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Puerto Rican Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón is pictured in an undated portrait. The Catholic governor signed Senate Bill 504 into law in the run-up to Christmas, Dec. 21, 2025, formally recognizing unborn children as persons in the territory's civil code. (OSV News photo/Kristie Boyd, U.S. House Office of Photography)

Catholic governor signs historic personhood law for the unborn in Puerto Rico

Marietha Góngora V.|Dec 30, 2025|4 Min Read

A member of the Puerto Rico National Guard wades through water Sept. 19, 2022, in search for people to be rescued from flooded streets in the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona in Salinas, Puerto Rico. (CNS photo/Ricardo Arduengo)

San Juan archbishop struggles with slow communications following Fiona

Tom Tracy|Sep 22, 2022|3 Min Read

People in Penuelas, Puerto Rico, walk on a street affected by the passing of Hurricane Fiona Sept. 19, 2022. (CNS photo/Ricardo Arduengo, Reuters)

Pope calls for increased assistance to those hit by Hurricane Fiona

Carol Glatz|Sep 21, 2022|2 Min Read

A Puerto Rican flag flies outside a home Oct. 24, 2017, outside Las Marias, Puerto Rico. (Bob Roller/CNS)

Puerto Rico’s archbishop calls corruption ‘social, political and economic scourge’

Inés San Martín|Sep 1, 2020|5 Min Read

A destroyed church is seen in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, Jan. 7, 2020, after an earthquake struck the area two days earlier. Jose Lebron-Sanabria, a Knight of Columbus and a general insurance agent for the fraternal organization, is coordinating the Knights' assistance to Puerto Ricans in the aftermath of the devastating earthquakes. (CNS photo/Marco Bello, Reuters)

Knights, N.Y. Archdiocese and others providing aid to quake victims

Catholic News Service|Jan 16, 2020|3 Min Read

A destroyed home is seen Jan. 8, 2020, following an earthquake in Guanica, Puerto Rico. Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, offered "my prayerful solidarity" to the people of Puerto Rico after a series of earthquakes killed at least one person and destroyed one Catholic church. (CNS photo/Marco Bello, Reuters)

Residents fear what may come next after quakes, archbishop says

Mark Pattison|Jan 13, 2020|4 Min Read

A destroyed home is seen after an earthquake in Guanica, Puerto Rico, Jan. 6, 2020. A larger temblor of magnitude 6.4 rattled Puerto Rico before dawn Jan. 7, killing at least one person and destroying a Catholic church. A series of earthquakes and aftershocks beneath the southern part of the island have been occurring since the night of Dec. 28-29. (CNS photo/Ricardo Ortiz, Reuters)

Puerto Rico reels under successive earthquakes; Catholic church damaged

Dennis Sadowski|Jan 7, 2020|4 Min Read

A youth draped in a Puerto Rican flag attends a rally to celebrate the resignation of Puerto Rican Gov. Ricardo Rossello in San Juan July 25

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Puerto Rican bishops call for peace, harmony after governor's resignation

Junno Arocho Esteves|Jul 26, 2019|2 Min Read

People affected by Hurricane Maria wait to receive food aid in the headquarters of Caritas Puerto Rico Oct. 20 in San Juan. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

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How Christians are continuing to help hurricane-devastated Puerto Rico

Catholic News Agency|Jul 27, 2018|2 Min Read

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