(OSV News) -- U.S. Catholic bishops -- joined by Pope Francis -- are calling for prayer after a deadly aviation crash in the nation's capital claimed dozens of lives. "Catholics throughout the Archdiocese of Washington today join men and women of good will here and around the world in praying for those who perished in

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New Delhi, Jan 31 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed anguish at the loss of lives in a collision between two aircraft in Washington DC.All 64 people aboard an American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter were feared dead in what was likely to be the worst US aviation disaster in almost a quarter century, officials said Thursday.In a post on X, Modi said, "Deeply saddened by loss of lives in the tragic collision…

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Andrew Caballero-Reynolds Rescue crews search the wreckage of American Airlines Flight 5342 on Thursday in the Potomac River near Washington, D.C. As the nation mourns, we turn to our loving Father who brings healing, peace and mercy.

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A Call to Prayer in the Wake of Midair Collision in DC

The heartbreaking midair collision of an American Airlines jet and an Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River on Wednesday night likely claimed 67 lives – 64 on the commercial flight and three on the military chopper. Prior to Wednesday’s tragedy, the last commercial air catastrophe came in February of 2009 when a Continental Airlines jet crashed into a house in Buffalo killing the 49 onboard along with one person on the ground. On Thu…

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Deadly DC Air Collision and a Call to Pray for the Heartbroken

A person reacted at Ronald Reagan National Airport Jan. 29, 2025, after American Eagle flight 5342 collided with a Blackhawk helicopter while approaching Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and crashed in the Potomac River. The flight was inbound to Reagan National at an altitude of about 400 feet and a speed of about 140 miles per hour when it suffered a rapid loss of altitude. The Canadian-made Bombardier CRJ-701 twin-engine jet was manu…

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(OSV News) — U.S. Catholic bishops — joined by Pope Francis — are calling for prayer after a deadly aviation crash in the nation’s capital claimed dozens of lives. “Catholics throughout the Archdiocese of Washington today join men and women of good will here and around the world in praying for those who perished in last night’s heartbreaking accident,” Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory, the retired archbishop and current apostolic administrator of the …

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A catastrophic midair collision has shaken the Washington, DC area. On January 29, near Ronald Reagan National Airport, a passenger airplane and a military helicopter collided, resulting in severe casualties, Breitbart reported. The tragic event involved a PSA Airlines regional jet, flying as American Airlines Flight 5342 from Wichita, Kansas, and a Sikorsky H-60 military helicopter. The collision occurred just as the passenger plane was prepari…

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Andrew Caballero-Reynolds Rescue crews search the wreckage of American Airlines Flight 5342 on Thursday in the Potomac River near Washington, D.C.

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U.S. Catholic bishops — joined by Pope Francis — are calling for prayer after a deadly aviation crash in the nation’s capital claimed dozens of lives. “Catholics throughout the Archdiocese of Washington today join men and women of good will here and around the world in praying for those who perished in last night’s heartbreaking accident,” Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory, the retired archbishop and current apostolic administrator of the archdiocese, …

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