Congress has authorized one-third of the estimated $120 billion some estimate Puerto Rico will require for recovery.
Hurricane Maria
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Here’s why Trump’s latest claims about Puerto Rico are wrong
President Donald Trump tweeted that hurricanes Irma and Maria did not kill 3,000 Puerto Ricans. The assertion runs contrary to recent findings announced by Puerto Rico’s governor, Ricardo Rossello.
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Hurricane’s death toll in Puerto Rico put at nearly 3,000
Researchers reported that physicians and others told them that Puerto Rico’s government did not notify them about federal guidelines on how to document deaths related to a major disaster.
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Puerto Rico death toll could be 70 times higher than originally reported, study says
A new study from The New England Journal of Medicine suggests that the actual number of people who died in Puerto Rico as a result of Hurricane Maria is close to 5,000.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
Why aren’t we paying attention to Puerto Rico?
Police fired tear gas and pepper spray at thousands of U.S. citizens. The demonstrations received little news coverage. That is because the protests did not happen in Oklahoma or West Virginia but in Puerto Rico.
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Catholic Extension helps Puerto Rican parishes continue recovery efforts
Parishes across the island have exhausted themselves in providing material and spiritual comfort.
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What the hurricanes revealed about Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico was home to widespread poverty and on the verge of bankruptcy. And that was before Hurricane Maria.
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Puerto Ricans face the psychological trauma of Hurricane Maria
In the Puerto Rican town of Orocovis, 1,000 people lost their homes in Hurricanes Maria and Irma. There, graduate students from the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico are providing social and psychological services to help residents who have lost everything start to rebuild their homes and their lives.
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Local priest mobilizes rural parish after Hurricane Maria
Fr. Carlos Francis Méndez led his parish into action after bringing his sorrow about the hurricane devastation into prayer.
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How Catholic students in Puerto Rico are stepping up after Hurricane Maria
Students from Sagrado Corazón University distribute supplies around Puerto Rico.