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A bomb fell meters from their homes in Caracas, but they survived: ‘It’s a miracle’

Elena Berti (left) was sleeping alone in her house when a projectile landed in her yard. Berti’s daughter, Patricia Salazar, is at right. | Credit: EWTN Noticias/Screenshot

, Jan 6, 2026 / 16:20 pm (CNA).

During the Jan. 3 U.S. early morning attack on Caracas military sites, two families miraculously survived unscathed a near miss from a bomb and consider it a miracle.

A bomb fell meters from their homes in Caracas, but they survived: ‘It’s a miracle’

Elena Berti (left) was sleeping alone in her house when a projectile landed in her yard. Berti’s daughter, Patricia Salazar, is at right. | Credit: EWTN Noticias/Screenshot

, Jan 6, 2026 / 16:20 pm (CNA).

During the Jan. 3 U.S. early morning attack on Caracas military sites, two families miraculously survived unscathed a near miss from a bomb and consider it a miracle.

Cardinal encourages Mexicans to demand authorities bring criminals to justice

Cardinal José Francisco Robles Ortega. | Credit: Archdiocese of Guadalajara

, Jan 5, 2026 / 18:02 pm (CNA).

Cardinal José Francisco Robles, the archbishop of Guadalajara, urged Mexicans to demand that authorities fulfill their duty and bring criminals to justice.

UPDATE: Puerto Rico enacts law recognizing legal personhood of the unborn child

Credit: JCDH/Shutterstock.

, Jan 5, 2026 / 13:06 pm (CNA).

In a breakthrough, Puerto Rico enacted a law recognizing the legal personhood of the unborn child and banned drug or surgical “gender transitioning” for anyone under 21 years of age.

Nearly 2 million people to march in Poland for Three Kings Procession

Thousands of participants with paper crowns gather on Castle Square in Warsaw during the Three Kings Procession on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2025. | Credit: Paweł Kula/Fundacja Orszak Trzech Króli

, Jan 5, 2026 / 05:00 am (CNA).

The annual event draws participants who dress as biblical characters, wear paper crowns, and sing Christmas carols while following figures representing the Magi to nativity scenes in public squares.

Ahead of UN Venezuela meeting, world powers respond to Maduro extraction

United Nations headquarters in New York City. | Credit: UN Photo/John Isaac

, Jan 4, 2026 / 00:15 am (CNA).

Pope Leo XIV has not yet commented on Saturday’s operation, though observers expect him to address the situation at his midday Angelus prayer on Sunday.

Venezuelan bishop calls for ‘maintaining serenity, peace, and above all, a climate of prayer’

Bishop Juan Carlos Bravo Salazar of Petare, Venezuela Credit: Catedral de Petare, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

, Jan 3, 2026 / 16:07 pm (CNA).

Bishop Juan Carlos Bravo Salazar of Petare, Venezuela appealed for calm and prayer in the wake of Maduro's removal from power.

A homecoming of mercy: The charity that returns Ireland’s dead

Colin and Eithne Bell with Micheál Martin, Irish Taoiseach. The Bells founded the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust (KBRT) in 2013 after the death of their son. | Credit: Photo courtesy of the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust

, Jan 3, 2026 / 07:00 am (CNA).

How the Kevin Bell Trust takes care of everything for families when tragedy strikes abroad.

Pope Leo XIV mourns for victims of fire in Swiss bar on New Year’s Eve

Pope Leo XIV. | Credit: Vatican Media

, Jan 2, 2026 / 18:07 pm (CNA).

Pope Leo expressed his closeness and compassion to the relatives of the victims.

Pope Leo XIV mourns for victims of fire in Swiss bar on New Year’s Eve

Pope Leo XIV. | Credit: Vatican Media

, Jan 2, 2026 / 18:07 pm (CNA).

Pope Leo expressed his closeness and compassion to the relatives of the victims.