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A satellite image shows the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano in Tonga before its main eruption Jan. 6, 2022. (CNS photo/Satellite Image ©2022 Maxar Technologies, handout via Reuters)

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Pope calls for prayers for people hit by disaster in Tonga

Carol Glatz|Jan 19, 2022|2 Min Read

Belarusian law enforcement personnel stand next to immigrants in a camp near the Bruzgi-Kuznica checkpoint on the Belarusian-Polish border in the Grodno region of Belarus, in this Nov. 18, 2021, file photo. The Vatican announced Jan. 18 that Pope Francis has authorized 100,000 euros to support thousands of migrants stuck between the borders of Poland and Belarus. (CNS photo/Kacper Pempel, Reuters)

Pope Francis sends aid to migrants at Belarus border and victims of typhoon in Philippines

Catholic News Agency|Jan 18, 2022|3 Min Read

Philippine Coast Guard personnel rescue residents stranded by floods caused by Typhoon Rai in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines, Dec. 16, 2021. The storm has claimed more than 200 lives and Caritas Philippines has appealed for donations to bolster its emergency response. (CNS photo/Philippine Coast Guard handout via Reuters)

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Caritas appeals for aid after typhoon claims over 200 lives in Philippines

Catholic News Service|Dec 20, 2021|2 Min Read

Debris surrounds a badly damaged church in Mayfield, Ky., Dec. 11, 2021, after a devastating tornado ripped through the town. More than 30 tornadoes were reported across six states late Dec. 10, and early Dec. 11, killing dozens of people and leaving a trail of devastation. (CNS photo/Cheney Orr, Reuters)

U.S. Church leaders pray for those affected by series of tornadoes

John Lavenburg|Dec 13, 2021|4 Min Read

Bishop Stephen Nyodho Ador Majwok of Malakal, South Sudan, and Msgr. Ionut Paul Strejac, chargé d'affaires at the Vatican Embassy in South Sudan, stand in Bentiu, where ongoing flooding has submerged buildings, homes and markets. Bishop Majwok has called for support, as floods continued to devastate his diocese, creating a complex web of challenges. (CNS photo/courtesy Bishop Majwok)

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Water a meter high: South Sudan bishop seeks help as floods continue

Fredrick Nzwili|Dec 8, 2021|3 Min Read

The facade of the Cathedral of Buenos Aires was vandalized on Aug. 27, with grafittis reading things such as "fire to the churches." (Twitter @PrisillaJacome via Crux)

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LatAm: Pope’s church vandalized, prelates face Covid and showdown in Venezuela

Inés San Martín|Aug 31, 2021|5 Min Read

Bishop J. Mark Spalding of Nashville, Tenn., visits with James and Patsy Bradley of Waverly, Tenn., Aug. 24, 2021. The parishioners of St. Patrick Catholic Church in McEwan, Tenn., said their home was destroyed by the Aug, 21 flood waters, and that one car was lost and their truck was disabled. CNS photo/Katie Peterson, Tennessee Register)

After historic floods, amount of parish, community support is 'phenomenal'

Catholic News Service|Aug 25, 2021|5 Min Read

People run past in front of a heavily damaged church in Les Cayes, Haiti, Aug. 18, 2021, after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked the area four days earlier. (CNS photo/Ricardo Arduengo, Reuters)

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U.S. Catholics urged to give to efforts helping Haitians recover from quake

Catholic News Service|Aug 20, 2021|3 Min Read

People walk through an area affected by flooding in Bad Münstereifel Germany, July 19, 2021. Nearly 200 people have been confirmed dead, while dozens of others remain missing after a record rainfall caused dams to burst and rivers to overflow into towns and streets across western Germany, Belgium, as well as parts of the Netherlands, Switzerland and northern France. (CNS photo/Wolfgang Rattay, Reuters)

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German churches pray, provide aid as European flooding death toll climbs

Catholic News Service|Jul 19, 2021|3 Min Read

An areal view shows flooding in Erftstadt-Blessem, Germany, July 16, 2021. Pope Francis offered prayers and expressed his closeness to the people of Germany after severe flooding in the western part of the country claimed more than 80 lives. (CNS photo/Rhein-Erft-Kreis, Reuters)

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Pope prays for victims of German floods as death toll rises

Junno Arocho Esteves|Jul 16, 2021|2 Min Read

Emergency crews in Surfside, Florida, just north of Miami Beach, respond in the rain to the partial collapse of a residential building June 24, 2021. (CNS photo/Marco Bello, Reuters)

Like a thief in the night

Robert Brennan|Jul 2, 2021|4 Min Read

A general view shows smoke and flames at the volcanic eruption of Mount Nyiragongo near Goma, Congo, May 22, 2021. (CNS photo/Olivia Acland, Reuters)

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Priest warns of crisis as agencies respond to Congo volcano aftermath

Fredrick Nzwili|May 25, 2021|3 Min Read

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