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People evacuate from a building collapse at Jayakarta hotel following an earthquake of magnitude 7.7, in Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, Aug.15, 2026. Earlier that day, a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck the country's eastern coast, killing over 50 people and leaving thousands displaced in the aftermath. (OSV News photo/Stringer, Reuters)

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Pope Leo offers prayers, solidarity to Indonesia after deadly earthquake

Junno Arocho Esteves|Aug 17, 2026|2 Min Read

A person looks on amid rubble as rescue efforts continue at the site of a damaged building in Cali, Colombia, Aug. 11, 2026, following a 7.4-magnitude earthquake. The Colombian Bishops' Conference confirmed that Pope Leo XIV, through the papal almoner's office, sent an initial donation of 100,000 euros (more than $115,000) for relief efforts in the country. (OSV News photo/Raquel Cunha, Reuters)

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Vatican rushes relief funds as Colombia quake death toll tops 265

Junno Arocho Esteves|Aug 13, 2026|3 Min Read

Residents and emergency personnel dig through the debris of a partially collapsed building after an earthquake, in Pereira, Colombia Aug. 10, 2026. (OSV News photo/Stringer, Reuters)

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Pope Leo XIV prays for Colombia as quake kills 132, damages historic churches

Junno Arocho Esteves|Aug 11, 2026|4 Min Read

Debris is seen outside a damaged church in Chupuro, Peru, July 19, 2026, following the magnitude 5.1 earthquake that struck Central Peru. The earthquake shook the Andes region of Peru July 18, killing at least five people, injuring more than 30 and displacing hundreds, authorities said.(OSV News photo/Yershon Vilca, Reuters)

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Church leads relief effort in Peru after deadly quakes damage 16th-century church

Junno Arocho Esteves|Jul 22, 2026|3 Min Read

Workers prepare graves on the day of a mass burial for earthquake victims at La Esperanza Cemetery in La Guaira, Venezuela, July 6, 2026. Two catastrophic earthquakes hit Venezuela in quick succession June 24, leaving at least 5,000 dead with thousands still missing. (OSV News photo/Adriano Machado, Reuters)

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Venezuela quake deaths hit nearly 5,000 as Catholic agencies rush aid

Junno Arocho Esteves|Jul 16, 2026|4 Min Read

Emergency services work at the site of a collapsed building in Caracas, Venezuela, June 24, 2026, following 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes that rocked the country. More than 150 people have died and hundreds have been injured, Acting President Delcy Rodríguez said June 25, adding that rescue teams were rushing to the hardest-hit areas to free people trapped under rubble. (OSV News photo/Gaby Oraa, Reuters)

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Venezuela archbishop calls for prayer, solidarity after twin earthquakes kill 164

Junno Arocho Esteves|Jun 25, 2026|3 Min Read

People on a motorcycle ride past a collapsed building near a church following the magnitude 7.8 quake in General Santos, southern Philippines, June 8, 2026. The quake killed at least dozens of people, injuring hundreds of others mostly in ruined buildings and sending a 3-foot tsunami into nearby coasts. (OSV News photo/Manman Dejeto, Reuters)

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Church in the Philippines rallies aid after Mindanao earthquake

EWTN News|Jun 10, 2026|5 Min Read

Afghan men search for their belongings amidst the rubble of a collapsed house after a deadly 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan around midnight, in Dara Mazar, in Kunar province, Afghanistan, Sept. 1, 2025. (OSV News/Reuters)

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Pope 'saddened' by deadly earthquake in eastern Afghanistan

Junno Arocho Esteves|Sep 1, 2025|2 Min Read

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Pope 'deeply saddened' after powerful 7.4 magnitude quake strikes Taiwan

Junno Arocho Esteves|Apr 4, 2024|3 Min Read

A woman grieves Sept. 10, 2023, during a funeral in Moulay Brahim, Morocco, for two victims of a deadly magnitude 6.8 earthquake. An aftershock rattled Moroccans that day as they mourned victims of the nation's strongest earthquake in more than a century Sept. 8, killing more than 2,000 people, a number that is expected to rise. (OSV News/Hannah McKay, Reuters)

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Church in Morocco, pope offer prayers, after deadly quake kills more than 2,800 people

Maria-Pia Chin|Sep 10, 2023|7 Min Read

A statue of St. Thomas Aquinas came down in the dining hall at Thomas Aquinas College during a 5.1 earthquake on Sunday, Aug. 20. (Liam McDaniel/Thomas Aquinas College)

Ojai earthquake rattles nearby Thomas Aquinas College

Angelus Staff|Aug 21, 2023|2 Min Read

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New earthquake hits Turkey and Syria, killing 6; death toll from earlier quake rises to 47,000

Dale Gavlak|Feb 21, 2023|5 Min Read

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