
Priest After Earthquake in Syria: We Have Seen Death Before Us
‘I myself, along with parishioners from the parish, have worked to remove people from under the rubble.’
‘I myself, along with parishioners from the parish, have worked to remove people from under the rubble.’
In response to the earthquake, the patriarchs of and heads of churches in Syria demand the lifting of ‘unjust sanctions,’ calling for ‘exceptional measures’ to secure delivery of humanitarian aid.
Among the many victims, the body of Father Imad Daher, a priest of the Greek Melkite Catholic Parish of Our Lady, was found under the rubble — after many hours of searching for the priest.
More than 300 people died in the earthquake, Italy’s deadliest since 1980.
The 6.4 magnitude earthquake damaged several churches and a cathedral.
St. Gabriel Catholic Church in Charlotte experienced the earthquakes within minutes of reading “the Lord was not in the earthquake.”
Donates large sum to help rebuild the church after its prior appealed to Hungary's Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán.
Comments from a respected Dominican theologian that they could be punishment for legalizing same-sex unions spark debate — and strong censure from the Vatican.
The town's co-cathedral was also almost flattened in the latest earthquake, the third major tremor to hit the region since August.
Counsels the local faithful to have courage and move forward in private and unannounced visit on the feast of St. Francis of Assisi.
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