24, measured 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude and were the strongest to hit Venezuela in more than a century.
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“We ask the Lord to take control of the fires that are out of control and bring about a quick and safe resolution for all.”
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“We offer our prayers of support for all those in Three Rivers and (the) surrounding area impacted by this afternoon’s tornado,” the Diocese of Kalamazoo said.
