Colombia‑Born U.S. Bishop Urges Prayers After Powerful Earthquake

Kena Betancur
Sculptures are surrounded by debris at a partially collapsed church at Palermo neighborhood after a magnitude-7.4 earthquake struck Colombia on Aug. 10, 2026 in Tamesis, Colombia.

Bishop John J. Gomez of Laredo, Texas, confirmed that his family members are safe but that his friends and neighbors have faced hardship due to the earthquake.

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