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Ray of Hope in Venezuela: Mother and 18-Day-Old Son Survive Deadly Earthquake

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Mother Dayana Patino and her newborn son, Juan David, rest in a hospital bed after being rescued from the rubble after a devastating earthquake hit Venezuela last week.

The young mother found hope holding her son in the darkness when she realized there was a Bible resting just underneath her.

Pope Leo XIV Pleads With SSPX to Halt Episcopal Consecrations

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Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, and Father Davide Pagliarani, superior general of the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX).

On the eve of the traditionalist society's planned episcopal consecrations without papal approval, the pontiff issued a written appeal to the SSPX superior general.

St. Margaret Mary’s Relics Visit US as Nation Honors the Sacred Heart

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Javier and Melanie Carreno and their 1-year-old son, Uziel, venerate the major relics of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque at St. James Cathedral in Orlando, Florida, on June 12.

The saint whose visions helped spread devotion to the Sacred Heart is inspiring a new wave of prayer as her major relics travel across the United States.

Catholic Church, US Government Drive Relief Efforts in Venezuela

Volunteers carry boxes of humanitarian aid amid debris following earthquakes in Caraballeda, La Guaira state, Venezuela, on June 26, 2026.

‘People in some areas feel invisible to the government, to the aid efforts,’ Jesuit Father Edgar Magallanes, national director of Jesuit Relief Services Venezuela, said. ‘But we’re working on it.’