The kingdom and its diaspora credit their Christian faith for the low number of casualties. When he heard the first boom, Feʻilaokitau Kaho Tevi was in line to get his car washed in Tonga’s capital ...

ROME — The people of Tonga have lost everything, and they will need time, help and prayers to recover from one of the most devastating volcanic eruptions in modern times, said Cardinal Michael Czerny.

Communications from Tonga were cut off after the eruption. Reuters has reported at least three known deaths from the tsunami waves. Heavy ash fall is seen over Tonga, Jan. 17, 2022, several days after ...

Cardinal Michael Czerny on Monday led a prayer service for Tonga, after an underwater volcanic eruption caused a devastating tsunami earlier this month. “Tonga is a little known name, and for us it is ...