#Deaths

Brazil: carnage in Rio as 121 people are killed in the favelas. The Church: “Life is sacred and it must be defended and protected at all times”

Dozens of bodies line the streets, schools are closed and the city is paralysed. A major police operation targeting organised…

Shipwreck off the coast of Tunisia. Bishop Lhernould (Tunis): “Emotional response alone is not enough. We need concerted action, now”

The Bishop of Tunis, Monsignor Nicolas Lhernould, shares his thoughts on the recent shipwreck off the coast of Salakta, Tunisia,…

Monsignor Ryabukha (Donetsk): “The war spreading beyond the country’s border is no longer an unrealistic scenario, but a real risk”

“The ongoing war is escalating in danger and unpredictability. The possibility of the conflict spreading beyond the Ukrainian borders is…

Tragedy at Texas Christian camp: 82 dead, dozens of children still missing

The water burst from the banks of the Guadalupe River, sweeping away Camp Mystic, an all-girls Christian camp. At least…

Tragic plane crash in Ahmedabad claims over 240 lives. Father Prakash: “Offer support to the bereaved and be beacons of hope”

Following the tragic AI-171 Flight crash in Ahmedabad that claimed the lives of 245 people, Father Cedric Prakash voices his…

Gaza Strip: Borrell (EU), “strong condemnation” of Israeli airstrikes on Rafah. “Attacks must stop immediately”

Kharkiv hypermarket attack, Iryna and daughter Maria among the victims. Father Semenkov: “We are a Church at war”

The Greek Catholic Bishop Vasyl Tuchapets, Exarch of Kharkiv, announced in a statement that Iryna and her daughter Maria, 12,…

Mounting death toll in a land of depopulating villages and piling graves

Two years after the outbreak of the Russian aggression, Ukraine is reckoning with its countless deaths: those who decided to…

Mediterranean Meetings. Bishops on deaths at sea: “Life is a sacred thing, and we must do everything in our power to save it”

“When someone is suffering, we have a moral duty to help them. Therefore, anything that is contrary to this principle…

Railway accident in Brandizzo. Alesil: “Few inspections.” ACLI: “Safety hazards are underestimated”

The circumstances of the accident that claimed the lives of five railway workers are still unclear. What exists for now…

Shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea: EU, Ombudsman O’Reilly opens an investigation to “clarify the role of Frontex in search and rescue operations”