As Haiti marks the 10-year anniversary of the 7.0 earthquake that killed as many as 300,000 people, Bania Ledix, project officer for Catholic Relief Services, recalls the horrifying experiences in the immediate aftermath of the ...
After a devastating earthquake killed as many as 300,000 people in Haiti on January 12, 2010, the Church has helped to lead the rebuilding effort in one of the poorest nations on earth. Despite the ...
Ten years ago, a seven point zero magnitude earthquake devastated Haiti. The Catholic Church and other organizations swiftly responded. Now, as Haiti endures a new crisis not highlighted in the media, the Our Sunday Visitor ...
MANILA, Philippines (CNS) — Catholic Church groups deployed teams to assist affected communities Dec. 4, a day after a powerful typhoon hit the Philippines, leaving at least four people dead. Videos posted on social media ...
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis led prayers for the people of Albania after the country was struck by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake. “I would like to send my greetings and my closeness to the ...
Five weeks into the new school year, with students finally back in renovated classrooms damaged by a flood this May, Tropical Storm Imelda brought catastrophic flooding and record breaking rainfall to the southeast Texas Gulf ...
Archbishop Patrick C. Pinder of Nassau, Bahamas, celebrated Mass Sept. 8 for evacuee families and Catholic school staff members a week after Hurricane Dorian slammed into the islands.
While it appeared Sept. 3 that Hurricane Dorian would skirt Florida's east coast, the widespread catastrophic damage to the Bahamas associated with the historically large and powerful storm is not going unnoticed.
Bishop Gerald R. Barnes of San Bernardino asked for prayers for those who were put in harm's way by a pair of earthquakes that struck California on consecutive days in early July.