The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 22:26:33 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Thousands of volunteers arrive to help with cleaning, other tasks after tragic flood in Spain /home/international/item/37328-thousands-of-volunteers-arrive-to-help-with-cleaning-other-tasks-after-tragic-flood-in-spain /home/international/item/37328-thousands-of-volunteers-arrive-to-help-with-cleaning-other-tasks-after-tragic-flood-in-spain

As Spain mourns the death of over 200 victims of the biggest peacetime disaster in decades, volunteers poured into the country's Valencia region to give a helping hand in cleaning up and to offer support to the devastated community.

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osvnews@catholicregister.org (öÏÓãÊÓƵapp News) International Mon, 04 Nov 2024 13:47:55 -0500
Relief efforts underway in western North Carolina; flooding caused by Helene devastates region /home/international/item/37194-relief-efforts-underway-in-western-north-carolina-flooding-caused-by-helene-devastates-region /home/international/item/37194-relief-efforts-underway-in-western-north-carolina-flooding-caused-by-helene-devastates-region

Relief efforts are under way to help communities across western North Carolina reeling from the impacts of Tropical Storm Helene.

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International Mon, 30 Sep 2024 13:41:24 -0400
Historic Franciscan monastery under water as southwestern Poland suffers disastrous floods /home/international/item/37139-historic-franciscan-monastery-under-water-as-southwestern-poland-suffers-disastrous-floods /home/international/item/37139-historic-franciscan-monastery-under-water-as-southwestern-poland-suffers-disastrous-floods

Poland's government is preparing a decree of a state of natural disaster as the southwestern part of the country was severely flooded by torrential rains caused by Storm Boris.

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International Mon, 16 Sep 2024 11:23:45 -0400
As torrential rains flood South Asia, Irish missionary in Myanmar laments dramatic damage /home/international/item/36965-as-torrential-rains-flood-south-asia-irish-missionary-in-myanmar-laments-dramatic-damage /home/international/item/36965-as-torrential-rains-flood-south-asia-irish-missionary-in-myanmar-laments-dramatic-damage

More than 240 people were killed and millions displaced across South Asia as the intense monsoon season wreaked havoc in the region with torrential rains and severe floods, damaging buildings, infrastructure and crops.

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International Wed, 17 Jul 2024 10:35:29 -0400
Kenyan archbishop appeals for humanitarian aid as floods devastate the country /home/international/item/36707-kenyan-archbishop-appeals-for-humanitarian-aid-as-floods-devastate-the-country /home/international/item/36707-kenyan-archbishop-appeals-for-humanitarian-aid-as-floods-devastate-the-country

Amid severe floods, a leading Catholic archbishop in Kenya appealed for humanitarian support to aid thousands of displaced people, as he expressed the church's closeness to the affected populations.

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International Mon, 29 Apr 2024 16:22:03 -0400
Caritas establishes 'humanitarian bridge' for hurricane-stricken Acapulco /home/international/item/36083-caritas-establishes-humanitarian-bridge-for-hurricane-stricken-acapulco /home/international/item/36083-caritas-establishes-humanitarian-bridge-for-hurricane-stricken-acapulco

The morning after Hurricane Otis stormed through Acapulco as a Category 5 monster, Father Leonardo Morales surveyed the damage and saw total destruction.

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International Mon, 06 Nov 2023 10:09:39 -0500
'Miraculous' survival of Maui Catholic church seen as sign of hope amid wildfire destruction /home/international/item/35791-miraculous-survival-of-maui-catholic-church-seen-as-sign-of-hope-amid-wildfire-destruction /home/international/item/35791-miraculous-survival-of-maui-catholic-church-seen-as-sign-of-hope-amid-wildfire-destruction

"For us, it's like a miracle," Msgr. Terrence Watanabe, the Honolulu Diocese's vicar of Maui and Lanai, said about Maria Lanakila Catholic Church in the town of Lahaina being seemingly untouched by the fierce Maui wildfires Aug. 8-9.

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International Wed, 16 Aug 2023 11:53:10 -0400
Slovenian bishops urge prayer, Caritas support as nation battles historic floods /home/international/item/35772-slovenian-bishops-urge-prayer-caritas-support-as-nation-battles-historic-floods /home/international/item/35772-slovenian-bishops-urge-prayer-caritas-support-as-nation-battles-historic-floods

Catholics in Slovenia are rallying emergency aid and turning to prayer as record floods have ravaged that nation, killing at least six and leaving hundreds homeless.

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International Tue, 08 Aug 2023 12:54:31 -0400
Priest on frontlines of Alberta wildfires /item/35571-priest-on-frontlines-of-alberta-wildfires /item/35571-priest-on-frontlines-of-alberta-wildfires

Heavy rainfall throughout the province of Alberta over the May long weekend potentially signaled a hopeful turning point in the effort to quell the 2023 wildfire state of emergency.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Canada Wed, 24 May 2023 13:03:01 -0400
'Pray for God's hand' over Mississippi: destructive tornado kills, injures dozens /home/international/item/35384-pray-for-god-s-hand-over-mississippi-destructive-tornado-kills-injures-dozens /home/international/item/35384-pray-for-god-s-hand-over-mississippi-destructive-tornado-kills-injures-dozens

Powerful tornadoes tore through rural Mississippi the night of Friday, March 24, killing or injuring dozens and causing widespread destruction.

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International Mon, 27 Mar 2023 09:07:11 -0400