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West Coast Catholic charities prep for long-haul recovery from wildfires

Mary Farrow|Sep 15, 2020|7 Min Read

A man moves his flood-damaged sofas in Houston Sept. 3, 2017. Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston has approved formation of a Disaster Spiritual Care group. As of Sept. 14, 2020, 18 priests and 34 deacons have agreed to be assigned as needed to emergency shelters working in coordination with Red Cross and social services during hurricanes and other disasters. (CNS photo/Adrees Latif, Reuters)

Galveston-Houston Archdiocese formalizes Disaster Spiritual Care ministry

Jo Ann Zuniga|Sep 15, 2020|4 Min Read

Homes near Hackberry, La., are immersed in water in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura Aug. 27, 2020. (CNS photo/Adrees Latif, Reuters)

Laura's wreckage too close and too familiar for Houston Catholics

James Ramos|Sep 11, 2020|5 Min Read

A statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is seen outside of St. Pius X Church in Ragley, La., Sept. 1, 2020, with signs of damage from Hurricane Laura. Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, requested Sept. 3 that bishops across the country consider taking up a voluntary special collection for the humanitarian, long-term recovery and church needs arising from the increasing number of natural disasters in the United States. (CNS photo/courtesy Father Jeffrey Starkovich, St. Pius X Church)

USCCB president urges special collection to aid disaster-stricken dioceses

Catholic News Service|Sep 3, 2020|2 Min Read

A couple in Sulphur, La., kiss after surviving Hurricane Laura Aug. 27, 2020. (CNS photo/Adrees Latif, Reuters)

Dioceses in Hurricane Laura's path report damage, but hard to gauge for now

Rhina Guidos|Aug 27, 2020|4 Min Read

Storm damage is seen near Dubuque, Iowa, Aug. 15, 2020. A derecho windstorm barreled through the area Aug. 10 leaving about 500,000 Iowans without electricity during that time. (CNS photo/courtesy Megan Stammeyer, Catholic Charities via The Witness)

Catholics in Iowa respond generously amid derecho storm recovery

Kevin Jones|Aug 24, 2020|2 Min Read

People cross a flooded street in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Aug. 23, 2020, during the passage of Tropical Storm Laura. (CNS photo/Andres Martinez Casares, Reuters)

World

At least 12 dead as tropical storm lashes Haiti, Dominican Republic

Dennis Sadowski|Aug 24, 2020|3 Min Read

St. Vincent de Paul parish in Davenport, California, surrounded by an orange glow from an approaching fire. (Courtesy Diocese of Monterey via CNA)

Wildfires wreaking 'profound damage' in multiple California dioceses

Mary Farrow|Aug 22, 2020|7 Min Read

Pope Francis is pictured with Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi as he greets children at the airport in Maputo, Mozambique, Sept. 4, 2019. Hundreds of thousands of Mozambicans remain displaced following late-June attacks. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Pope reaches out to bishop in troubled Mozambique region

Catholic News Service|Aug 21, 2020|3 Min Read

Rescue workers search for missing people at a landslide site in Kerala state Aug. 10, 2020. (STR/AFP/Getty Images via CNA)

World

Dozens killed, missing after landslide in India

Catholic News Agency|Aug 12, 2020|2 Min Read

A couple in Port Mansfield, Texas, survey their destroyed home in the aftermath of Hurricane Hanna July 26, 2020. (CNS photo/Adrees Latif, Reuters)

Texas dioceses still assessing damage from Hurricane Hanna

Rhina Guidos|Jul 28, 2020|2 Min Read

Bishop Daniel E. Flores of Brownsville, Texas, poses for a group photo July 26, 2020, after confirmations at San Felipe de Jesus Parish. A group of 13 Catholic youth received the sacrament of confirmation as parts of Texas were undergoing a hurricane threat amid the coronavirus pandemic. (CNS photo/courtesy Bishop Daniel Flores, Diocese of Brownsville)

Faith

Neither a hurricane, nor a pandemic stopped this Texas confirmation

Rhina Guidos|Jul 27, 2020|2 Min Read

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