“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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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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“An estimated 7.9 million people were already in need of assistance” from “years of economic crisis, food insecurity and weakened public services.”
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Calling coming to Castel Gandolfo “always an important moment,” the pope thanked the locals for the hospitality and for “being brothers and sisters.”
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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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“It’s a very good initiative of the pope and very useful for him and for the unity of the Church.”
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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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Noem unlawfully ended Venezuelan, Haitian deportation protections, says appeals court
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — A federal appeals court ruled late Jan. 28 that the Trump administration acted illegally when it ended legal protections for hundreds of thousands of people from …
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NOTRE DAME, Ind. (OSV News) — As President Donald Trump boosts his rhetoric on the United States acquiring Greenland, whether by sale or force, ahead of a gathering of political …
