Pope offers prayers for the Philippines, peacemakers November 10, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Disaster Relief, News, Vatican, World News As people in the Philippines mourned the loss of more than 200 people and massive damage from a typhoon in early November and were bracing for an even more powerful storm, Pope Leo XIV offered his prayers.
After Hurricane Melissa ‘left a trail of heartbreak,’ faith and action bring healing November 5, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Disaster Relief, News, World News In Jamaica, Hurricane Melissa “has left a trail of heartbreak across our beloved island,” said the Diocese of Montego Bay — and now parishes, schools and other communities throughout the Caribbean are seeking help as they begin the arduous task of rebuilding and healing after the deadly storm.
Archbishop prays for comfort, peace, healing after deadly crash of UPS cargo plane November 5, 2025By Marnie McAllister The Record Filed Under: Disaster Relief, News, World News Saying he was deeply saddened, Archbishop Shelton J. Fabre of Louisville prayed for comfort, peace and healing after the deadly crash of a UPS cargo plane at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport Nov. 4.
USCCB president urges faithful pray for, support victims of Hurricane Melissa October 30, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Disaster Relief, Feature, News, World News As Hurricane Melissa continued its devastating course through the Caribbean, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, urged Catholics to pray for and support the people and communities impacted by one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record.
With thousands in Sudan trapped in besieged city, Catholic leaders amplify calls to end war October 29, 2025By Frederick Nzwili OSV News Filed Under: Disaster Relief, News, World News As a paramilitary group announced the capture of el-Fasher, the besieged capital of Sudan’s North Darfur state, Catholic Church leaders amplified calls for the protection of “forgotten” civilians — including thousands of children — trapped in the western Sudanese city.
Hurricane spares Kingston, Jamaica, from worst of its wrath so far, religious brother says October 29, 2025By Tom Tracy OSV News Filed Under: Disaster Relief, News, World News The director of apostolates for a Jamaica-based religious community serving the poor in Kingston said Oct. 28 that the Category-5 Hurricane Melissa seems to be sparing Kingston the worst of its wrath.
Bishop: Jamaicans trust ‘God is with us’ through planet’s worst storm of 2025 October 28, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Disaster Relief, News, World News As Hurricane Melissa approached Jamaica Oct. 27, OSV News spoke with Bishop John Persaud, who shepherds the Diocese of Mandeville and is also apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Montego Bay, which together with the Archdiocese of Kingston serve the faithful on the Caribbean island nation.
Jamaicans brace for ‘triple threat’ Hurricane Melissa with prayer, emergency prep October 27, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Disaster Relief, Feature, News, World News Catholic faithful in Jamaica are responding with “a lot of prayer” as the island nation is battered by what analysts say may be its worst hurricane on record.
Alaska Catholics call for prayer, support after devastating floods October 17, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Disaster Relief, News, World News Catholic dioceses in Alaska are calling for prayer and support, after flooding from a recent typhoon devastated several coastal communities.
In North Carolina, ‘we got through the first year’ after Helene, ‘but we’re not over it’ October 4, 2025By OSV News Catholic Herald News Filed Under: Disaster Relief, News, World News A year after Helene devastated Western North Carolina, signs of recovery are everywhere — from rebuilt roads and bridges, to refurbished homes, to revived workplaces. Yet scars remain, too.
Pope Leo XIV prays for victims of deadly earthquake in central Philippines October 3, 2025By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: Disaster Relief, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV said prayers for victims of a 6.9 magnitude earthquake in the central part of the Philippines that killed at least 72 people late Sept. 30, according to Archbishop Alberto Uy of Cebu.
Pope prays for victims, rescue workers in Sudan after landslide September 2, 2025By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Disaster Relief, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV offered his prayers for the dead after days of heavy rain triggered a landslide in a remote area of Sudan, and he prayed for all involved in the ongoing search and rescue operations.
