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Rescue workers help people on Sept. 20 in Guayama, Puerto Rico, after the area was hit by Hurricane Maria. After battering the Virgin Islands, the hurricane made landfall in Puerto Rico, bringing "catastrophic" 155 mph winds and dangerous storm surges. (CNS photo/Carlos Garcia Rawlins, Reuters)
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Rhina Guidos - Catholic News Service Dennis Sadowski - Catholic News Service

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Thousands sought shelter in Puerto Rico, as Hurricane Maria, called a "monster storm" by many, hit the Caribbean island just short of a Category 5 storm Sept. 20, with winds of 155 miles per hour.

Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello said the hurricane had the potential of being the "most catastrophic hurricane to hit Puerto Rico in a century."

Young people wave as Pope Francis greets the crowd during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Sept. 20. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
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Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service
Pope Francis continues to spread his message of Christian hope, aiming especially to reach and inspire young people.
U.S President Donald Trump looks on as Frank Giaccio, an altar server at St. James Church in Falls Church, Va., mows the Rose Garden lawn on Sept. 15 at the White House in Washington. The 11-year-old, who wrote a letter to Trump offering to mow the White House lawn, was invited to work for a day at the White House. (CNS photo/Carlos Barria, Reuters)
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Zoey Maraist - Catholic News Service
Francis mowed the lawn of the Rose Garden Sept. 15, maintaining his concentration even as cameras flashed and the president himself came to check on the young man's progress.
An injured woman is assisted in Mexico City on Sept. 19 after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit to the southeast of the city, killing hundreds. (CNS photo/Carlos Jasso, Reuters)
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David Agren - Catholic News Service
Mexican church leaders react to a devastating earthquake as improvised efforts bring ordinary Mexicans together to lend a helping hand.
A girl cries as Pope Francis meets a group from Mexico during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Sept. 20. Mexico was hit by a 7.1 magnitude earthquake on September 19th. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
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Catholic News Service
"May our mother, the Virgin of Guadalupe, with great tenderness be near the beloved Mexican nation," the pope said in Spanish Sept. 20 during his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square.
Anthony Lamar Smith's mother, Annie, center, walks with family and protesters during a peaceful rally on Sept. 17 after a not guilty verdict in the murder trial of former St. Louis police officer Jason Stockley, charged with the 2011 fatal shooting of Anthony Lamar Smith, who was black. Stockley is white. (CNS photo/Lawrence Bryant, Reuters)
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Joseph Kenny and Jennifer Brinker - Catholic News Service
Church leaders call for peace amidst demonstrations against the acquittal of a white police officer in the murder of an African-American man.