Many Polish Catholics are mourning the death of Archbishop Henryk Hoser, a former Vatican envoy who helped rebuild the church in post-genocide Rwanda and later represented the pope at the Marian shrine in Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina.
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After Haiti Earthquake, Catholic Aid Official Says ‘Desolation’ Faces Population
When Dr. Fonie Pierre looks around the streets of Les Cayes the word that comes to her mind is “desolation.”
Catholic Refugee Agency Urges ‘Safe Routes’ to UK for Afghan Refugees
As thousands of Afghans who cooperated with NATO forces seek to flee the country in the wake of the Taliban takeover of Kabul, the Jesuit Refugee Service UK is calling on the British government to provide safe routes to the country for asylum seekers.
Only In Print: Legacy of Late St. Bernard Parish Teen Lives On
The legacy of Kaitlyn Rose Bernhardt, a beloved 15-year-old from St. Bernard Parish who passed away in 2018, lives on in Mill Basin, Brooklyn — and in a small rural village in India.
Priest Killed, One Missing as Church Assesses Damage From Haiti Quake
The magnitude 7.2 earthquake that struck Haiti collapsed the bishop’s residence in Les Cayes, killing one priest, leaving one missing and injuring Cardinal Chibly Langlois.
U.S. Cardinal Burke on Ventilator Due to COVID-19
U.S. Cardinal Raymond L. Burke has been hospitalized and put on a ventilator less than one week after telling people he tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19.
Pope Prays For Peace in Afghanistan as Taliban Takes Control
Hours before the Taliban took control of Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, Pope Francis expressed his hope for the peace and safety of the country’s citizens.
U.S. Church Offers Prayers For Haiti After Devastating Earthquake
The president of the U.S. bishops conference expressed his “heartfelt prayers for the people of Haiti who are mourning the loss of loved ones and are suffering” after an earthquake hit the Caribbean nation early on Aug. 14.
Relief Workers: Haiti Earthquake Complicated by Economy, Gangs, Weather
Relief workers in Haiti said the Aug. 14 earthquake might not be as catastrophic as the 2010 quake that was closer to the capital, but recovery will be complicated because the quake came on the heels of July’s presidential assassination, of an economic and ongoing political crisis, the coronavirus pandemic and an active storm season now underway.
Magnitude 7.2 Earthquake Strikes Haiti; ‘High Casualties’ Expected
The island of Haiti was hit by a massive earthquake Saturday morning. “High casualties are probable and the disaster is likely widespread,” a notice on the U.S. Geological Survey website read.