Pope Leo XIV expressed his sorrow following a devastating 6.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Afghanistan's eastern region, which killed hundreds and injured thousands.| Catholic Review
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.| Catholic Review
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.| Catholic Review
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.| Catholic Review
Catholic Church leaders have spotlighted a cholera outbreak in South Sudan and Sudan, as some faith-based humanitarian agencies moved to respond to the crisis.| Catholic Review
New Orleans' battered, 300-year-old history has been marked by fire, pestilence and storm, but Katrina was unprecedented in scope and pain: 1,400 people died; 200,000 homes in Orleans Parish -- 80 percent of the city -- flooded; and hundreds thousands fled or were transported to safe havens across the country, many never to return.| Catholic Review
