Hurricane Laura destroyed six churches in the Diocese of Lake Charles, left a dozen others "highly compromised" and did heavy damage to chancery offices. The diocese, in a report posted on its website, said that only ...
Officials reported that at least 12 people had died as Tropical Storm Laura lashed Haiti and the Dominican Republic with strong winds and torrential rains, causing widespread flooding in low-lying communities. The dead included at least ...
Some of the few Masses available for Catholics in California's Bay Area came to a halt the weekend of Aug. 22 as bishops urged parishioners to pray for one another, for firefighters, and to stay ...
The derecho storm that ravaged Iowa Aug. 10 caused an estimated $4 billion in damages, and Gov. Kim Reynolds requested an expedited Presidential Major Disaster Declaration for the state to assist with the recovery. "From cities ...
Mexico's bishops pledged to help the people affected by an earthquake in southern Oaxaca state that left at least five dead. "We put ourselves under the protective mantle of our mother, Our Lady of Guadalupe, ...
Sheltering people from one of the strongest storms in more than a decade required convincing affected Indians and Bangladeshi that evacuation centers would have masks and other coronavirus protections in place, a Catholic Relief Services ...
Two U.S. archbishops are asking for prayers, but also for help for those affected by a series of storms and tornadoes that tore through several states beginning on Easter and going into the following day, ...
On March 3, a historic, pre-Civil War church in Nashville was heavily damaged after a powerful storm that spawned a deadly tornado ripped through the city and its neighboring counties, killing at least 22 people, ...
To an island still recovering from the devastation Hurricane Maria left behind in 2017, the repeated tremors, earthquakes and aftershocks since Dec. 28 have added another level of stress for Puerto Rico's citizens, as well ...
The Knights of Columbus, Catholic Charities USA, the Archdiocese of New York and other Catholic groups are collecting aid for recovery efforts in Puerto Rico after a series of earthquakes has leveled towns, including parish ...
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